Telus Mobility set for 2012 LTE launch
UPDATED: Just months after announcing plans to begin rolling out upgrades to its HSPA+ network, Telus Mobility (TU) said it will have a LTE network up and running by early next year. Those LTE plans...
View ArticleTechnology decision seen at core of Shaw’s delayed wireless plans
Despite the continued strong push by many of its rivals, Shaw Communications Inc. (SJR) appears to be again pushing off its plans to enter the Canadian wireless market.The company, which currently...
View ArticleGLOBAL: Ericsson sole supplier for Rogers’ LTE buildout
Fresh off announcing stellar first-quarter results in which it said it was the LTE market leader, L.M. Ericsson (ERIC) announced it will be the sole supplier for Rogers Communications Inc.’s (RCI) LTE...
View ArticleTelus set for $65M expansion of data center operations
Canadian telecommunications provider Telus Corp. (TU) said it plans to spend $65 million building out a data center in northern Quebec designed to enhance its IT management services business.Telus said...
View ArticleRogers calls for ‘fair’ 700 MHz Canadian auction
The Canadian governments plans to auction off 700 MHz spectrum is beginning to draw comments from industry players looking to ensure that their interests in any rule making are heard. Speaking at the...
View ArticleContracts: Alcatel-Lucent with MTS; Huawei & Telus with Carlton Univ; and more
Alcatel-Lucent Russia: With Mobile TeleSystems, telecommunications operator in Russia and the CIS, for the modernization of MTS transport infrastructure by deploying a mobile IP network. MTS has...
View ArticleShaw ditches cellular for Wi-Fi
Citing competitive concerns, Canadian telecommunications provider Shaw Communications Inc. (SJR) said it will forgo plans to build out a cellular network and will instead focus on a Wi-Fi-based mobile...
View ArticleCTIA 2012: GSMA gets Canadian operator consortium to open APIs
NEW ORLEANS – The GSM Association announced the commercial launch of its OpenAPI gateway, along with its adoption by a consortium of three mobile network operators in Canada – Bell Canada, Rogers and...
View ArticleTelus to acquire Mobilicity for $370M
Canadian telecom provider Telus said it plans to acquire regional rival Mobilicity for $370 million, picking up the carrier’s approximately 250,000 customers. Telus is currently one of the “big three”...
View ArticleCanada looks to infuse competition into mobile space; delays 700 MHz auction
The Canadian government said it plans to more actively promote competition in the wireless space, announcing a number of decisions today that it said would ensure that consumers have at least four...
View ArticleRogers announces LTE network deal with MTS
Network sharing continues to expand across Canada, as regional carrier MTS said it has extended an arrangement with nationwide operator Rogers to share the cost of deploying and operating an LTE...
View ArticleReport: Verizon looks north at potential entrance into Canadian market
Published reports out of Canada suggest that Verizon Communications is shopping for an entry into the country’s wireless market, which the Canadian government has vowed to make more competitive....
View ArticleCanada provides framework for spectrum license transfers
Canada’s attempt to infuse more competition into its wireless space gained more clarity as the country’s telecommunications regulator laid out rules for the transfer of spectrum licenses. The rules...
View ArticleTelus Mobility cuts year from customer contracts, girds for potential...
Canadian wireless operator Telus Mobility is cutting a year from its traditional three-year contract plans, now allowing customers to gain access to postpaid rate plans with a two-year commitment. The...
View ArticleRogers CEO questions Canada’s ability to support 4 operators
Nadir Mohamed, CEO of Canadian telecommunications provider Rogers Communications, questioned whether that country can support more than three nationwide operators, something the country’s government is...
View ArticleCanadian Chamber of Commerce calls out Industry Canada on wireless...
Canada’s incumbent wireless carriers received support in their ongoing attempts to influence the government’s plans to establish rules for the upcoming auction of 700 MHz spectrum licenses. Perrin...
View ArticleCarrier-sponsored survey finds Canadians in favor of home-brewed operators
Canadians appear willing to give up increased competition in their domestic wireless space for keeping that market, or at least according to a new survey released by Nanos Research and conducted on...
View ArticleBell Canada voices opposition to Canadian government’s 700 MHz auction plans
Concern over rules proposed for the upcoming auction of 700 MHz spectrum licenses in Canada continues to simmer, as this week Bell Canada threw its voice behind those questioning the government’s...
View ArticleCanada’s Mobilicity granted creditor protection
Canadian wireless carrier Mobilicity said it received creditor protection from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice enabling the beleaguered company to seek out new funding. Mobilicity is controlled...
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