Canadian carriers seem to be breathing a sigh of relief today as Verizon Communications’ recently announced plans to acquire full control of its wireless assets appear to have diverted the U.S.-based telecom giant’s ambitions from entering the Canadian wireless market.
According to published reports,...
Concern over rules proposed for the upcoming auction of 700 MHz spectrum licenses in Canada continues to simmer, as this week Bell Canada threw its voice behind those questioning the government’s current plans to limit bidding opportunities for established wireless carriers in favor of...
Canadians appear willing to give up increased competition in their domestic wireless space for keeping that market, or at least according to a new survey released by Nanos Research and conducted on behalf of Bell Canada and Telus, two entrenched wireless operators opposed to...
Canada’s incumbent wireless carriers received support in their ongoing attempts to influence the government’s plans to establish rules for the upcoming auction of 700 MHz spectrum licenses.
Perrin Beatty, president and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, noted in a blog post that Industry...
Nadir Mohamed, CEO of Canadian telecommunications provider Rogers Communications, questioned whether that country can support more than three nationwide operators, something the country’s government is looking to bolster.
Speaking to analysts following the company’s second quarter earnings release, Mohamed called into questions the ability for...
Canada’s attempt to infuse more competition into its wireless space gained more clarity as the country’s telecommunications regulator laid out rules for the transfer of spectrum licenses. The rules follow the government’s recent re-booting of its competition initiative that saw Industry Canada refuse consolidation...
Verizon Communications has reportedly moved closer to entering the Canadian wireless market, having offered to purchase beleaguered operator Wind Mobile and initiating talks with equally-troubled Mobility.
Reuters reported that sources claimed Verizon has offered up to $800 million to purchase Wind, seeming to confirm reports...
Published reports out of Canada suggest that Verizon Communications is shopping for an entry into the country’s wireless market, which the Canadian government has vowed to make more competitive.
Canada’s The Globe and Mail reported today that Verizon is looking at investing in either Wind...
Network sharing continues to expand across Canada, as regional carrier MTS said it has extended an arrangement with nationwide operator Rogers to share the cost of deploying and operating an LTE network in Manitoba. Both carriers currently operate a similar arrangement for HSPA+ services....
Editor’s Note: Wireless operators are a busy bunch, and as such RCR Wireless News will attempt to gather some of the important announcements that may slip through the cracks from the world’s largest carriers in a weekly wrap-up. Enjoy!
--Canadian telecom operator Rogers announced a...
Canadian telecom provider Telus said it plans to acquire regional rival Mobilicity for $370 million, picking up the carrier’s approximately 250,000 customers. Telus is currently one of the “big three” Canadian operators that along with Rogers and Bell Canada dominate the country’s wireless market.
Mobilicity,...
Canada’s telecommunications regulatory body, Industry Canada, said it would begin auctioning off spectrum in the 700 MHz band on Nov. 19, as part of the government’s plans to bolster competition across the country’s wireless industry.
The auction is set to use a “combinatorial clock auction...
Canadian telecom conglomerate Rogers Communications has announced a multi-pronged deal with Shaw Communications that includes an option to acquire Shaw’s spectrum licenses covering portions of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and northern Ontario.
The full deal also includes Shaw selling its stake in Mountain Cablevision...
NEW ORLEANS - The GSM Association announced the commercial launch of its OpenAPI gateway, along with its adoption by a consortium of three mobile network operators in Canada - Bell Canada, Rogers and Telus. The gateway offers application developers the ability to connect to...
Canadian wireless operator Wind announced a triumph in its running dispute with rival Public Mobile, claiming a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada stays an appeal to a Federal Court of Appeal decision that confirmed Wind’s compliance with Canada’s ownership rules for mobile...
Canada’s Minister of Industry announced a number of initiatives intended to increase competition across Canada’s mobile industry that is dominated by a trio of operators. The initiatives look to settle issues regarding rules for upcoming spectrum auctions, foreign ownership regulations and tower siting.
The Canadian...
Apple’s decision to include LTE in its latest iPad device was the first serious move by the consumer electronics giant into the world of mobile broadband and could have a significant impact on the uptake of services that have so far been more a...
Apple (AAPL) finally set the record straight on its latest iPad device, with a majority of pre-launch predictions falling flat as usual. The new model, dubbed the “New iPad,” will begin shipping on March 16.
Apple’s new tablet device will look very similar on the...
Canada is set for expanded LTE coverage tomorrow as network partners Telus Mobility and Bell Canada announced plans to offer service across 14 markets. For Telus Mobility, the move is its first commercial LTE launch, while for Bell Canada the move is an expansion...
Expected at some point to be a worldwide phenomenon, the carriers in the Western Hemisphere are currently the leaders in rolling out LTE technologies to consumers.
According to a new report from trade organization 4G Americas, North America represented 87% of all LTE connections at...
After decades of “holy wars” surrounding cellular technologies, common ground seems to have been made around the LTE standard. Virtually all carriers around the world have said they plan on moving towards the standard at some point in the network evolution path regardless of...
Canada’s 700 MHz auction drama continues to play out as companies looking to influence bidding rules make their case known.The latest to offer its advice is Montreal-based Videotron, which is owned by telecommunications giant Quebecor Media Inc. Videotron President and CEO Robert Depatie told...
Canadian telecommunications provider Telus Corp. (TU) said it plans to spend $65 million building out a data center in northern Quebec designed to enhance its IT management services business.Telus said the Rimouski-based “tier three intelligent Internet data center” will be the cornerstone of the...
Canadian wireless operator Public Mobile today unveiled new rate plans that provide for unlimited province-wide calling, lower nationwide roaming costs and flat-rate e-mail options.The recently launched carrier said it now offers unlimited province-wide calling for $15.50 per month at a time when most consumers...
