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Ericsson forecasts faster 5G rollout in updated report
telecom | 06/11/2019 5:20 pm EDT
A new report by Ericsson AB suggests an accelerated timeline for the roll-out of 5G, as it now expects the next generation network to reach 1.9 billion consumers in 2024, a 27 per cent increase on its November forecast.
Released on Tuesday, the June 2019 report also now...
3.5 GHz auction will mean a level playing field for 5G: ISED
Media | 06/05/2019 7:56 pm EDT
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Innovation Canada will give existing holders of 3.5 GHz spectrum an opportunity to apply for flexible use of the spectrum based on their proportional holdings of the frequencies, it said in a new document outlining how the band, said to be crucial for...
Freedom open to network-sharing with Rogers, president says
telecom | 05/24/2019 6:09 pm EDT
As Shaw Communications Inc. continues to expand its Freedom Mobile brand, a...
Scheer promises Huawei 5G ban, but no info on what that means
telecom | 05/21/2019 5:17 pm EDT
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer said last week he was in favour of a ban...
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...
Spectrum licence fees are too high already: big telecoms
telecom | 04/30/2019 3:38 pm EDT
An Innovation Canada consultation asking for comment about whether it should begin adjusting spectrum licence fees to keep up with the consumer price index has drawn opposition from BCE Inc., Rogers...
5G a race between countries, not carriers: Rogers’ Natale
Media | 04/18/2019 6:16 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. CEO Joe Natale emphasized the $1.7 billion the company recently spent on 600 MHz spectrum in a speech to shareholders that effectively doubled as an anti-MVNO message to government on Thursday.
“The race to 5G is not with other carriers,”...
Calgary recommends national digital strategy addressing 5G deployment
telecom | 04/15/2019 5:06 pm EDT
The City of Calgary says the government should develop a “modernized” national digital strategy that addresses open access infrastructure policies, municipal rights-of-way, smart city urban design...
Include ‘investment’ in new policy direction: big telecoms
telecom | 04/15/2019 1:20 pm EDT
Canada’s four largest wireless providers are asking the government to...
Analysts surprised by Bell’s lack of 600 MHz, incumbent spend
telecom | 04/11/2019 5:57 pm EDT
BCE Inc. walking away from the 600 MHz spectrum auction with no licences,...
Bell opts out of 600 MHz, Rogers nabs 52 licenses for $1.7B
telecom | 04/10/2019 5:30 pm EDT
BCE Inc. was among three prospective applicants who didn’t grab licenses for the coveted 600 MHz spectrum, widely considered to be the last chance to get valuable low-band frequencies. The...
Freedom says ads intended to ‘stir the market,’ induce churn
telecom | 04/09/2019 6:51 pm EDT
An ad launched over the weekend depicting a fictitious version of the big...
BTLR commissioned research on passive infrastructure, video games
Media | 04/05/2019 2:06 pm EDT
The panel in charge of reviewing Canada’s communications laws has hired...
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...
Expect industry pushback on new CRTC directive, MVNOs: experts
telecom | 03/26/2019 1:27 pm EDT
The Liberal government should expect some amount of industry opposition...
‘Real’ 5G coming in 2020: Telus CFO
telecom | 03/20/2019 6:17 pm EDT
Parts of Canada will see “real 5G,” as opposed to just trials, by late 2020, Telus Corp.’s chief financial officer Doug French told an investors’ conference Wednesday. That will only be possible after the conclusion of the 3.5 GHz spectrum auction, slated for 2020, he said. “You can do some pilots in certain areas with the current spectrum you have, but it's not going to be broadly spread,’ French said at the conference, hosted by Desjardins. French noted, according to a transcript, that the exact timing and rules for that auction have yet to be announced. Telus has...
All Canadian households will have 50/10 speeds by 2030: Morneau
Media | 03/19/2019 4:03 pm EDT
OTTAWA — The Liberal government is announcing $1.7 billion in new rural...
Rural broadband, new tax rules among industry pre-budget asks
Media | 03/15/2019 5:55 pm EDT
As the Liberal government unveils its last budget before the upcoming...
ENCQOR posts 5G project call for 5 GHz whitespace tech
telecom | 03/14/2019 1:59 pm EDT
A public-private partnership has posted a call for project proposals to develop equipment that can make use of an inactive 5 GHz band for 5G technology. The notice for a whitespace project was...
Goodale hasn’t heard talk about telco compensation in event of Huawei ban
telecom | 02/25/2019 5:24 pm EST
OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says compensation to...
Samsung readying 5G PR blitz in Canada: internal comms
telecom | 02/21/2019 5:23 pm EST
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is embarking this year on a massive information and marketing campaign to promote its leadership on, and rollout of, 5G in Canada, according to a high level presentation seen by The Wire Report on Wednesday.
A powerpoint slide with a stated...
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...
