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Hemisphere GPS debuts new product

Hemisphere GPS has unveiled the LV100 GPS Compass Board, the latest addition to its precise heading and positioning product line. The LV100 is a complete GPS compass and positioning assembly that uses multiple integrated GPS antennas and is designed for easy integration by OEM customers. The LV100 is ideally suited for a broad range of applications, including the marine, machine control and precision agriculture markets.

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CRTC renews TFO licence

In a decision released this week, the CRTC has renewed TFO’s broadcast licence with some conditions attached. During peak hours, the non-profit French language cultural television is required to broadcast nine hours of priority programming as well as commit 39 hours a week of Canadian content programs for children and teenagers aged between two and 17. In addition TFO will caption no less than 75% of its programs each day for the year 2007-2008. In 2008-2009, 95% of programs will be captioned while the remaining 5% will be captioned depending on the availability of the technology to do so. TFO also commits to adhering to CRTC’s transition-to-digital policy.

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Auction Day 36: New fights break out between Bragg and Globalive

Just when we thought Industry Canada‘s Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) spectrum auction might be coming to close, for real, Bragg Communications and Globalive Communications renew hostilities for spectrum in Atlantic Canada.

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Broadcast content producers propose levy on ISPs

As the CRTC reviews submissions on regulating new media, broadcast content producers are calling on the Commission to impose a levy—similar to what BDUs contribute to the Canadian Television Fund—to support Canadian content on the Internet.

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Bell’s fights back against claims its network isn’t congested

Bell Canada has refuted allegations that its network isn’t congested and therefore doesn’t need traffic management software to slow down peer-to-peer (P2P) traffic. In a submission to the CRTC filed last week, the company says its congestion numbers taken on their own don’t tell the whole story.

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Auction Day 35: SaskTel gives up additional spectrum in Moose Jaw

It seems $2.4 million was too much for SaskTel to pay for a 10 MHz licence in Moose Jaw SK. Yesterday, the provincial Crown corp let go of its bid to acquire either the 10 MHz D- or E-band licence, relinquishing control of the property to Shaw Communications after two days of aggressive bidding.

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Auction Day 34: Bidders focus on small town Canada, RoW analyzes licence costs

With the major markets all snapped up in Industry Canada‘s Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) spectrum auction, it has now come down to who will control the airwaves in some of Canada’s smallest towns and cities.

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Barnes instrumental in diversifying CWTA

That the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association continues to exist today could be summed up as one of Peter Barnes biggest accomplishments. The telephone alliance (Stentor) was the first to go, followed more recently by the Canadian Cable Television Association.

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Stakeholders differ on regulating new media

Canadian broadcasters and other industry stakeholders don’t see eye to eye on whether the time has come for the CRTC to regulate Internet content. Friday’s deadline for comments on the future of Canadian broadcasting in new media garnered 59 submissions, including a call from private media to keep new media unregulated.

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Commentary: It’s time to tame the Wild West of online broadcasting

The line between traditional television and new media is getting blurrier every day. Broadcasters, TV producers and Internet providers are all trying to figure out how to navigate this changing landscape. And now the CRTC is pondering whether to get into the act. As well it should.

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