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. David Warnes, senior advisor for spectrum policy for Industry Canada, told the National Post...
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 band raised US$964 million for federal coffers.Rogers Wireless and Bell Mobility were the two...
TORONTO-To the relief of the wireless industry, the Canadian government raised the four-year-old spectrum cap that limits the amount of radio spectrum each PCS provider may operate. Wireless carriers in Canada can now each use 55 megahertz of spectrum, an increase from 40 megahertz.In...
The Canadian government delayed its personal communications services spectrum auction for a second time until mid-January, giving officials enough time to respond to concerns about strategic alliances.The auction was supposed to take place some time in November, but Paul Lajoie, technical analyst at Industry...
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Communications solutions provider Glenayre Technologies Inc. received Federal Communications Commission approval for its @ctiveLink two-way wireless messaging module, which is used in conjunction with the Handspring Visor personal digital assistant.Glenayre also received Industry Canada RSS134 certification, which is required for the module to...
The Canadian government is opening up its telecommunications market for new wireless players and giving incumbents a chance to acquire the spectrum they need to offer third-generation and enhanced services.The federal government said it will auction off sometime in November the C- and E-blocks...
TORONTO-Industry Canada conducted its first spectrum sale in November, raising CAN$172.5 million (US$116.7 million) in online bidding for licenses in the 24 GHz and 38 GHz bands.In the process, which began in October and followed 118 rounds of bidding, Industry Canada sold six large...
The Canadian wireless market has seen a run-up in stock prices this year as tremendous growth and recent consolidation activity have driven increased interest in the sector."1998 was not a bad year, but it was a little wishy-washy," said George Karidis, director of research...
TORONTO-Microcell Connexions Inc. and Telemetrix Inc. signed a letter of intent to conclude an agreement that will bring personal communications services based on the Global System for Mobile communications standard to Manitoba and Saskatchewan, said the companies.Under the proposed agreement, Telemetrix will build a...
TORONTO-You could call it short-term pain for long-term gain. At least that's what the Canadian wireless carriers must be hoping. They're rapidly winning new customers, but at a cost to their bottom line.Bell Mobility announced in May it's shedding 10 percent of its work...
Orbcomm Global, a low-earth-orbit satellite provider specializing in data communications, signed an agreement with European Datacomm Holding to deliver Orbcomm satellite communications services to 60 countries and territories in and around sub-Saharan Africa, said Orbcomm. Belgium-based EDC will begin operations out of Johannesburg, South...
NEW YORK-Teleglobe Inc., Montreal, has been on the move in a big way lately.The company announced July 6 it has so far provided 100 Global System for Mobile communications network operators with worldwide signaling conversion services, which allow their personal communications services customers to...
Allgon MobileStockholm, Sweden-based Allgon Mobile Communications AB introduced a dual-band antenna called "Twin," which can be mounted on a car window. The antenna can receive and transmit Global System for Mobile communications-based digital signals at 1800 MHz and 900 MHz frequencies. Holes don't have...
KELOWNA, British Columbia, Canada-Globus Technologies Inc. announced it is trying to secure accreditation from Industry Canada and the Federal Communications Commission to become an approved testing facility for Specific Absorption Rate measurement of human radio-frequency exposure.Globus plans to pursue opportunities in government testing programs...
VANCOUVER, B.C.-Clearnet Communications Inc. said it officially launched Clearnet PCS, its personal communications services network based on Code Division Multiple Access technology operating in the 1.9 GHz range.The company is the second1.9 GHz PCS provider to launch service in Canada. Microcell Telecommunications Inc. turned...
Globalstar Canada was granted approval by Industry Canada to provide mobile wireless services throughout Canada using the Globalstar satellite-based telecommunications system. It is the first big low-earth-orbit license to be granted in Canada, the company said.The service is part of Globalstar L.P., a system...
Canadians may be giving Fido to their loved ones this Christmas.But Fido is not a dog. It's the spunky brand name for Microcell Telecommunications Inc.'s personal communications service scheduled to be available in Montreal in time for the holidays."We wanted to find a word...
Canadians may be giving Fido to their loved ones this Christmas.But Fido is not a dog. It's the spunky brand name for Microcell Telecommunications Inc.'s personal communications service scheduled to be available in Montreal in time for the holidays."We wanted to find a word...
NEW YORK-Group Communication Services, Canada's second-largest specialized mobile radio operator, plans an initial public offering of common stock to help finance most of a major expansion project to deploy digital technology.Known as CS Group, the Montreal-based company plans to spend $91 million (Canadian) to...
Rapid progress to market for Canada's personal communications services licensees is marked by Industry Canada's recent release of license conditions and Bell Mobility's announcement to use Code Division Multiple Access technology.Canadian Minister of Communications John Manley announced guidelines for PCS, including stipulations for the...
Microcell Telecommunications Inc. is expected to be first to offer commercial personal communications services in Canada, launching in at least two cities by September, predicts the Yankee Group, a Boston-based research and consulting group.Four companies recently won PCS licenses in Canada. Recipients of 30-megahertz...
Marking the first phase in licensing personal communications services in Canada, 18 consortia said they are interested in offering next-generation wireless services.Parties that wanted to participate in the licensing process were required to file expressions of interest with Industry Canada last month. One surprise...
