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Wind Mobile expands out-of-network coverage

Wind Mobile said Tuesday it has struck a deal with another network operator to provide its customers with greater coverage when traveling outside Wind's core network in Canada.

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Roam Mobility extends coverage to Mexico

Roam Mobility Inc., a provider of SIM cards for out-of-Canada mobile usage, said Tuesday it has extended its service to Mexico.

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Wireless data spending to surge next year: IDC

Wireless data will be the biggest and fastest-growing segment of global telecommunications spending next year, technology research firm International Data Corp. said Tuesday.

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Bell’s streaming customers get ‘first-look’ at Canadian shows

BCE Inc.'s Bell Media division said Tuesday that customers of its coming video streaming service, code-named "Project Latte," will get a 24-hour head-start on regular TV watchers when it comes to consuming original Canadian programming.

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Many businesses unprepared for cyber threats: Cisco

A large proportion of Canadian businesses are unprepared for cyber threats, Cisco Systems Inc. said Tuesday, particularly as new processes emerge with growth in mobile and cloud-based technology.

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DHX reaches deal to buy Nerd Corps

DHX Media Ltd. said Tuesday it has reached an agreement to purchase Vancouver-based children's content producer Nerd Corps Entertainment Inc. for $57 million.

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Catalyst calls for urgency in Mobilicity restructuring

Recent documents submitted in Mobilicity’s court-monitored bankruptcy process indicate private-equity company Catalyst Capital Group Inc. is anxious to see a new arrangement for the wireless carrier soon.

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No FTTP wholesale without CRTC action: PIAC

GATINEAU, Que. — Three consumer groups opened the second week of the CRTC hearing into wholesale wireline connections by telling the regulator to expand its wholesale access regulations to fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) networks, while one of Canada’s biggest telecom companies demanded just the opposite.

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Smartphone market growth expected to slow

International Data Corp. said Monday that growth in worldwide smartphone shipments is expected to drop from 26.3 per cent this year to 12.2 per cent next year, and even further in the years beyond that.

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Cogeco boosts Internet speeds

Cogeco Cable Inc. said Monday that it has increased the Internet speeds of its customers in Quebec and Ontario.

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