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ISED releases consult on WCS band licence renewal
telecom | 03/14/2023 4:26 pm EDT
The department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) is seeking comments on the conditions for licence renewals and new licences in the wireless communications service (WCS) band.
Last Tuesday ISED released a consultation on the renewal process for...
Senate ‘one-size-fits-all’ spectrum deployment bill is counter-intuitive: CWTA, CanWisp, ISED
telecom | 03/09/2023 2:45 pm EST
Telecom experts say that a Senate bill that would force spectrum licence holders to deploy service to at least 50 per cent of its geographic population within three years of...
U.S. FCC considering following Canadian lead on automobile spectrum
telecom | 02/22/2023 5:41 pm EST
Two U.S. senators are calling on the Federal Communications Commission to...
Push for Indigenous spectrum sovereignty continues through ISED consultation responses
telecom | 02/14/2023 4:21 pm EST
Indigenous leadership is once again pushing the...
ISED releases results of residual spectrum band auction
telecom | 01/27/2023 4:19 pm EST
The Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) has...
ISED to begin consultations on drone use in spectrum bands
telecom | 01/25/2023 2:24 pm EST
The Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) will...
Globalive seeks to become national carrier by buying Manitoba spectrum
telecom | 01/23/2023 2:59 pm EST
Frustrated in its attempt to buy Freedom Mobile back from Shaw Communications Inc., Globalive Capital Corp. has announced it wants to acquire Manitoba spectrum licences from...
CanWISP worried ISED proposals will reduce rural connectivity
telecom | 12/01/2022 7:04 pm EST
"Stringent" limitations proposed for the non-competitive licensing (NCL)...
Videotron more effective owner of Freedom than Shaw, expert testifies
telecom | 11/29/2022 2:38 pm EST
An expert witness for Shaw Communications Inc. took issue Monday with...
Telus continues its push to reform spectrum policies in conference keynote address
telecom | 11/21/2022 12:14 pm EST
MISSISSAUGA — Canada made progress with its upcoming spectrum auction...
ISED rejects transfer of Xplore licence to Telus
telecom | 09/19/2022 7:22 am EDT
The department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) denied an application by...
ISED auctioning off 42 licences left up for grabs
telecom | 08/11/2022 5:28 pm EDT
The department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) is auctioning off 42 spectrum...
ISED approves Bell, Telus, spectrum licence swap
telecom | 07/19/2022 4:08 pm EDT
The Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) approved several...
ISED issues rules for 3800 MHz spectrum auction
telecom | 06/30/2022 5:55 pm EDT
The Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) issued the rules for its next...
Mendicino and Champagne say cyber security bill protects infrastructure; NDP wants more reporting requirements
telecom | 06/15/2022 6:03 pm EDT
The two ministers responsible for the Act...
Proposed mmWave deployment requirements “radical change;” shorter licence terms biggest positive: Professor
telecom | 06/14/2022 11:26 am EDT
The Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) is proposing “radical” changes for the deployment requirements of its future millimetre wave...
ISED launches mmWave consultation
Media | 06/06/2022 5:21 pm EDT
The Department of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development has launched its consultation on the...
Court dismisses Telus challenge to Quebecor set-aside acquisitions in 3,500 MHz auction
Media | 05/18/2022 3:27 pm EDT
A federal court judge has dismissed a challenge...
Telus sees strong quarterly results for subscribers, says smarter spectrum policies needed
telecom | 05/06/2022 5:16 pm EDT
According to Telus Corp. executive vice-president...
Mobile satellite service should remain available in 806-890 MHz band, Rogers tells ISED
telecom | 04/07/2022 4:35 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. has told the...
ISED consults on requirements for spectrum licensees to submit technical info about sites
telecom | 03/11/2022 5:45 pm EST
Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) initiated a consultation on proposed amendments to the requirements for spectrum licensees to upload associated technical...
ISED approves spectrum licence transfer in Northern Ontario
telecom | 03/11/2022 4:17 pm EST
Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) has approved a transfer...
ISED releases consultations on licence-exempt spectrum in 95 GHz and 5.9 GHz bands
telecom | 03/04/2022 7:11 pm EST
The department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED)...
UPDATED: Champagne to deny ‘wholesale’ transfer of spectrum from Shaw to Rogers
telecom | 03/03/2022 5:10 pm EST
Updated on March 3 at 5:46 p.m.
