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Cogeco won’t be among bidders for 600 MHz spectrum
telecom | 12/06/2018 6:29 pm EST
Cogeco Inc. isn’t among the list of participants in the 600 MHz auction, released by Innovation Canada Thursday.
Companies that will be bidding in what is the last significant chance to snap up valuable low-band spectrum in the foreseeable future include the big three...
Videotron-Freedom spectrum sale complete
telecom | 07/24/2017 4:24 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron has closed its spectrum sale to Shaw Communications Inc.’s Freedom Mobile, the company announced Monday. The $430-million transaction of seven 2500MHz and 700MHz licences in southern Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia was first announced in June and received regulatory approval earlier this month. “The asset sale will enable Videotron to continue investing in the development of its network in Québec and Eastern Ontario,” the company said in a press release....
ISED approves Videotron spectrum transfer to Freedom
telecom | 07/11/2017 11:30 am EDT
Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) has approved the transfer of spectrum licences from Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron to Shaw Communications Inc.’s Freedom Mobile. ISED said in a Monday release that the...
Xplornet CEO calls for 100% Internet penetration by 2020
telecom | 06/03/2015 5:24 pm EDT
TORONTO — Different government branches have their own goals for how many Canadians should have certain Internet speeds by certain dates; Xplornet Communications Inc. CEO Allison Lenehan raised...
Quebecor adds spectrum, still non-committal on national expansion
telecom | 05/12/2015 2:43 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc. is still publicly sitting on the fence when it comes to expanding its wireless service throughout Canada despite bidding $187 million on 2500 MHz spectrum, including for licences outside...
Next spectrum auction seen as less substantial than previous sales
telecom | 04/13/2015 5:03 pm EDT
Canada's third wireless spectrum auction in a little more than a year is set to start Tuesday, and it is generally predicted to bring in far less money than the other two, though at least one...
Cordova was never meant to be permanent Wind CEO: source
telecom | 03/23/2015 8:06 pm EDT
When Pietro Cordova was introduced as Wind Mobile's new chief executive officer in October, it was not presented as an interim role, yet that was always the plan, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. On Monday, Wind announced that Alek Krstajic, the former CEO of Public Mobile, was taking over the CEO position from Cordova. It also said Anthony Lacavera would become honorary chairman, with Rob MacLellan taking over the official chairmanship. Cordova's appointment as CEO came in the wake of an agreement that saw Wind bought out from majority owner, Dutch-based VimpelCom...
Mobilicity hoping for post-auction sale approval: report
telecom | 02/12/2015 9:11 pm EST
Mobilicity is hoping that spectrum ownership in Canada after two upcoming auctions becomes diluted enough that the government changes course on its previous refusal to allow the sale of the company...
Spectrum auction applicants list holds few surprises
telecom | 02/05/2015 8:34 pm EST
The list of aspiring bidders in the upcoming AWS-3 and 2500 MHz spectrum auctions released by Industry Canada on Thursday includes the dominant players in Canada’s wireless sector as well as the remaining new entrants from...
Wind confirms participation in spectrum auctions
telecom | 01/29/2015 4:22 pm EST
Wind Mobile on Thursday confirmed its participation in the upcoming AWS-3 and 2500 MHz spectrum auctions. The registration deadline for both is Friday. The AWS-3 auction is set to begin on March 3 and the 2500 MHz auction will...
Mobilicity, Wind in stare-down as AWS-3 deadline looms
telecom | 01/27/2015 3:39 pm EST
Mobilicity's intent to access up to $65 million in debt to participate in the upcoming AWS-3 auction has important implications for Wind Mobile, which would otherwise face no competition for the...
Mobilicity will not participate in 2500 MHz auction
telecom | 01/26/2015 4:37 pm EST
The latest report from the monitor appointed to oversee Mobilicity’s bankruptcy protection says the carrier will not participate in the upcoming 2500 MHz auction, although it is trying to raise funding to participate in the...
Unlicensed spectrum eyed for easing wireless capacity crunch
telecom | 01/09/2015 7:06 pm EST
As data consumption by smartphone users increases exponentially every year, wireless technology companies are looking to harness the unlicensed spectrum normally used for WiFi connections to improve...
CRTC, spectrum auctions among major wireless issues for 2015: analysts
telecom | 12/18/2014 6:01 pm EST
As the new year approaches, Canadian wireless carriers of all sizes await a CRTC decision on domestic roaming that could, in the words of one analyst, “disrupt” the industry with...
Mobilicity less attractive than Wind for Quebecor: analyst
telecom | 06/25/2014 7:07 pm EDT
New-entrant wireless carrier Mobilicity is in a holding pattern after the collapse of a buyout deal with Telus Corp. that could harm its chances of being rescued from bankruptcy protection,...
Wind seeks LTE spectrum from Shaw, Quebecor
telecom | 06/17/2014 8:27 pm EDT
TORONTO — Wind Mobile CEO Anthony Lacavera said Tuesday that his company needs access to LTE spectrum, perhaps from unused space held by Quebecor Inc. or Shaw Communications Inc., if his company is to continue to be a viable alternative to the incumbent wireless carriers. Lacavera said in an interview from the sidelines of the Canadian Telecom Summit in Toronto that LTE would cut network costs for Wind and offer its customers faster data services. He said the rollout of LTE across the world over the next few years means his company has little choice but to adopt and invest in the...
Government wireless policy blasted at telecom conference
telecom | 05/01/2014 11:57 pm EDT
OTTAWA — Participants at a conference discussion about the wireless industry on Thursday blasted the federal government for its approach in trying to bring more competition to the sector, and a...