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Telus’ claim about Huawei equipment met with scorn in St. Albert, Alta.
telecom | 06/15/2023 4:03 pm EDT
A town in Alberta is condemning Telus Corp. for slowing down the rollout of broadband in the community. But the telecom denies that St. Albert is suffering any such pause....
Nokia expands Canadian facility, will create 340 new jobs
telecom | 10/17/2022 5:27 pm EDT
OTTAWA–Nokia Corp. announced Monday that it is planning to expand its operations in the nation’s capital, building a new research and development (R&D) facility on its Kanata campus. The move is expected to create 340 new jobs and additional co-op and internship...
China Mobile still seeking evidence from Gov. banning order
telecom | 08/03/2022 5:24 pm EDT
China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd. is seeking to challenge a court...
Mendicino and Champagne say cyber security bill protects infrastructure; NDP wants more reporting requirements
telecom | 06/15/2022 6:03 pm EDT
The two ministers responsible for the Act...
Government introduces two-part cybersecurity bill
telecom | 06/14/2022 6:45 pm EDT
The government’s new cybersecurity bill, introduced on Tuesday, is taking a two-pronged approach. One...
BREAKING: Feds ban Huawei from 5G networks
telecom | 05/19/2022 5:12 pm EDT
The federal government Thursday announced that it would be banning equipment from "high risk vendors",...
Tories attack government over PHAC data tracking, Huawei delay
telecom | 02/02/2022 3:38 pm EST
Two Conservative MPs lambasted the Liberal government on Tuesday over data tracking by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and the government’s delay in deciding whether Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. can deploy its equipment in Canada’s 5G networks.
First up was...
Canada avoids American confusion of 5G impact on airports
telecom | 01/05/2022 4:29 pm EST
Early consultations on regulations to 5G rollout affecting air traffic...
Court denies China Mobile request for stay of Gov. order to vacate
telecom | 12/08/2021 10:49 am EST
A telecommunications provider owned by the Chinese government has lost its...
Conservatives call for complete ban on Huawei equipment in 5G rollout
telecom | 11/26/2021 11:51 am EST
The Conservative Party of Canada is renewing its call for an outright ban on deployment of Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. gear when telecoms rollout their 5G networks.
“Those who control the medium...
Redline Communications hires new CEO as it eyes LTE and 5G growth
telecom | 08/19/2021 12:54 pm EDT
Redline Communications Group Inc., a Markham-Ont.-based manufacturer of...
Xplornet picks Ericsson for 5G
telecom | 12/08/2020 5:22 pm EST
Xplornet Communications Inc. will use technology from Ericsson AB in its next-generation network, the company said Tuesday. Xplornet will begin rolling out its 5G fixed-wireless network in rural areas this summer, it said in...
Even as Bell removes its gear, Bell, Telus say Huawei still in play for 5G
telecom | 06/19/2020 11:42 am EDT
Both Telus Corp. and BCE Inc. still won’t rule out partnering with Huawei...
U.S. threatens to re-assess intelligence-sharing over Huawei
telecom | 06/05/2020 1:54 pm EDT
The United States State Department said that if Canada doesn’t ban...
Telus silent on Scotiabank claim it hasn’t ruled out Huawei as 5G vendor
telecom | 06/03/2020 5:53 pm EDT
A day after announcing it would partner with Nokia Corp. and Ericsson AB on...
Questions remain about Huawei gear as Bell, Telus pick Ericsson, Nokia
telecom | 06/02/2020 6:03 pm EDT
On Tuesday, BCE Inc. and Telus Corp. announced new partnerships with Ericsson AB and Nokia Corp. on 5G network rollouts, but what that means for their existing 4G network...
‘Public outreach’ needed for ‘progress’ on encryption backdoors: gov’t doc
telecom | 05/26/2020 11:42 am EDT
In order to make “progress” on the issue of access to encrypted...
Huawei’s COVID-19 donation won’t affect decisions: Trudeau
telecom | 04/07/2020 5:45 pm EDT
A decision to accept masks and respirators from Huawei Technologies Co....
Bell picks ‘first’ 5G vendor, says regulatory to affect buildout
telecom | 02/06/2020 5:25 pm EST
BCE Inc. will start building out its 5G network with equipment supplied by...