Innovation...
Delay 3,800 Mhz auction until altimeter issues resolved, Sasktel tells ISED
telecom | 03/03/2022 9:52 am EST
Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. has a “simple”...
ISED failed to show reasons for Quebecor’s set-aside eligibility in 3500 auction: Telus
telecom | 02/23/2022 2:41 pm EST
When it assessed Quebecor Inc. as eligible to bid...
Telesat provides satellite lessor capacity
telecom | 02/14/2022 4:26 pm EST
Telesat Corp. provided satellite lessor Anuvu satellite capacity in what the companies said is the...
Telus, Tbaytel, subordination of spectrum licences approved
telecom | 01/24/2022 4:24 pm EST
The department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED)...
TeraGo divestiture positive for company: Analyst
telecom | 01/21/2022 2:16 pm EST
A Canaccord Genuity analyst says TeraGo Inc.’s divestiture of its cloud and colocation business...
5G and aviation: the Canadian context
telecom | 01/18/2022 5:28 pm EST
On Monday, executives of several U.S. airlines wrote to leadership of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Department of Transportation, and the Federal Communications Commission to warn that commercial flights would be disrupted by the deployment of 5G services by U.S....
Intervenors take issue with ISED’s proposed Tier 5 service areas in rural spectrum consultation
telecom | 01/11/2022 5:00 pm EST
Tier 5 service areas are “too large” to meet...
MVNOs expected in 2023; impact will be ‘manageable’ for incumbents: analyst
telecom | 01/07/2022 5:00 pm EST
The advent of facilities-based mobile virtual...
Canada avoids American confusion of 5G impact on airports
telecom | 01/05/2022 4:29 pm EST
Early consultations on regulations to 5G rollout affecting air traffic...
ISED proposes to keep 3500 Mhz set-aside rules in 3800 Mhz auction consultation doc
telecom | 12/20/2021 4:33 pm EST
The department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) is...
Rodriguez told to introduce news compensation by early 2022, Champagne to focus on spectrum “use it or lose it”
Media | 12/16/2021 4:45 pm EST
Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez is expected to introduce news compensation legislation in early 2022, after he was directed to do so by Prime Minister Justin...
ISED approves Rogers spectrum subordination in Yukon
telecom | 12/15/2021 3:31 pm EST
The Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) approved the subordination...
Big three worry generic licensing for earth stations in motion will affect rural, remote 5G deployment
telecom | 12/01/2021 5:35 pm EST
Canada’s big three telecommunications companies...
ISED increases spectrum and telecoms licence fees by 3.4 per cent for next fiscal year
telecom | 11/24/2021 2:27 pm EST
Innovation, Science and Economic Development...
Bell says no evidence spectrum will go unused without deployment reqs, supports contiguous holding
telecom | 11/18/2021 5:38 pm EST
The telecoms companies that supported Innovation,...
Big three telecoms respond to ISED consultations
telecom | 11/18/2021 3:29 pm EST
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) has released responses to its consultation on...
Indigenous connectivity needs separate funding from feds’ UBF: Telus exec
telecom | 11/17/2021 7:40 pm EST
The federal government’s Universal Broadband Fund (UBF), by having rural...
Telus opens conference with attack on set-aside spectrum policies
telecom | 11/15/2021 11:14 am EST
MISSISSAUGA -- The government's set-aside spectrum policy has, rather than...
Internet Society releases Indigenous connectivity recommendations
telecom | 11/09/2021 10:34 am EST
Indigenous stakeholders in Canadian telecoms are renewing their calls for...
Rural, Indigenous, connectivity won’t improve by 2030 if Gov. keeps current goals in place : Report
telecom | 10/29/2021 5:48 pm EDT
Canada’s targets of reaching connectivity speeds of 50 Mbps for downloads and 10 Mbps for uploads with unlimited monthly data transfer (50/10 unlimited) “are...
Telesat announces new chief commercial officer, president of Government Solutions
Media | 10/26/2021 1:00 pm EDT
Satellite operator, Telesat Corp. appointed an executive in the...
Court dismisses Telus request for injunction against Quebecor’s 3500 MHz licenses
telecom | 10/23/2021 11:40 am EDT
The Federal Court has rejected a Telus Corp....