Huawei ban wouldn’t delay BCE’s 5G rollout: Cope
telecom | 02/07/2019 10:19 am EST
The head of BCE Inc. says he doesn’t expect that a ban on Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.’s equipment...
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...
House of Commons could face Huawei debate next week
telecom | 01/25/2019 2:26 pm EST
The Official Opposition may be gearing up to force a debate and vote in the House of Commons on a motion...
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...
Utilities, cities clash with telecoms over infrastructure jurisdiction
telecom | 01/15/2019 7:35 pm EST
Electrical utilities and municipalities have arched their backs over...
CRTC asks Ottawa for single regulator on passive infrastructure
Media | 01/10/2019 6:28 pm EST
The CRTC is formally asking the federal government to make one regulatory body the ultimate decider on disputes over access to infrastructure like utility poles and water towers, expressing worries that overlapping jurisdictions and a “growing resistance” from...
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...
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...
Huawei CFO’s arrest renews political criticisms about 5G access
telecom | 12/06/2018 6:51 pm EST
The Opposition Conservatives are re-upping calls for a ban on Huawei...
Verizon to offer Samsung 5G phones in U.S. next year
telecom | 12/03/2018 1:18 pm EST
U.S. telecom Verizon Communications Inc. plans to have device manufacturer Samsung Electronics Co.’s 5G-compatible smartphones in the U.S. market within the first half of next year, the two companies announced Monday. That...
By 2024, 1.5 billion people worldwide will have 5G subscriptions: Ericsson
telecom | 11/27/2018 7:47 pm EST
A new report by Ericsson AB projects that by the end of 2024, some 1.5 billion people worldwide will have 5G wireless internet subscriptions and about 40 per cent of the world’s population could...
ISED announces signing of first supercluster funding agreement
telecom | 11/13/2018 12:28 pm EST
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains announced the federal government has signed a funding agreement with the group constituting its “advanced manufacturing” supercluster Tuesday, showing that Ottawa...
Rural 5G coverage could hamper impact of connected vehicles: Juniper
telecom | 11/12/2018 4:20 pm EST
If 5G is to disrupt the automotive industry with its ability to connect to infrastructure, the rollout of the next generation of networks will need to reach rural areas, according to a study by...
5G still in ‘hype cycle,’ WiFi to drive home connectivity for a while: Intel
telecom | 11/07/2018 1:35 pm EST
TORONTO — It will be a long time before the home network is replaced by...
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 supply chain vulnerabilities in the current 3G/4G/LTE environment.” It said in a new fact sheet posted to its website that those 31 telecoms represent “over 99% of the Canadian mobile market.” “Annual evaluations of [telecom providers’] architectures have shown year-over-year...
Rogers’ network ‘our contribution’ to content ecosystem: VP
Media | 10/31/2018 7:24 pm EDT
OTTAWA — The billions of dollars Rogers Communications Inc. says it’s...
CRTC needs clarity over who can resolve 5G rollout disputes: Scott
Media | 10/30/2018 4:34 pm EDT
OTTAWA — The head of Canada’s telecom regulator says clarity on where...
ISED seeks mmWave testing after report questions spectrum readiness
telecom | 10/23/2018 10:39 am EDT
Just over a year after a critical internal report raised questions about the technological readiness of millimetre wave frequencies in the wake of a government consultation on using the spectrum for...
CRTC should have oversight over utility poles: telecoms
telecom | 10/03/2018 5:35 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. are both asking the...
‘Narrow window’ to make new comms laws with USMCA: Nordicity
Media | 10/02/2018 3:28 pm EDT
OTTAWA -- There is an “urgent need” for Canadian lawmakers to set out a new communications framework now that Canada has hammered out a new trilateral agreement on trade to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) so that Canadian industry isn’t put at a disadvantage, according to a Canadian telecom consultant. Nordicity’s Stuart Jack told a Senate committee reviewing Canada’s communications industry laws that Canada is three decades “out of date” with other OECD countries in adopting a “unified” communications act. He said there’s a “narrow window”...
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...
Bell standing by Huawei amidst security concerns
telecom | 09/12/2018 5:07 pm EDT
BCE Inc. head George Cope said Wednesday that his company is aware of concerns involving Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., though he didn’t indicate Bell has any plans to alter its use of technology from the Chinese telecom...
Bell targeting more rural markets with fixed wireless expansion
telecom | 08/02/2018 4:58 pm EDT
BCE Inc. will grow its presence in the fixed wireless space to 30...
LEO projects promise rural, remote broadband in just a few years
telecom | 07/27/2018 3:16 pm EDT
Three years after a number of big companies first announced they would...
Xplornet lobby blitz fights 3.5 GHz clawback proposal
telecom | 07/23/2018 10:16 am EDT
Xplornet Communications Inc. will not be able to service thousands of its rural customers with...