Canada likely to follow U.K.’s template on Huawei decision: analyst
telecom | 01/28/2020 5:58 pm EST
The Liberal government will “inevitably” follow the U.K. in banning Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. equipment from the core of Canada’s 5G network, according to National Bank of Canada financial...
As Parliament returns, Bains promises ‘plan’ for lower wireless prices
telecom | 01/23/2020 6:12 pm EST
When the House of Commons comes back after winter break next week, it will be to a political environment in which telecom and media issues are set to take centre stage in an...
Telecoms deadlocked ahead of 5G rollout: analyst
telecom | 01/10/2020 5:32 pm EST
No major wireless provider stands out as most likely to benefit from Canada’s looming 5G network rollout, despite two players’ extensive combined wireline footline placing them on the “front foot”, RBC Capital Markets...
Videotron choses Samsung as partner for 5G
telecom | 12/13/2019 1:23 pm EST
Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron said Friday it has chosen Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. as its equipment supplier for the deployment of LTE-A and 5G networks. “This partnership is the result of an extensive selection process to...
Rempel claims Liberals lobbied most by wireless industry in first QP as industry critic
telecom | 12/06/2019 6:02 pm EST
Michelle Rempel Garner, Conservative MP for...
Blair says ‘no timeline’ on Huawei ban; Bains promises ‘more’ on prices
Media | 11/20/2019 1:51 pm EST
OTTAWA — New Public Safety Minister Bill Blair indicated Wednesday he is...
5G & Huawei: An explainer
telecom | 10/29/2019 6:42 pm EDT
As the Liberals head back to Parliament following the Oct. 21 federal election, they’ll be returning to...
ENCQOR mmWave 5G service now available at Ottawa site
telecom | 10/24/2019 11:02 am EDT
The public-private partnership known as ENCQOR 5G has now made mmWave spectrum available to participants. ENCQOR 5G was first announced in 2018 as a 5G laboratory of sorts, funded by $400 million from the federal government...
New public safety minister, wireless prices on agenda in Liberal minority
telecom | 10/22/2019 6:35 pm EDT
With the Liberal Party’s victory in the federal election Monday, its...
Bell and Rogers execs say change to MVNO rules unlikely
Media | 09/11/2019 11:10 am EDT
Whatever the outcome of next month’s federal election, there will be no...
Election 2019: watch for price caps, Netflix regs, Huawei ban
Media | 09/10/2019 12:03 pm EDT
Even before the federal election campaign officially kicked off, telecom price caps already emerged as a proposal that, if implemented, would reverse a decades-long policy trend in Canada and diverge from international norms.
Even some of those who would welcome the idea...
Telecoms discussing CRTC wholesale rate appeal: Videotron chief
Media | 08/28/2019 4:23 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron is in talks with other telecom companies about...
Telus warned gov’t of Huawei ban’s ‘far-reaching impacts’: secret docs
telecom | 08/27/2019 3:18 pm EDT
Telus Corp. told the federal government that prohibiting Huawei...
Any gov’t ban unlikely to affect Huawei partnership: Iristel
telecom | 07/22/2019 6:04 pm EDT
OTTAWA — With the federal government’s decision on whether to ban...
Opposition MPs frustrated with reported delay on Huawei decision
telecom | 07/16/2019 5:47 pm EDT
Conservative and NDP MPs criticized the Liberal government Tuesday for what...
Gov’t aiming to release Huawei decision before election: Goodale
telecom | 05/01/2019 2:07 pm EDT
The federal government plans to issue its decision on whether to ban equipment from Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. from Canada’s 5G networks before this year’s federal election. “We understand the importance and the urgency of the question,” Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale told reporters Tuesday. When asked whether the decision would be released before this year’s federal election, Goodale said “that is certainly my objective.” Goodale had previously refused to put a...
Gov’t should encourage Canadian 5G equipment: Public Safety notes
telecom | 04/01/2019 3:49 pm EDT
Amid security reviews of Canada’s 5G infrastructure lays an...
Broadband Fund applications call expected for late spring or early summer
telecom | 03/27/2019 10:56 am EDT
GATINEAU, Que. — The CRTC is looking at a “late spring, early summer”...
CWTA tells panel review MVNOs would hurt investment, rural access
telecom | 03/11/2019 2:20 pm EDT
The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) took aim at mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in its submission to the ongoing review of Canada’s communications legislation....