Bell, SaskTel, not buying ISED proposal to reintroduce deployment requirements for cellular bands
telecom | 10/20/2021 12:04 pm EDT
BCE Inc. and Saskatchewan Telecommunications...
Quebecor’s spectrum winnings an ‘unfair cost advantage,’ Telus tells Federal Court
Media | 10/19/2021 7:16 pm EDT
A Federal Court injunction stopping the Department...
Deadline extended for ISED consultation on new regime for licensing unused spectrum
telecom | 10/12/2021 5:35 pm EDT
Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) is extending the deadline to submit comments and replies to an ongoing consultation on an updated licensing framework aimed...
Redline partners with Utah-based mining company
telecom | 10/07/2021 5:19 pm EDT
The Markham-Ont.-based manufacturer of wireless network technology for mining, oil-and-gas, and utilities...
Court order blocking Quebecor 3500 MHz acquisition would harm competition: ISED
Media | 10/06/2021 6:33 pm EDT
The Department of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development (ISED) has...
Indigenous economic reconciliation needs path toward spectrum sovereignty: experts
Media | 09/30/2021 5:03 pm EDT
While the Canadian government is busy collecting $8.9 billion dollars from...
Spectrum license exclusivity must go: Mozilla advisor
telecom | 09/21/2021 6:36 pm EDT
In order to achieve better spectrum sovereignty for Indigenous communities in Canada, the government has...
Liberals promise to pressure spectrum-holders to connect rural and remote communities
Media | 09/01/2021 5:20 pm EDT
If re-elected come Sept. 20, Justin Trudeau’s...
Telus joins Bell’s call for rollback on Quebecor spectrum acquisition
telecom | 08/30/2021 4:51 pm EDT
Telus Corp. has joined BCE Inc. in seeking to block Quebecor Inc. from...
Bell seeks to block Quebecor set-aside 3,500 MHz purchases
telecom | 08/27/2021 2:26 pm EDT
BCE Inc. is going to court to stop Quebecor Inc. from purchasing valuable...
Overturning CRTC decisions key if parties are serious about telecom affordability: CNOC
telecom | 08/20/2021 5:54 pm EDT
The association representing Canada’s...
3500 auction should result in “careful consideration” by gov: Bell’s Bibic
telecom | 08/05/2021 6:07 pm EDT
For BCE Inc. CEO Mirko Bibic, the high cost of the 3,500 MHz spectrum auction should result in the federal government making "careful consideration" in its assessment of...
ISED launches new spectrum consultations, decides to forego consultations on residual spectrum auctions
telecom | 08/04/2021 6:37 pm EDT
The federal government Wednesday launched a trio of consultation documents on spectrum policy that it says is aimed at freeing up the valuable resource for use by rural...
Telus talks wireless strategy after spectrum auction, Q2 results
telecom | 07/30/2021 6:31 pm EDT
Going forward, if Canadians are to “truly benefit” from 5G innovation...
Eyes on Quebecor following 3500 MHz auction
telecom | 07/30/2021 6:25 pm EDT
As the dust settles on the results of the 3,500 MHz auction announced Thursday, much of the initial...
BREAKING: 3500 MHz auction nets $8.9B, $7.3B from incumbents
telecom | 07/29/2021 6:04 pm EDT
Canadian telecom companies -- and wireless service hopefuls -- have spent...
High spectrum costs could be driven by competition for set aside: analyst
telecom | 07/15/2021 6:32 pm EDT
Industry analysts are declining to speculate too much on what caused the Canadian telecom sector to have so far spent $8 billion on the 3500 MHz auction, more than double what...
3500 MHz auction finally launches; valuable mid-band spectrum to come with new deployment requirements
Media | 06/15/2021 6:30 pm EDT
Bidding opened Tuesday morning in what will be a...
ISED ‘repurposing’ 3800 MHz spectrum band, dismissing Telesat proposal
telecom | 05/21/2021 5:38 pm EDT
The federal government announced Friday it is repurposing the 3800 MHz spectrum band to support 5G services, with an auction to take place in early 2023. The department of Innovation, Science and...
ISED triples spectrum available for Wi-Fi
telecom | 05/19/2021 5:59 pm EDT
The federal government is making more spectrum available to increase competition, rural connectivity and the effective deployment of Wi-Fi and 5G technologies. On Wednesday, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry...
