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This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now. FREE TRIALTwo weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. SUBSCRIBEUnlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. ROW EditorialThe opinions expressed in this editorial are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Decima Reports. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now. FREE TRIALTwo weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. SUBSCRIBEUnlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. Superior loses fight against TBayTel over digital roamingThe CRTC has settled a digital roaming dispute between Superior Wireless and Thunder Bay Telephone (TBayTel) with TBayTel coming out on top. The commission ruled that Superior’s customers were not subjected to unjust discrimination when TBayTel cut off digital roaming. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now. FREE TRIALTwo weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. SUBSCRIBEUnlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. ROW PeopleJames Skippen has been named president and CEO of Wi-LAN Inc., effective June 20. Skippen joins Wi-LAN from MOSAID Technologies, where he was senior VP patent licensing and general counsel, and was responsible for MOSAID’s patent licensing program. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now. FREE TRIALTwo weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. SUBSCRIBEUnlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. ROW Short TakesMotorola launches world’s thinnest QWERTY handheld This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now. FREE TRIALTwo weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. SUBSCRIBEUnlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. Former Microcell exec lambastes Canadian wireless industryThe Telecommunications Policy Review Panel’s (TPRP) recommendations about spectrum management aim to help Canada’s wireless industry move up from its current back-of-the-pack status among the world’s mobile sectors, according to André Tremblay, a TPRP panel member. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now. FREE TRIALTwo weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. SUBSCRIBEUnlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. Good news/bad news for wireless industry growthDespite its dubious distinction as the developed world’s wireless laggard, Canada’s mobile industry could really take off in the next few years, according to financial investment experts. But many challenges could also confound this potential upward mobility. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now. FREE TRIALTwo weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. SUBSCRIBEUnlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. Mobile interactivity increasingly takes centre stage in revenue generationIncreased household wireless penetration presents a number of opportunities for the country’s wireless carriers, a conference in Toronto last week was told. Now that nearly two-thirds (64%) of Canadian households have at least one cell phone, the potential for adopting new revenue generating services is increasing (RoW, May 18/06). This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? 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SUBSCRIBEUnlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. Wi-LAN: Licensing process should not hinder WiMax growthWhen Qualcomm Inc. signed a licensing agreement with Soma Networks Inc. in April, some analysts took it as an indication that the company would be aggressively enforcing its WiMAX patents much the same way it did with its CDMA patents. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now. FREE TRIALTwo weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. SUBSCRIBEUnlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. |