Few internet giants weighed in to BTLR, submission list shows
telecom | 03/08/2019 4:13 pm EST
The panel in charge of reviewing the broadcasting and telecom acts received...
Huawei sues U.S. government over equipment ban
telecom | 03/07/2019 10:12 am EST
Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is suing the U.S. federal government in a bid to overturn a federal ban...
Huawei promises jobs, R&D investment in Canada
telecom | 02/21/2019 2:32 pm EST
Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. held a rare press conference in Toronto Thursday to promote new...
Samsung to lobby on 5G ahead of Huawei decision
telecom | 02/19/2019 5:53 pm EST
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has updated its lobby files to include discussions on 5G deployment...
Telus says it can manage a Huawei 5G ban after warning of costs, delay
telecom | 02/14/2019 10:58 am EST
The head of Telus Corp. says the company would be able to “adeptly”...
Financial hit of a Huawei 5G ban likely ‘non-material’ to Bell, Telus: Desjardins
telecom | 02/12/2019 4:18 pm EST
If the Canadian government eventually decides to ban Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. from Canada’s 5G networks, the financial consequences suffered by Canada’s big telecom companies would likely be negligible, according to a Desjardins analyst. “While we expect issues with Huawei to remain topical in the coming months, we believe the actual financial impact is likely to be non-material,” Maher Yaghi wrote in a Tuesday note. “Given [Telus’] relationship with Huawei, we see it as...
Maxime Bernier supports Huawei 5G ban ‘as soon as possible’
telecom | 02/06/2019 5:34 pm EST
OTTAWA — Maxime Bernier, the leader of the People's Party of Canada and...
Odds of Huawei ban have increased in recent months: analyst
telecom | 02/05/2019 4:26 pm EST
The likelihood Canada will ban Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. equipment from...
Majority of Canadians for banning Chinese investment in telecom amid Huawei row
telecom | 02/01/2019 3:57 pm EST
A strong majority of Canadians say the country should ban Chinese investment in “sensitive industries” like telecommunications, according to a new poll by the Angus Reid Institute that focuses on...
Devices ‘no less important’ in Huawei debate: computing professor
Media | 02/01/2019 8:08 am EST
OTTAWA — Debate about whether or not to ban Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. from Canada’s future 5G networks has focused largely on backbone infrastructure, but a professor of...
Huawei 5G decision ‘beyond weeks’ away: Goodale
telecom | 01/29/2019 4:04 pm EST
The federal government’s sweeping security review that’s examining whether to ban Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.’s equipment from the country’s next generation telecom networks will take much longer than a matter of weeks before it’s finished...
US files charges against Huawei in two cases
telecom | 01/28/2019 6:49 pm EST
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a highly-anticipated criminal case against Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. Monday, issuing a spate of charges against the company, two affiliates and its chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou,...
Canada investing $40M in Nokia partnership
telecom | 01/25/2019 1:56 pm EST
The federal government will give Nokia Corp. up to $40 million for a number of the company’s projects...
Telecoms look to overcome passive problems at 5G conference
telecom | 01/24/2019 1:34 pm EST
OTTAWA — Conflicting municipal 5G policies. Bureaucratic exhaustion from...
Scott Bradley leaves Huawei
telecom | 01/11/2019 5:04 pm EST
Scott Bradley, vice-president of corporate affairs at Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.’s Canadian division, has left the company.
Bradley had been with Huawei for eight...
Most Canadians would support a Huawei 5G ban: poll
telecom | 01/09/2019 3:03 pm EST
Roughly half of Canadians support banning Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd from Canada’s 5G networks but more than a quarter have yet to make up their minds on the issue, according to a Globe and Mail/Nanos Research poll. Eighteen...
Top telecom and media stories to watch for in 2019
Media | 12/21/2018 5:46 pm EST
As the new year begins, the months ahead promise a new spectrum auction, new CRTC announcements on...
Huawei 5G decision won’t be made based on politics: Trudeau
telecom | 12/19/2018 5:14 pm EST
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government will rely on expert...
Huawei 5G ban likely ‘manageable’ for telecoms: analyst
telecom | 12/14/2018 4:38 pm EST
A ban on technology from Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. in Canada’s...