26 GHz band critical for early 5G adoption, telecoms say
telecom | 07/10/2018 5:30 pm EDT
The 26 GHz band will be one of the most critical and earliest-adopted bands for 5G services, telecoms said in reply to an Innovation Canada consultation on millimetre (mmWave) wave spectrum, but...
ENCQOR 5G project announces centres in Montreal, Quebec City
telecom | 06/22/2018 3:33 pm EDT
A public-private partnership on 5G technology research offered more details Friday about where its “innovation hubs,” or research centres, will be located, outlining locations at Montreal’s...
5G to make up nearly 50% of Canadian mobile connects by 2026: Accenture
telecom | 06/20/2018 3:46 pm EDT
Nearly half of the Canadian mobile connections by 2026 will be on a 5G connection, according to new research commissioned by the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications...
Bains says spectrum auction dates to give industry predictability
telecom | 06/06/2018 6:51 pm EDT
TORONTO — Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains announced Wednesday the...
CENGN announces new CEO
telecom | 06/05/2018 7:22 pm EDT
The Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks (CENGN) will have a new CEO as Jean-Charles Fahmy takes over the role, according to a release on Tuesday.
Fahmy is...
Shaw touts 5G trial success
telecom | 05/22/2018 4:21 pm EDT
Shaw Communications Inc. said in a press release Tuesday that it has successfully completed its first 5G trial.
The company said the tests, conducted with partners...
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...
No slow-down for increases in data usage: telecoms
telecom | 03/23/2018 5:18 pm EDT
Executives from Rogers Communications Inc. and Telus Corp. don’t see demand for wireless data slowing down, they told an investors conference earlier this week. “We’re still seeing significant data growth in the wireless space as customers continue to use more and more data. The drive to LTE-advanced and faster and faster phones drives more data as well,” Telus’ president of consumer and small business solutions, David Fuller, said Thursday at the Desjardins Industrial, Telecom and Consumer Products Conference in Montreal. Rogers’ chief financial officer Tony Staffieri told...
5G project gets $400M for grants, infrastructure and research centres
telecom | 03/20/2018 4:46 pm EDT
OTTAWA — A public-private partnership to foster 5G technology research in...
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...
4G will continue to dominate global connects in 2025: GSMA
telecom | 02/28/2018 3:18 pm EST
Despite indications deployment of 5G is being accelerated, a report from GSMA says 4G connections will still dwarf those of 5G into 2025. The Mobile Economy 2018 report, released Tuesday, noted...
Telecoms point to growing WiFi, IoT spectrum demand in ISED consultation
telecom | 02/26/2018 7:46 pm EST
Canada’s telecoms are taking sides on how Innovation Canada should approach the release of more licence-exempt spectrum, including whether more should be allocated for WiFi use, as it prepares for...
FCC’s Pai slams U.S. nationalized 5G proposal
telecom | 01/29/2018 3:34 pm EST
Following reports that the United States government was considering building its own 5G network, Ajit...
5G specifications approved by 3GPP
telecom | 12/21/2017 11:39 am EST
In a statement on Twitter on Wednesday, the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) announced the...
Prioritize 3.5 GHz band for 5G: Telus
telecom | 12/15/2017 2:30 pm EST
Telus Corp. said in a press release Friday its ongoing 5G tests have now hit 2 Gbps speeds, using 3.5 GHz spectrum. The Vancouver-based company said in the release the tests, which took place in Edmonton, “help to...
Canadian ‘tale of two internets,’ as 25% get online wirelessly: Deloitte
Media | 12/12/2017 6:39 pm EST
The number of Canadians who get their internet access wirelessly — either...
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...
New wireless-extending tech a ‘paradigm shift’ for 5G: federal researchers
telecom | 11/30/2017 9:04 am EST
OTTAWA — A federal research lab on the outskirts of Canada’s capital...
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...
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...
Regulatory rejigs, cultural changes in store as Parliament resumes
Media | 09/18/2017 1:56 pm EDT
Everything old is new again when it comes to telecom and media issues...
N. America to be fast 5G adopter: GSMA
telecom | 09/14/2017 3:48 pm EDT
North American adoption of 5G will be as swift as 4G adoption, with about 100 million 5G connections predicted on the continent by 2023, four years after it launches, according to a recent GSMA report.
In its 2017 report on North America’s mobile economy,...
Recent LTE advances could affect demand for 5G: experts
telecom | 09/08/2017 5:16 pm EDT
Even with an accelerated arrival date for the next generation of wireless...
mmWave ‘new frontier’ as 5G arrives: report
telecom | 08/18/2017 4:39 pm EDT
Networks operating on 5G will require much more spectrum than current 4G wireless technology, and part of...
Non-profit gives tech leg up to telecoms, smaller businesses
telecom | 07/28/2017 4:09 pm EDT
Canada’s big three wireless providers are now cooperating on a...