Delay 3500 MHz auction: CNOC to ISED
telecom | 04/19/2021 6:10 pm EDT
The Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC) have requested a 90-day delay to the 3,500 MHz spectrum auction, currently scheduled to take place in June. In a Monday letter addressed to Innovation Minister...
Cogeco revenue up, profit dips
Media | 04/14/2021 5:36 pm EDT
Cogeco Inc. announced another increase in revenue with its second-quarter results Tuesday as it awaits...
Efficiencies defense is a ‘serious’ exercise of discretion: competition comish
telecom | 04/07/2021 7:28 pm EDT
Allowing a merger to proceed on the basis of the...
StatCan starts highlighting spectrum cost data
telecom | 03/30/2021 3:55 pm EDT
Statistics Canada has begun to aggregate data about the results of major auctions of Canadian spectrum bandwidth. The government agency is making the data available on its Telecommunications in Canada portal, which it launched...
Rogers, Shaw execs mum on spectrum at Industry committee
telecom | 03/29/2021 7:40 pm EDT
On the opening day Monday of hearings into Roger's proposed acquisition of...
Regulatory approval of Rogers-Shaw deal will hinge on wireless: Execs, analysts
Media | 03/15/2021 8:30 am EDT
From the perspective of Rogers Communications Inc. CEO Joe Natale, regulatory approval of his company's $26.2 billion acquisition of Shaw Communications Inc. will come down to...
Telecoms split on ISED’s proposed approach to opening 6 GHz band
telecom | 03/02/2021 5:20 pm EST
The federal government’s proposal to open up the 6 GHz spectrum band for WiFi use has received broad support in an Industry, Science and Economic Development Canada consultation. Every...
ISED proposal to displace spectrum for fixed wireless divides ISPs
telecom | 12/11/2020 11:37 am EST
A pair of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada proposals on changes to midband spectrum allocation that would affect fixed wireless service has drawn a mixed response from telecoms....
ISED opening up 6 GHz band for WiFi
telecom | 11/19/2020 5:01 pm EST
The federal government has launched a consultation on a proposal to open up the 6 GHz spectrum band for...
Telecoms object to Telesat’s proposal to auction 3800 MHz spectrum
telecom | 11/10/2020 5:48 pm EST
A number of Canadian wireless providers have objected to a proposal that...
Telesat pitches plan to fast-track sale of 3800 MHz spectrum
telecom | 09/01/2020 6:35 pm EDT
Canadian satellite operator Telesat Holdings Inc. has spruiked its proposal to fast track the auction of 200 MHz of spectrum in the 3800 MHz spectrum band, stating in a Tuesday release that it’s the “only actionable path to rapidly deploy true 5G service in Canada and to...
$263M in deferred spectrum fees due Tuesday: ISED
Media | 08/31/2020 3:00 pm EDT
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada won’t give any more extensions on the payment of spectrum fees, which are due Sept. 1, the department said. After the COVID-19 pandemic hit, ISED deferred the payment of...
ISED launches 3800 MHz consultation
telecom | 08/27/2020 5:31 pm EDT
Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada announced the launch of its consultation process on the 3800 MHz spectrum auction. The band is widely seen as being one of the bands crucial for 5G deployment. The launch...
ISED says department has ‘done well’ with working from home
telecom | 08/10/2020 5:52 pm EDT
Innovation, Science, and Economic Development says it is moving toward establishing a hybrid work-from-home model that will see increasing numbers of employees return to office work in a series of...
Half of spectrum licencees opted to use ISED’s COVID flexibility
telecom | 07/29/2020 5:21 pm EDT
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada allowed companies to...
Experts say 5G will eventually deliver, but a speed boost for now
telecom | 06/29/2020 2:53 pm EDT
Experts are unanimous in saying Canada’s 5G networks will eventually...
ISED delays 3500 MHz auction by six months
telecom | 06/05/2020 1:45 pm EDT
The 3500 MHz spectrum auction, originally scheduled for December of this year, will now take place in...
Bell calls for delayed payments in 3.5 GHz spectrum auction
telecom | 05/07/2020 5:59 pm EDT
While BCE Inc.'s first quarter results showed a decline in profits and...
