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‘Bargain’ B.C, Ontario wireless startups may team up

By:  Howard Solomon On: 07 Feb 2010 For: Network World Canada Creator

Novus Wireless, which bought bargain-basement spectrum covering Alberta and British Columbia, has been talking to Toronto's Public Mobile about a partnership. Company officials say Novus won't launch service this year, but a deal would make sense

‘Bargain’ B.C, Ontario wireless startups may team up
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A Vancouver company may team up with a Toronto wireless startup to offer cross-country cellular coverage in four of the country’s biggest provinces.

Novus Wireless, owned by Vancouver developer Terrance Hui, who also owns fibre optic cable provider Novus Entertainment Inc., has been invisible since spending $17.9 million on spectrum covering Alberta and British Columbia at the 2008 AWS-PCS auction.

However, in an interview last Thursday company executives said it has been talking to Public Mobile CEO Alek Krstajic about a partnership. His company has spectrum covering southern Ontario and all of Quebec.



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Howard Solomon Howard Solomon Howard Solomon is assistant editor of Network World Canada covering network infrastructure and communications issues. An IT journalist  since 1997, he has written for several of IT... more

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