China protests arrest of Huawei CFO in Canada
telecom | 12/06/2018 1:28 pm EST
The Chinese embassy in Canada is demanding the release of telecom Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.’s chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou (Sabrina Meng), who was arrested in Canada last weekend and faces extradition to the U.S. The embassy issued a statement Wednesday claiming that Canadian authorities “arrested a Chinese citizen not violating any American or Canadian law.” “The Chinese side firmly opposes and strongly protests over such kind of actions which seriously harmed the human rights of the victim,” the statement said, adding it’s responded sternly and is urging Canada...
CSE has worked with nearly all wireless providers on cybersecurity
telecom | 11/02/2018 5:15 pm EDT
The Canadian Security Establishment (CSE) says it has worked with 31 Canadian wireless providers “to help mitigate the risk of cyber espionage and network disruption through the exploitation of...
U.S. senators warn Trudeau against Huawei involvement in 5G
telecom | 10/12/2018 1:02 pm EDT
Members of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee are prodding the Canadian government to block Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd from Canada’s next generation network infrastructure, warning it might...
CSE defends network security as Tories press on Huawei concerns
telecom | 09/20/2018 8:51 pm EDT
OTTAWA -- Officials from Canada’s cyber-spy agency defended the security of Canada’s telecommunications systems and allowing Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd equipment to operate on them, as MPs...
Rogers setting up 5G hub with UBC
Media | 09/20/2018 4:19 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. and the University of British Columbia are joining forces on a multi-million dollar venture to build out a 5G hub on the university’s campus over the next three years. The telecom said in a...
Ottawa conducting security tests on Huawei equipment: report
Media | 09/07/2018 4:04 pm EDT
The federal government has quietly been testing the security of communications equipment used by Chinese-owned telecommunications company Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., The Globe and Mail reported Friday morning. The Communications Security Establishment told the newspaper it has been running tests on the company’s equipment for 3G and 4G/LTE networks under the Security Review Program, which has been in existence since 2013. CSE spokesperson Ryan Foreman told The Wire Report that the testing is done by third party labs which are accredited by the security and intelligence organization....
Bains mum on if telecom concerns led to Aecon takeover denial
telecom | 05/24/2018 5:01 pm EDT
OTTAWA — Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains wouldn’t say Thursday...
Rogers hints at gigabit LTE network availability
telecom | 04/16/2018 5:38 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. estimates its gigabit-speed LTE network will be available later this, or early next, year following 5G demonstrations at the Rogers Centre in Toronto on Monday, according to an email from a company...
Huawei concerns raised in Parliament
Media | 03/21/2018 4:52 pm EDT
The issue of whether a Chinese telecom equipment maker poses a security threat by operating in Canada is...
New promise for fixed wireless, as telecoms incorporate LTE, 5G
telecom | 03/15/2018 2:12 pm EDT
Advances in fixed wireless technology could make it a more viable option...
Citing nat’l security, Trump blocks attempted Qualcomm takeover
telecom | 03/13/2018 4:54 pm EDT
Microchip producer Broadcom Ltd.’s proposed takeover of chipmaker Qualcomm Inc. was blocked Monday via an executive order by United States president Donald Trump. The order referred to...
Bell, Huawei test 5G tech for fixed wireless in rural Ontario
telecom | 02/27/2018 3:50 pm EST
BCE Inc. and Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. have successfully tested fixed wireless technology that uses Huawei's 5G tech in rural parts of Southwestern Ontario, according to a Tuesday press release....
Worldwide smartphone sales dip in Q4: Gartner
telecom | 02/22/2018 2:13 pm EST
Global smartphones saw a year-over-year decline in sales for the first time in the fourth quarter due to...
U.S. IC chiefs issue warning against Huawei, ZTE devices
telecom | 02/16/2018 5:43 pm EST
The United States Senate Intelligence Committee heard from six high-ranking...
Huawei to join CENGN
telecom | 12/01/2017 12:11 pm EST
Kanata-based Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks (CENGN) has announced that Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is the newest member of the research group, according to a release on Friday.
“As we develop connective solutions for automated vehicles, smart cities and other IoT applications, the ability to work with CENGN, Canadian operators and SMEs to address issues of data integrity, the security of IoT devices, and the networks that enable this technology, will be critical," said Steve Lu, the president of...
