Industry Canada

Latvian-based microwave manufacturer SAF Tehnika JSC announced a deal to deploy 200 CFIP Lumina links in rural Canadian areas to extend broadband coverage.Partnering with SAF is Crossover Distribution.com Corp., a …

A quote often attributed to Bernard Shaw actually comes from the German philosopher Georg Hegel: “We learn from history that man can never learn anything from history.” Perhaps the Canadian …

Canadian telecommunications provider Globalive Wireless Management Corp. found some high-level support from the government in its attempts to offer mobile services as Industry Canada said it would appeal a recent …

Canadian wireless operator Globalive Wireless Management Corp. saw its plans tripped up late last week as Canada’s Federal Court overruled a previous government decision that allowed Gobalive to offer mobile …

Canadian telecommunications provider Rogers Communications Inc. said it has started a LTE trial in the Ottawa area with network partner Ericsson Canada. The company said the trial will include tests …

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Industry Canada’s ongoing advanced wireless services spectrum auction hit a bit of a milestone as the average price per megahertz per potential customer covered eclipsed the 54 cents per MHz/pop …

The Bush administration is expected to push for international recognition of emerging wireless broadband and hybrid mobile satellite service services at this fall’s World Radiocommunication Conference, a position that the …

The Federal Communications Commission agreed to reserve a spectrum block for mobile satellite services provider TerreStar Networks Inc., one of a handful of firms trying to avoid past mistakes that …

The Federal Communications Commission agreed to reserve a large chunk of frequencies for TerreStar Networks Inc., a firm that plans to provide wireless service throughout North America using a hybrid …

OTTAWA-Canadian regulatory agency Industry Canada said it has conditionally assigned 306 wireless spectrum licenses in the 2.3 GHz and 3.5 GHz spectrum bands to 12 companies through a recently completed …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Canadian telecommunications provider Telus Corp. said the government’s decision late last week to eliminate the previously existing 55-megahertz spectrum cap for wireless carriers removes one of the principal …

Motorola Inc. savored a victory in its fraud lawsuit against Turkish carrier Telsim as a U.S. federal judge ordered the Uzan family to pay the vendor $4.26 billion, plus post-judgement …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission and Canadian telecom regulator Industry Canada have reached an interim agreement that will allow for the deployment of wireless communications service-mostly fixed broadband-to be offered along …

TORONTO—Sierra Wireless announced that regulators approved one of its high-speed wireless modems for sale. The Vancouver modem maker said that Industry Canada and the U.S. Federal Communications Commission had granted …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia—The Federal Communications Commission and Industry Canada have issued regulatory approvals for Sierra Wireless’s AirCard 710 Wireless Network Card, the first GSM/GPRS product in the company’s AirCard product …

OTTAWA—Industry Canada signed a memorandum of understand with the Russian Minister of Communication and Information Leonid Reiman for cooperation in communication and information technologies. The countries will share information and …

NORWOOD, Mass.—Compaq Computer Corp. selected Analog Devices’ Othello and Softfone GSM/GPRS chipsets for use in its wireless Pack for the iPAQ Pocket PC. “The field-proven Othello and Softfone chipsets allowed …

TORONTO-The Canadian government may give a new meaning to the sounds of silence for wireless devices. Ottawa is considering changing its laws to allow restaurants, theaters, hospitals and churches to …

Adicom Wireless Adicom Wireless announced Asymmetric Wireless Data Link, a new broadband wireless access product. AWDL, targeted at both U.S. and European markets, is designed to resolve major challenges wireless …

OTTAWA-Canada’s national telecommunications authority, Industry Canada, is seeking public advice on the use cellular phone silencers in public places. Currently, only law-enforcement agencies have been given licenses for signal jammers. …

TORONTO-The established Canadian wireless fraternity scooped up most of the available spectrum licenses contested in the February auction. All told, Industry Canada’s auction for wireless spectrum in the 2 GHz …