5G key to future wireless profitability, Ericsson’s CTO says

telecom | 06/06/2016 6:03 pm EDT

TORONTO — With customers’ usage of data increasing exponentially, and carriers limited in how much they can charge for that data, telecoms will have to turn to 5G networks, Ericsson Canada’s Dragan Nerandzic said at the Canadian Telecom Summit Monday. “We believe our industry is at an inflection point. The reason why … is that revenue in the industry globally is not growing on an exponential curve, as the data consumption is. And of course, industry wants to stay profitable,” Nerandzic, the chief technology officer at Ericsson...

Rogers, Bell start supporting WiFi calling

telecom | 09/29/2015 8:43 pm EDT

BCE Inc. and Roger Communications Inc. have begun supporting calls and texts over WiFi networks with the latest iPhone. "You can call and text wherever you have a Wi-Fi connection in places like basements, condos and tall buildings — places where you may have had trouble getting reception before," Rogers says on its website. Bell says on its website: "Wi-Fi Calling lets you expand your mobile coverage in locations across Canada where you may not have cell reception." WiFi calling is available for Bell mobile customers with plans that include unlimited in-Canada...