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Telesat pushing Industry Canada to aggregate licences with single provider

Telesat Canada has told Industry Canada that it should license multiple licences to a single satellite operator so as to take advantage of developing satellite neighbourhoods. The Ottawa-based satellite company also notes that this would decrease the overall cost of the satellite, which would also translate into lower costs for consumers. Below is an edited excerpt from a portion of Telesat’s application.

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ITU World 2006 News and 2007 Trade Events

Redline launches new WiMAX products
Toronto-based Redline Communications introduced WiMAX products operating in the 3.3 GHz to 3.5 GHz range at ITU World 2006 event in Hong Kong last week. The products will allow operators across the Asia-Pacific region to deliver broadband wireless services to customers using Redline equipment.

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Toronto’s One Zone to have limited impact on big players: UBS Canada

A recently released report from UBS Securities Canada Inc. suggests that Toronto Hydro Telecom’s (THT) citywide Wi-Fi network, One Zone, won’t have too much impact on the businesses of the large Internet and cell phone companies.

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New domain for mobile devices doing well here, registrars say

Despite initial opposition from some powerful tech industry personalities – including World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee – the latest top-level Internet domain is off to a roaring start according to Canadian domain name registrars.

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Advancements in RFID, healthcare part of the wireless future: PwC’s Jacobson

It’s natural near the end of the year to wonder what the future will bring. So it was fitting that before the holidays arrive David Jacobson, director of technology in the advisory services practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, addressed the Ottawa Wireless Cluster with his view of emerging technologies over the next seven years.

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Bell Canada’s Solo going head-to-head against Fido

Bell Canada president and COO George Cope said during the company’s annual business review conference in Toronto this week that if there is going to be a discount wireless brand in the market, then Bell will have one, too. The message underscored the venerable telecommunications giant’s new commitment to winning in the market and taking its fair share of new customers.

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Battle brewing for control of remaining satellite orbital resources

The fight is on for valuable orbital resources as two companies have applied for many of the same licences up for grabs under Industry Canada’s DGRB-001-06. According to documents released by the department last month, Telesat Canada and Ciel Satellite LP have submitted applications.

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The opinions expressed in this editorial are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Decima Reports.

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Let us do new media again, CIFVF execs tell Parliamentary Heritage committee

On November 28, the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Canadian Heritage met to review the mandate and priorities of the Canadian Independent Film and Video Fund. Readers will remember that CIFVF used to provide funding for new media projects without broadcast licensee partners, making it unique in Canada. In the following excerpt taken from the official committee evidence, NDP MP Charlie Angus asks CIFVF executive director Robin Jackson and co-chair Jean-Louis Robichaud for their views on new media funding.

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Vancouver’s gaming community is welcoming back Rory Armes, who has been named group general manager at Electronic Arts Canada. As such, he’ll have oversight of the game developer and publisher’s three Canadian studios in Vancouver, Burnaby and Montreal. As well, Armes will preside over an aggressive expansion strategy that will see EA Canada hire as many as 400 new developers over the next few years. He has a long pedigree among Vancouver gaming firms: he co-founded Distinctive Software Interactive, which was acquired by Electronic Arts Canada in 1992. He then went on to co-found Radical Entertainment with Ian Wilkinson, returning to work for Electronic Arts Canada in 1998. Since 2004, he has supervised the game company’s Stockholm, London and Montreal studios at turns. He replaces former GM John Schappert in Vancouver, who moves up to the position of COO of EA Worldwide.

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