Telus hits gig speeds in Vancouver small-cell demo
telecom | 11/16/2017 2:18 pm EST
Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. and Telus Corp. said in a press release Thursday they achieved over 1 Gbps...
Bell launches first pilot project on LTE-M network
telecom | 11/10/2017 4:25 pm EST
BCE Inc.’s first pilot project to run on its recently-announced LTE-M network will power the internet...
Huawei to invest $2.5 million in UBC research
telecom | 10/13/2017 2:03 pm EDT
In an announcement on Friday, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. said it is partnering with the University of...
IoT growing in agriculture, despite rural broadband challenges
telecom | 08/24/2017 4:44 pm EDT
Internet of things (IoT) technology is transforming how many Canadian farms...
Telus successfully tests 5G connection
telecom | 06/23/2017 1:58 pm EDT
Telus Corp. and Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. said in a Friday press release they have accomplished a 5G wireless connection using the global 3GPP technology standards platform. The companies said it’s “one of the most advanced connections yet made using technologies that will form the standard for global 5G.” Eros Spadotto, executive vice-president of technology strategy, said in the release that these “advancements will help Telus drive industry partnerships, develop yet-to-be-invented 5G applications and advance the 5G ecosystem.” “The pilot network was set up to...
Huawei invests $2.45M in research at Polytechnique Montréal
Media | 02/10/2017 8:10 pm EST
Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. announced Friday the creation of the NSERC-Huawei Industrial Research Chair in Future Wireless Technologies at Polytechnique Montréal....
Canadians must be swayed first for gov’t to get on board 5G: panel
telecom | 11/30/2016 12:44 am EST
OTTAWA — Canadians need to see the value of, and get behind, 5G technologies before politicians can be persuaded to take action on helping launch the technology on a broad scale, a...
Telus, Huawei closer to 5G with network deployment
telecom | 11/23/2016 7:39 pm EST
Telus Corp. and Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., who have been collaborating to help develop 5G technology, said they have achieved another step toward its deployment. Calling it “one of the key building blocks...
Huawei declined to make Google Pixel: report
telecom | 11/16/2016 9:51 pm EST
Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. refused to make Alphabet Inc.’s new phone because the phone wouldn’t have featured Huawei’s own brand, according to a Monday Forbes report. Colin Giles,...
5G trials reach nearly 30 Gbps: Telus
telecom | 10/04/2016 4:44 pm EDT
New 5G tests by Telus Corp. and Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. revealed that the next generation of wireless technology has hit speeds that are 200 times faster than the current LTE standard. The speed tests,...
Videotron announces testing as 5G gains momentum in Canada
telecom | 09/20/2016 9:46 pm EDT
MONTREAL — Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron said Tuesday it will begin to test 5G technologies as part of a new project, in a move that appears to be part of an increasing push...
Telecoms need to be ‘proactive’ with video development: report
Media | 08/30/2016 4:39 pm EDT
Telecom service providers should look towards improving video quality across their networks if they want to increase customer loyalty, according to a new joint report from Huawei Technologies Co....
Asian makers carry Q2 phone sales: Gartner
telecom | 08/18/2016 4:50 pm EDT
Asian mobile phone manufacturers helped drive global smartphone sales to a 4.3 per cent year-over-year increase in the second quarter of 2016, despite slowing overall sales, according to data released by Gartner...
First Canadian 5G trial wraps up
telecom | 07/29/2016 2:56 pm EDT
BCE Inc. and Nokia Corp. have completed a trial of 5G technology, which they say is the first such initiative in Canada. “Conducted at Bell's Wireless Innovation Centre in Mississauga, the trial leveraged spectrum in the 73 GHz range to achieve sustained data speeds more than [six] times faster than top 4G mobile speeds now available in Canada,” Bell said in a press release Friday. It added that 5G networks will also provide more mobile capacity, including for video and Internet of Things (IoT) applications such as connected cars. "This successful trial of next-generation 5G here in Canada is one example of how our country can become a global centre of innovation by being early adopters of emerging technologies," Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains said in the...
Huawei boosting investment in 5G research
Media | 03/09/2016 8:46 pm EST
Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. announced Tuesday it is increasing the amount it will invest in 5G research. Huawei is planning to invest up to $303 million over the next five years to be put towards 5G-related research...