5G monitoring same as for all wireless tech: Health Canada
telecom | 05/06/2020 3:16 pm EDT
Health Canada has responded to an MPs’ query about what steps it is...
Telus savages gov’t price directive, others more circumspect
telecom | 03/06/2020 5:30 pm EST
Analysts have provided nuanced reactions to the government’s plan to lower wireless bills by 25 per cent, saying the decision is unlikely to have a major impact on the big three carriers’ bottom lines.
In a research note released after Innovation Minister Navdeep...
Telecoms deadlocked ahead of 5G rollout: analyst
telecom | 01/10/2020 5:32 pm EST
No major wireless provider stands out as most likely to benefit from Canada’s looming 5G network rollout, despite two players’ extensive combined wireline footline placing them on the “front foot”, RBC Capital Markets...
Amos, Dabrusin, van Koesverden in as new parlsecs
Media | 12/12/2019 3:23 pm EST
As the new Parliament gets up and running following the election of Justin Trudeau’s Liberals to a minority government, there are also some changes to the ranks of parliamentary secretaries as well. The Prime Minister’s...
Usual fault lines emerging ahead of 3.5 GHz auction
telecom | 12/05/2019 6:11 pm EST
A cap on the amount of 3.5 GHz spectrum any one company can hold in the upcoming auction is not, on its own, “sufficient” for smaller rural-based wireless internet service providers to compete, according to the trade group...
Move quickly on spectrum for 5G, Canadian gov’t told
telecom | 11/22/2019 3:25 pm EST
OTTAWA — A panel of international spectrum policy experts and industry...
ENCQOR mmWave 5G service now available at Ottawa site
telecom | 10/24/2019 11:02 am EDT
The public-private partnership known as ENCQOR 5G has now made mmWave spectrum available to participants. ENCQOR 5G was first announced in 2018 as a 5G laboratory of sorts, funded by $400 million from the federal government over five years, alongside contributions from some of the world’s largest communications companies, including Ericsson AB, Ciena Inc., and IBM Corp. The project’s first test bed got up and running in July, and Wednesday’s announcement adds the use of the mmWave spectrum -- spectrum in the 30 GHz to 100 GHz range that will be used for 5G -- to the mix. In...
CPC plans for Netflix, rural broadband still unclear days ahead of vote
Media | 10/17/2019 12:54 pm EDT
Despite Conservative leader Andrew Scheer indicating throughout this...
Conservatives propose three-per-cent tax on tech giant revenue
Media | 10/11/2019 11:29 pm EDT
The Conservative Party has now specified its plan to make web giants “pay...
Government seeking crowdsourced spectrum usage data
telecom | 08/29/2019 5:10 pm EDT
As major spectrum auctions considered important for 5G networks grow nearer, Innovation, Science, and Economic Development (ISED) wants to know more about how spectrum is used in Canada, and is looking at Victoria, B.C.-based...
ISED approves smaller, tier 5 spectrum licence areas
telecom | 07/24/2019 7:04 pm EDT
The federal government will create over 600 smaller spectrum licensing areas across the country, which...
ISED’s John Knubley retires
telecom | 06/28/2019 4:44 pm EDT
John Knubley, who has been deputy minister at Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) for seven years, announced his retirement last week. Knubley has been at ISED since 2012, and before that was deputy...
Industry committee dissents from ISED spectrum clawback plans
telecom | 06/18/2019 8:09 pm EDT
The House of Commons industry committee has endorsed Xplornet Communications Inc.'s call that the ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) should not claw back any of the 3.5...
NDP intros affordable telecom plan
telecom | 06/10/2019 6:03 pm EDT
The New Democratic Party has unveiled Monday a plan to make telecommunications services more affordable,...
Clawback of 3.5 GHz strikes ‘reasonable’ balance, analyst says
telecom | 06/06/2019 6:43 pm EDT
The decision by Innovation Canada to carve-out mobile use licences from the...
3.5 GHz auction will mean a level playing field for 5G: ISED
Media | 06/05/2019 7:56 pm EDT
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Innovation Canada will give existing holders of 3.5 GHz spectrum an opportunity to apply for flexible use of the spectrum based on their proportional holdings of the frequencies, it said in a new document outlining how the band, said to be crucial for...