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Tobin favours tightening retransmission loophole to satisfy broadcast concerns

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Industry Canada committed to more collaboration with CWTA, wireless industry

Industry Canada has always had a close relationship with the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association, and some of the rewards of that partnership were recognized at the CWTA's second annual Connected to the Community gala on February 12.

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SAMSys reader chosen for vehicle location
AVL Information Systems Ltd will use adapted radio frequency ID tag reader equipment from SAMSys Technologies Inc to replace GPS satellite technology indoors for its vehicle location system. No time frame has been disclosed for the development of the system, or value placed on the deal. Earlier, SAMSys signed another agreement, this time with SCS Corp of San Diego to license the use of SCS's protocols within SAMSys' readers. Again, no terms for the deal were disclosed.

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Microcell Telecommunications Inc has appointed Alain Rheaume president and CEO of its newly formed Microcell PCS company. The new business combines the operations of Microcell Connexions and Microcell Solutions. Rheaume was most recently executive VP and CFO of the company. The position of CFO will now be assumed by former VP finance Jacques Leduc .

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New server technology could bring more portable office services to Atlantic Canada

A small Newfoundland company has received a cash infusion to develop a new server backbone that will create a portable office for mobile workers in the industrial, commercial and public safety markets. St. John’s-based Consilient Technologies Corp expects to have its first subscribers to its Internet data service signed up within three months, although it will take up to a year before the backbone architecture is in place.

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Mitec beefs up manufacturing capacity through acquisition of Swedish company

Mitec Telecom Inc has acquired a Swedish wireless component manufacturer to beef up production capabilities in Europe. Company executives say the merger with BEVE Invest AB will put the combined entity in a better position to land more business on the other side of the Atlantic and address a growing global demand for wireless infrastructure products.

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Sierra Wireless joins western universities to develop a cluster for broadband streaming

Sierra Wireless Inc is working with a Victoria-based lab to establish a new research cluster for wireless broadband streaming. With $8 million in seed money from the provincial and federal governments, the recently launched New Media Innovation Centre (NewMIC) is establishing four clusters to start in the areas of online games, e-business, network performance and the wireless Internet.

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CRTC sides with Star Choice in right to control disputed transponders

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