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Broadcom puts up $130B US offer for chip maker Qualcomm

Networking giant Broadcom Ltd. announced a proposal to purchase all outstanding shares of mobile chip maker Qualcomm Inc. on Monday morning.

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600 MHz auction needs ‘substantial’ set-aside: Shaw

Shaw Communications Inc. is asking the federal government to use the upcoming 600 MHz spectrum auction to “correct the huge imbalance in spectrum holdings” between it and Canada’s biggest three wireless carriers.

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ISED approves Rogers and Ecotel spectrum sharing

Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) approved on Friday the issuing of four subordinate licences from Rogers Communications Inc. to Ecotel Inc. on Thursday.

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Google doesn’t have to comply with SCC order: U.S. court

Alphabet Inc.’s Google does not have to comply with an order from Canada’s highest court to remove from its search engine certain results in the United States, a U.S. court ruled Thursday, invoking a free expression argument which some experts say was not one that the Supreme Court of Canada fully considered in its original decision.

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Cogeco revenue up, profits dip in Q4

In its quarterly results released on Friday, Cogeco Inc. reported overall revenues for the three-month period ending Aug. 31, 2017 that totalled $578.5 million, up 1.1 per cent from a year earlier, though overall profit was down 11 per cent, to $71.1 million from $80.7 million.

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Cell phone only households predict modern behaviour: MTM

Cell phone only households, meaning those that use only mobile phones and no landline, are growing across Canada and are a good indication of a series of modern habits, said a report published Thursday from the Media Technology Monitor (MTM), a project of CBC/Radio-Canada.

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Resources ‘already stretched’ as breach reports set to increase: OPC

OTTAWA — Privacy Commissioner of Canada Daniel Therrien does not think his office has enough resources to fulfill its mandate and properly protect Canadians’ privacy, he told a Senate standing committee Thursday morning.

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Creative Canada ‘cultural policy, not tax policy’: Joly

OTTAWA — Opposition MPs continued their criticism of Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly’s cultural strategy during Joly’s appearance at the House standing committee on Canadian Heritage late Thursday afternoon, including questioning the minister about imposing sales tax on foreign digital platforms and CanCon contributions on internet service providers (ISPs).

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Live TV piracy to grow: Sandvine

Piracy of live TV is expected to increase, according to Sandvine Corp., which says it poses “enormous” risks to TV providers.

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Bell needs to do more with ad tech, CEO says

BCE Inc. CEO George Cope said the company needs to do a better job of finding opportunities in emerging advertising technology, as the company seeks additional revenue growth for its media division.

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