Thursday, May 17, 2012
Smart phone security is heading for 'apocalypse' There's a fundamental vulnerability in the baseband processors in smart phones, but manufacturers have no incentive to fix it, according to the EFFTuesday, May 15, 2012
Opinion: SMS a killer app at 20; irrelevant at 25? SMS has been a financial windfall for wireless carriers, but it's about to end thanks to competition from services like WhatsApp. But the customer may loseTuesday, May 15, 2012
Why integrate Wi-Fi radios into small cellular cells A vendor representing Canadian network equipment makers explains why carriers are interested in solutions that integrate Wi-Fi into femtocells
Monday, February 27, 2012
Network operators get serious about Wi-Fi Cellular operators are eager to use Wi-Fi to supplement their networks, so they it to behave as conveniently, predictably and reliably. Is this the end of free Wi-Fi?
Thursday, February 23, 2012
B.C. firm’s solution wakes up Wi-Fi in handsets Carriers are desperate to offload data from their cellular networks onto Wi-Fi. But subscribers often don't help. Read how a Vancouver company has come up with an answer
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Standard could end hotspot sign-on hassles Logging onto Wi-Fi hotspots could soon be a thing of the past if the proposed Passpoint system becomes widespread. Testing will start this summer
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Ericsson to buy Ottawa's BelAir Networks Deal would let the maker of carrier Wi-Fi solutions be part of a giant networking equipment manufacturer which wants to offer offload solutions to operators 
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Government unveils new lawful access legislation Internet and wireless carriers still unsure if they'll have to carry a heavy burden of costs for adding equipment to comply with law
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Alcatel-Lucent integrates Wi-Fi with mobile networks Many wireless operators have to include Wi-Fi offloading on their networks to ease crowded spectrum, says the equipment maker
Thursday, February 09, 2012
Why the phone rang at city hall and a strip club An audit of your organization’s phone services can find the darndest things, a telecom conference was told, including where one municipality's calls were going
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
HP analytics tech powers Rogers' wireless profiling With the shift from analogue to digital networks, profiling wireless usage becomes more critical. Plus, how a lack of legacy is an advantage for new carriers
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Five high-tech items that will cost more in 2012 Watch out: Cameras, hard drives, PCs, and mobile data will all cost more in 2012
Monday, January 16, 2012
Anti-theft telecoms cable battles copper thieves To combat thieves stealing telecom cable for their copper content, a U.S. manufacturer has come up with a novel solution
Monday, January 09, 2012
BT adds Ethernet service for companies in Canada International carrier expands its offerings here with IP VPN service. It also says that a point of presence in Vancouver is coming
Friday, January 06, 2012
Provider says it will take fear out of U.S. roaming Canadians have long worried about roaming charges when crossing the border into the U.S. Canadian start-up Roam Mobility wants to change that
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
EU plan to favour copper networks attacked Telcos say a reduction in the Internet access price of copper would lower retail prices for both current and next generation access 
Thursday, December 15, 2011
CRTC opens up telecom competition in the north Regulator ends Northwestel’s monopoly in the NWT, Yukon and Nunavut to try to spur competition and lower prices for telecommunications in the north
Tuesday, December 06, 2011
Shaw starts Wi-Fi trial in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton Initial test will have a small number of access points, but the carrier promises that in the spring there will be thousands of locations
Friday, December 02, 2011
Skeptics find flaws in Carrier IQ app analysis Although it can see a lot of data, one expert says the company's daemon doesn't appear to access the user interface layer, where text entry is done
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
FCC report on T-Mobile merger riles AT&T Despite allowing AT&T to withdraw its application to buy T-Mobile's wireless licences, the U.S. regulator releases a report it was about to enter at a hearing
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
AT&T's deal for T-Mobile not in public interest: FCC Decision by U.S. regulator means proposed takeover has to be fought before an administrative law judge. Meanwhile, the FCC will allow AT&T to buy spectrum from Qualcomm
Monday, November 21, 2011
Mobilicity replaces president Dave Dobbin President of wireless startup is gone after 18 months of operations. An industry analyst says the debt from buying spectrum plus having to build its own network may have played a part
Sunday, November 06, 2011
Wind Mobile continues expansion across the country Carrier will add Winnipeg, Saskatoon and Halifax next year. Meanwhile it might resume public lobbying for a decision on the rules for the 700 MHz auction
Friday, November 04, 2011
DragonWave to buy NSN's microwave unit Ottawa company will be the developer and manufacturer of Nokia Siemens Networks' microwave solutions, which NSN will continue to sell
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Ciena ready to tout benefits of Nortel deal Carrier and enterprise customers will get a peek in Ottawa in the next weeks of more benefits Ciena says it can offer from the acqusition