Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Digital strategy coming later this year: Paradis Also, lobbying to start Wednesday on setting details of how next year’s spectrum auction will run and the contentious issue of roaming
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Analysis: The A,B,Cs of the next spectrum auction ANALYSIS The much anticipated 700 MHz auction has been carefully structured by Industry Canada. Here's a guide to which spectrum will be most fought over, and why 
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Ottawa to put limits on 700 MHz spectrum auction The big carriers didn't get the open auction they want, but new operators also didn't get the opportunity to buy all of the spectrum themselves
Friday, January 06, 2012
Year in review: November 2011 DragonWave roared as it bought a piece of NSN, Anonymous issused an empty threat and the CRTC issued a way ISPs can buy wholesale connectivity from big operators
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
Report: Wind, Mobilicity in purchase talks Wind Mobile is in talks to buy fellow Toronto-based wireless startup Mobilicity, according to a report Tuesday by Bloomberg News
Monday, December 19, 2011
Lacavera sure Wind will be a consolidator in 2012 In a second anniversary interview, the chairman of the wireless startup says he's certain other new entrants will come to him next year in the lead-up to the next spectrum auction
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
Thursday, September 01, 2011
Mobilicity, Wind split on Shaw’s Wi-Fi move Mobilicity CEO Dave Dobbin calls Shaw's plans a "brilliant" move, while Wind Mobile chairman Anthony Lacavera doesn’t understand it. Find out more
Thursday, September 01, 2011
Shaw turns back on cellular for now Cable operator says it will get into wireless by building local Wi-Fi networks in the West instead of spending $1 billion on cellular
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Wireless revenue up as competition increases: CRTC In its annual report on the communications industry, the telecom regulator shows how new entrants have made an impact in only a year
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Ericsson's LTE Advanced demo hits almost 1Gbps We won't see it until 2013, but the test in Sweden shows what's coming for the fourth generatio wireless technology
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Paradis mum on telecom timetable New Industry Minister won't say when digital strategy and telecom ownership rules will be released. Meanwhile, a Rogers executive sent him a warning
Monday, May 30, 2011
New Industry Minister at conference this week Telecom summit will hear first public speech from Christian Paradis. While the conference is on the telecom regulator will release a decision new wireless carriers see as vital to their futures
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Public Mobile, Mobilicity mark 1st anniversaries Neither will say how many subscribers they have after 12 months of operations. But both maintain they are strong and will continue expanding their networks
Monday, May 16, 2011
Data roaming shelter for new carriers vital: Report Ottawa has to step in to ensure new carriers will have to only pay reasonable roaming fees to incumbents, says a telecom consulting firm. Read why Rogers says it isn't needed, while two new carriers say it's a necessity
Friday, April 29, 2011
Huawei, ZTE trade lawsuits The two Chinese communications equipment makers have fired patent infringment suits against each other shortly after ZTE and Ericsson exchanged statements of claim
Monday, April 25, 2011
Rogers, Bell, Telus still dominate wireless Increased competition from new entrants pushes up rate of wireless adoption, figures show. However, the big three still have the overwhelming number of subscribers
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Mobilicity chair resigns from one of his companies The company's chair, John Bitove, resigned as executive chairman of fast food chain owner Priszm Income Fund. A telecom consultant says the failure of a company Bitove had invested in won't affect the wireless carrier
Friday, March 25, 2011
Three telecom issues stranded by government defeat ELECTION 2011: With the dismissal of Parliament a trio of important matters has been abandoned. Here's a primer on why they may be raised during the campaign 
Friday, March 18, 2011
ISPs gain from CRTC ruling on switching providers Upcoming rule change will make it easier for subscribers to switch service providers, giving ISPs an equal chance in the hot communications market
Tuesday, March 01, 2011
Keep incumbents out of next wireless auction: Wind Industry submissions for the 700 Mhz auction are in and they again pit incumbents against startups. Read what's at stake and the tough choices Ottawa has to make
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Shaw delays wireless network launch to 2012 The cable operator expected to start offering service in September, but after the head of its wireless division left the debut has been put off
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
YEAR IN REVIEW: May 2010 Dell announces its Streak table, rivals AMD and Intel release new chips, Mozilla CEO John Lilly quits, Symantec buys VeriSign. The IT news highlights of May 2010