SaskTel partners with University of Regina to deploy wireless technology
Media | 01/11/2016 2:49 pm EST
Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. announced Monday it has partnered with the University of Regina to deploy new wireless technology manufactured by Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. It said in...
Bell’s claim FTTH investment at risk is ‘fear-mongering’: CNOC
telecom | 01/05/2016 9:48 pm EST
Small Internet service providers (ISPs) are asking the government to reject an appeal, filed by BCE Inc., of a CRTC decision that mandated access by smaller competitors to fibre-to-the-home (FTTH)...
Global smartphone sales up 15.5% in Q3: Gartner
Media | 11/18/2015 3:25 pm EST
Demand for affordable devices helped global sales of smartphones hit 353 million units in the third quarter of 2015, up 15.5 per cent from the same period a year earlier, Gartner Inc. said Wednesday. The research company said in a press release that Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. “refreshed its flagship devices,” in order to address...
NHL’s Senators partner with Huawei
Media | 11/17/2015 5:08 pm EST
The National Hockey League's Ottawa Senators announced Tuesday it has partnered with Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., making the Chinese equipment maker the club's "official smartphone supplier." Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson, who was visiting Huawei's research-and-development facilities on Tuesday, said in a news release issued by the Senators: “Since opening an office in [the Ottawa suburb of] Kanata in 2009, the Huawei Canada Research Centre, based in Kanata, has grown to over 250 researchers and engineers. More importantly, it has become one of Huawei’s global hubs for the research and development of ground-breaking 5G technology.” The Senators said the sponsorship portion of the agreement will give Huawei a display on the rink boards of the...
Huawei, Telus to create 5G lab in Vancouver
Media | 11/06/2015 2:42 pm EST
Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. said Friday that it has partnered with Telus Corp. to create a lab to help develop 5G technology. It said in a press release that the project, called the 5G Living Lab, will design, test and deploy...
SaskTel expands wireless service in northern Saskatchewan
telecom | 09/24/2015 7:17 pm EDT
Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. announced Thursday two new cell towers serving the communities of Wollaston Lake and Fond-du-Lac First Nation, both located in northern Saskatchewan, are...
Verizon plans to test 5G next year
Media | 09/08/2015 2:27 pm EDT
Verizon Communications Inc. announced Tuesday it has created a roadmap to begin field trials for 5G wireless technology as early as 2016. The company said in a press release it is partnering with Alcatel-Lucent, Ericson AB,...
5G revenue predicted to surge between 2020 and 2025
Media | 08/05/2015 4:05 pm EDT
Global service revenue from 5G wireless connections will skyrocket from $100 million US in 2020 to $65 billion US in 2025, Juniper Research Ltd. said Wednesday. The British research company said in a press release that 2020 is...
ITU defines roadmap to 5G
telecom | 06/22/2015 3:37 pm EDT
The United Nations’ International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the intergovernmental body that is responsible for establishing worldwide standards of communication systems, announced Friday it has defined a roadmap for 5G mobile network development. It said in a press release that it has...
Prepare for 5G, says Huawei Canada boss
Media | 05/28/2015 10:45 am EDT
The president of Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.'s Canadian unit is calling for policy-makers, businesses and academics in Canada to come together and help prepare the country for the coming of 5G networking technology. At a...
Chinese smartphone market shrank: IDC
telecom | 05/11/2015 6:10 pm EDT
The Chinese smartphone market shrank in this year's first quarter, technology research company International Data Corp. said Monday. IDC said in a press release that smartphone shipments in China were down four per cent from...
Global smartphones sales exceeded one billion in 2014: Gartner
telecom | 03/03/2015 3:41 pm EST
Technology research company Gartner Inc. said Tuesday that annual smartphone sales surpassed one billion for the first time in 2014. The company said in a press release that mobile-phone...
Telecoms said intercept capabilities would be standard: Geist
telecom | 12/12/2014 8:23 pm EST
Canadian telecom service providers told the government that surveillance capabilities would soon become a normal feature of their networks, according to an Ottawa academic. Quoting documents obtained through an access-to-information request, University of Ottawa law professor Michael Geist wrote in a Toronto Star column Friday that telecoms told the government that equipment manufacturers offered products with intercept capabilities. He said the documents indicated Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Juniper Networks Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. are among those that offer such capabilities for...