Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Huawei asks U.S. to explain exclusion from emergency network The Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor wants the U.S. Commerce Department to explain its exclusion from the project
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
NBN CIO: The IT strategy of Australia's new telco Within the decade NBN Co is set to change broadband in Australia. The monopoly wholesaler is bound by carefully worded legislation to provide equal access to many of those with whom it will compete. Sound familiar, Canada?
Tuesday, February 08, 2011
Merger unlikely right now, says Wind Mobile head Anthony Lacavera says it still isn't clear if teaming up with a competitor will resolve the company's trouble. Besides, he insists, Wind is a Canadian company
Thursday, February 03, 2011
Blocking Internet cost Egypt at least $90M: OECD Country could find it "much more difficult in the future to attract foreign companies and assure them that the networks will remain reliable," agency concludes
Monday, January 31, 2011
How Egypt pulled its Internet plug A Canadian expert believes a simple order to Egypt's ISPs to change their BGP router configuations was all that was needed to kill Internet access in the troubled country
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Avaya reassures Nortel customers at conference When competitors tried to tempt Nortel users to their platforms, an Avaya official fought back. Read what one telecom manager came away with from the debate
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Global test of IPv6 welcomed by Canadian expert The first world trial of the new Internet communications protocol will take place in June. A research network administrator who keeps an eye on the technology says its good news 
Monday, January 10, 2011
ISPs to focus on charging for content: Vendor In Canada and elsewhere, the race to build faster wired and wireless infrastructure is over. Now, providers are focusing more on seeking new ways to monetize the networks
Wednesday, January 05, 2011
Cisco launches Videoscape TV platform System will let service providers combine digital TV and Internet signals through a set top box for wide content distribution
Wednesday, January 05, 2011
Qualcomm's Atheros buy is way more than Wi-Fi Chipmaker is looking beyond the cellphone to the development of a highly connected world that will require a wide range of communications silicon
Wednesday, January 05, 2011
Don't break your budget shifting to IP telephony Two public sector organizations show how aging PBXs can be upgraded to unified communications without ripping and replacing equipment at high cost
Thursday, December 23, 2010
YEAR IN REVIEW: September 2010 This month Research In Motion made it clear there would be a Canadian entry in the tablet computer race, we found how spooky spooks can be and how smart Cambridge, Ont. is 
Monday, December 20, 2010
ITU softens on the definition of 4G mobile The early version of LTE being deployed by wireless carriers now may be able to carry the treasured 4G designation if a telecom body has its way
Monday, December 20, 2010
West coast wireless startup willing to be patient The owner of Novus Wireless says he's in no hurry to launch service in B.C. and Alberta, hoping technology will advance enough to let LTE run on his spectrum. Read why an industry analyst is surprised
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Wind Mobile marks first anniversary After a scare from the CRTC and with the help of the federal cabinet, Wind Mobile got off the ground a year ago. Chair Anthony Lacavera looks back, while industry analysts look ahead
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Xplornet’s WiMAX network to go live early next year Fixed broadband wireless network for parts of southern Ontario and Quebec is being tested now for initial download speeds of up to 5 Mbps
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Avaya upgrades ACE software Improvements include a toolkit that enables customers to sequence individual applications to make more complex, custom applications.
Monday, December 13, 2010
Teething problems on Verizon's new U.S. LTE network Carrier admits that laptop users with LTE-enabled USB modems may suffer up to a two minute delay when switching from an area with slower 3G coverage to the new network. An exec says a fix is on its way
Monday, December 13, 2010
Skype aids communications for remote UN workers Custom version of its VoIP software lets refugee workers make home calls less expensive than they normally would be
Friday, December 10, 2010
CRTC gives business more choice in buying broadband Service providers lighting and selling leased dark fibre won’t be regulated, the commission says. The ruling not only gives enterprises more choice in who they buy connectivity from, but it may also increase the number of foreign carriers operating here
Tuesday, December 07, 2010
Four technologies for faster broadband in 2011 Want speed? Look for wireline and wireless operators around the world to expand the use of these technologies in the next 12 months
Monday, December 06, 2010
OECD again assailed for Canadian telecom ranking Industry analysts complain the international agency has slighted the country once more in failing to count the number of wireless subscribers here
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Ex-Nortel CTO to Huawei North America R&D post John Roese will lead the Chinese telecom equipment maker's technology efforts, it announced Tuesday
Monday, November 22, 2010
Clement delays decision on foreign telecom ownership Expected this fall, Industry Minister now pushes his decision on setting rules for the next wireless spectrum auction. But an industry consultant suspects the ruling will come sooner rather than later
Monday, November 22, 2010
Telus personal health portal gets hospital’s support A major Toronto hospital will link its online personal data portal for patients to Telus' upcoming repository, giving support to the carriers' national service