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 …
TELUS
-
-
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 …
-
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 …
-
Canada looks to infuse competition into mobile space; delays 700 MHz auction
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerThe Canadian government said it plans to more actively promote competition in the wireless space, announcing a number of decisions today that it said would ensure that consumers have at …
-
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” …
-
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 …
-
India’s Tata Communications, together with nine global service providers, announced the launch of the Global Meeting Alliance™, an open ecosystem of leading telecom providers that have aligned to interconnect their respective business video communities.
-
Partnerships: Telefonica gets friendly with intl. carriers; Baidu with record companies; and more
by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra CuyaTelef
-
Contracts: Alcatel-Lucent with MTS; Huawei & Telus with Carlton Univ; and more
by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra CuyaAlcatel-Lucent Russia: With Mobile TeleSystems, telecommunications operator in Russia and the CIS, for the modernization of MTS transport infrastructure by deploying a mobile IP network. MTS has selected Alcatel-Lucent’s IP/MPLS-based …
-
The Canadian governments plans to auction off 700 MHz spectrum is beginning to draw comments from industry players looking to ensure that their interests in any rule making are heard. …
-
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 …
-
Fresh off announcing stellar first-quarter results in which it said it was the LTE market leader, L.M. Ericsson (ERIC) announced it will be the sole supplier for Rogers Communications Inc.’s …
-
Despite the continued strong push by many of its rivals, Shaw Communications Inc. (SJR) appears to be again pushing off its plans to enter the Canadian wireless market.The company, which …
-
UPDATED: Just months after announcing plans to begin rolling out upgrades to its HSPA+ network, Telus Mobility (TU) said it will have a LTE network up and running by early …
-
Canadian wireless operator Telus Corp. (TU) is bringing back a name from the past in branding a new unlimited calling feature that looks to be taking on new competitors in …
-
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 Telus Mobility (TU) said it will begin rolling out upgrades to its HSPA+ network designed to provide maximum download speeds of up to 42 megabits per second …
-
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 …
-
Contracts: TeliaSonera renews with Ericsson; Barrett Xplore picks Tellabs; and more
by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra CuyaFollowing are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:TeliaSoneraNorway: With Ericsson to modernize and expand the northern part of TeliaSonera’s Norwegian network and to roll out 4G/LTE in the same …
-
Canadian telecommunications provider Telus Corp. (TU) and equipment vendor Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. said they have partnered to create and maintain a joint innovation center in Canada. The companies said …
-
Canadian telecommunications provider Shaw Communications Inc. (SJR) is delaying the launch of its wireless service until early 2012, pushing off its entrance into the increasingly competitive market by about three …
-
Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. said it has signed agreements with Canadian telecommunications providers Bell Canada (BCE) and Telus Corp. (TU) to create “joint innovation centers” in Canada. With Bell Canada, …
-
Canadian telecommunications provider Telus Corp. (TU) said it expects its 2011 financial success to hinge increasingly on its mobile operations.Telus said that it expects its mobile operations, which is currently …
-
Microsoft Corp.’s long-anticipated update to its mobile device portfolio finally got off the ground today as the computing giant unveiled launch details for devices powered by its Windows Phone 7 …