Cogeco launches 4K PVR

Media | 03/21/2017 5:06 pm EDT

Cogeco Inc. has launched a new 4K personal video recorder (PVR) to allow its subscribers to record and watch content at four times the resolution of high-definition TV. “This evolution in our offering is consistent with our ongoing commitment to better meet the changing needs of our customers, who are adopting 4K technology in ever greater numbers,” Daniel Boisvert, vice-president of marketing and innovation at Cogeco Connexion, said in the release. The TiVo 4K PVR will be available to customers in Quebec and Ontario. The PVR launch follows similar offerings from companies like BCE Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc. The service allows users to record up to six programs simultaneously, watch content from Netflix Inc.’s over-the-top (OTT) service, and access the content on their...

Cogeco launches gigabit service in Ontario markets

telecom | 11/23/2016 9:27 pm EST

Cogeco Inc. is now offering gigabit Internet, starting with Oakville and Burlington, Ont., with the launch of its UltraFibre 1Gig service, it announced in a Wednesday press release. It is the company’s first venture into residential gigabit service, a Cogeco spokeperson said in an email.  The company said that it has made infrastructure upgrades over the past months and it will “continue expanding its ultra-high speed offering in successive phases in the Ontario and Quebec markets where it provides services,” with Quebec slated for next spring.  In...