Rogers Communications Inc., the country’s largest wireless operator, has all but confirmed that it will eventually migrate its mobile TV services off its conventional cellular network to an emerging network based on digital video broadcast-handheld (DVB-H) technology.

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Industry Canada’s recently announced spectrum auction consultation appears to be leaning towards letting new competitors into the market, particularly for advanced wireless services (AWS). While the consultation doesn’t overtly say new competitors are wanted, certain proposed provisions in the paper seem to demonstrate that the department isn’t happy with the level of competition in the market.

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Wireless number portability (WNP) comes into force on March 14, giving users the right to keep their numbers when they switch providers. Just as the impact on the consumer market is predicted to be minimal, enterprise users aren’t likely to begin switching in droves, according to Dave Fuller, senior VP of solutions and products at Telus Corp.’s business solutions division.

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Canada’s three national wireless operators say that consumer spending on new wireless activations was slower in the fourth quarter compared to previous years, and this is one of the primary reasons net subscriber additions for the quarter were down.

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Rogers Communications Inc. is set to get a refund from overpayments the company’s wireless arm made to incumbent telephone companies for access to some competitor services, according to a ruling from the CRTC.

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Vidéotron ltée hasn’t hidden its belief that the Canadian wireless sector lacks the competitive spirit and rivalry that exist in other countries. The company has now taken two opportunities to voice its concerns in this regard to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology.

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As is now widely known, Telus was forced to eliminate adult material from its cell phone Internet portal this week, but this isn’t the last we’ve seen of this kind of content on mobile handsets.

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