Shaw Communications Inc. announced Wednesday that it will upgrade its Internet download speeds from 15 to 25 Mbps and uploads from 1 to 2.5 Mbps on its Shaw Extreme service.

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WiFi Direct devices are expected to have a banner year, American technology consultancy In-Stat said Wednesday, predicting that 173 million enabled devices will be shipped in 2011. 

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The CRTC approved on Wednesday a request for regulatory exemption for a regional video-on-demand service serving rural Ontario.

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The CRTC approved an application Wednesday from New Tang Dynasty Television (Canada) for a specialty channel licence to operate NTD Television (NTDT), a service devoted to second-generation Chinese Canadians whose primary language is English or French. 

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Copyright law and the approach to protecting digital locks was a top issue discussed at an all-candidates debate Tuesday in the riding of Kitchener–Waterloo, Ont., Michael Geist, the Canada research chair in Internet and e-commerce at the University of Ottawa, wrote on his blog Wednesday. 

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Most of 2010’s mobile growth was in the Asia-Pacific region, which saw mobile subscriptions grow by 490 million to reach 2.6 billion, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) said in new statistics released Wednesday.

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The CRTC approved Wednesday a broadcast licence for the Cochrane Polar Bear Radio Club (CPBRC) to operate a low-power community FM radio station in Cochrane, Ont.

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Vecima Networks Inc. announced steps Tuesday to implement a cost-cutting initiative to aid the company’s return to profitability. 

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