Brian Jackson

Former editorial director of IT World Canada. Current research director at Info-Tech

Articles by Brian Jackson

Bell, Telus launch HSPA wireless service

Bell is launching a new network, while competitor Telus is rolling out a new range of services. Both firms are offering the iPhone, the new BlackBerry Bold, and faster wireless Internet sticks

CRTC speeds up Globalive foreign ownership review

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has corrected a public notice after a new entrant to the nations wireless industry complained that about a possible delay to...

PRO AND CON: The buzz about Oracle Beehive

The enterprise vendor returns to the collaboration space after the "failure" of OCS 10. The upside and the downside of Beehive

Customers charged for incoming texts will receive refunds for spam

Industry Minister won't interfere with the new policies, but Layton argues against the so-called cash grab from Telus and Bell.

Europe fights back against “rip off” texting prices

When Canadian Industry Minister Jim Prentice meets with the big-wigs of Bell Mobility and Telus Mobility next month to hear their explanation for hiking...

Bell justifies throttling

But net neutrality advocates argue traffic-shaping could be used by ISPs to limit bandwidth of competing content or services

Canadian groups debate ISP traffic throttling

Groups across Canada urge the CRTC to launch a public proceeding on packet shaping practices

Bell’s customer “service”: sell irate customers a text bundle

Any cell phone owner almost expects it now. Every time you phone in to customer service with a problem or a question, you're inevitably...

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