CWTA starting 5G group
telecom | 07/26/2017 5:19 pm EDT
A new group focusing on 5G technology in Canada held its first meeting Wednesday.
The objective of the 5G Canada Council is to “promote a vibrant 5G ecosystem in...
5G consultation extended
telecom | 07/14/2017 3:15 pm EDT
Those interested in providing feedback to Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) Canada’s consultation on releasing spectrum to support 5G wireless networks will have more time to do so. In a notice published in this week’s Canada Gazette, the department said the submission and...
LTE still has ‘untapped potential’: Desjardins
telecom | 06/26/2017 2:08 pm EDT
While 5G is expected to arrive in a couple of years, the LTE standard still has some room for growth, according to Desjardins Capital Markets analyst Maher Yaghi. Sprint Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. announced in a...
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...
New IoT network launched in Quebec
telecom | 06/22/2017 1:00 pm EDT
Quebec-based X-Telia has deployed a network dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT) in Montreal, the company said in a press release Thursday. It said in the French-language release that it’s the first IoT-dedicated...
Videotron to open up 5G trial project to proposals
telecom | 06/21/2017 3:48 pm EDT
MONTREAL — Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron gave an update on the progress of a partnership focused on testing 5G-related technology Wednesday, and announced the project will start accepting submissions from businesses, researchers and the public in the fall.
“There are...
Spectrum buy to improve Shaw network, but benefits will take time: analysts
telecom | 06/13/2017 5:40 pm EDT
Shaw Communications Inc. announced Tuesday that it has purchased 700MHz and 2500MHz spectrum from Quebecor Inc. for $430 million, in what Shaw described as “a significant milestone towards...
Telus injecting $8.9B in B.C., Alta. through 2020
telecom | 06/09/2017 4:47 pm EDT
Telus Corp. is building new fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) infrastructure across British Columbia and Alberta through 2020. The company announced in a press release Monday that Alberta will receive a capital injection of $4.2...
ISED lays out 5G consultation paper
telecom | 06/06/2017 12:53 pm EDT
Innovation Canada has opened its consultation on releasing spectrum to support 5G wireless networks, Minister Navdeep Bains announced in Toronto on Monday. In a consultation paper posted on the department’s website, ISED...
ISED to consult on 5G, 600 MHz process to launch in ‘weeks’
telecom | 06/05/2017 4:42 pm EDT
TORONTO — Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains said Monday the government would launch a public consultation on “releasing spectrum to support the development and deployment of 5G mobile...
Regulations could help IoT device security, privacy: experts
telecom | 06/01/2017 6:15 pm EDT
GATINEAU, Que. — The advent of 5G networks and the accompanying rise in Internet of Things (IoT) devices will bring different and heightened security and privacy risks, experts told a conference focusing on the next generation of wireless networks.
“I’m really...
5G to be ‘crowded playground,’ conference hears
telecom | 05/31/2017 5:35 pm EDT
GATINEAU, Que. — New entrants and existing service providers that...
Partial sale would bring benefits to SaskTel: Desjardins
telecom | 05/08/2017 6:53 pm EDT
The sale of a stake in Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. would help the crown corporation when it comes to adopting new technologies, according to Desjardins Capital Markets...
Use of AI will bring benefits to telecoms, but also risks
Media | 05/01/2017 5:22 pm EDT
Artificial intelligence is a tool telecoms will increasingly use to manage networks and enhance various products, but its susceptibility to hacking will also pose big security-related concerns,...
AI, 5G, rural broadband funding in Ont., N.S. budgets
Media | 04/27/2017 9:27 pm EDT
The Ontario government said it will support the latest technologies in the coming years, with funding for artificial intelligence and 5G networks included in its 2017 budget. Finance Minister Charles Sousa tabled Ontario’s...
CCSA leads March lobbying pack
Media | 04/21/2017 8:39 pm EDT
The Canadian Cable Systems Alliance (CCSA) led the telecom field for lobbying the federal government in March, logging 15 communication reports for the month, according to the federal lobbyists’ registry. Those...
5G wireless substitution ‘not in the cards,’ says Cogeco’s Audet
Media | 04/07/2017 8:14 pm EDT
Cogeco Inc. CEO Louis Audet said Friday that he’s not concerned about customers substituting wireline Internet service with wireless with the advent of 5G, and that the company...
Open 5GHz to HPODs before 2019: telecoms
Media | 04/04/2017 9:03 pm EDT
Canada should allow high-power and outdoor devices (HPODs) in the 5GHz band before the World Radiocommunications Conference in 2019 (WRC-19), Canada's major telecom companies said in comments to the Ministry of Innovation,...
‘Sense of urgency’ for plan supporting 5G: Innovation Canada
telecom | 03/31/2017 8:48 pm EDT
Targeted funding, flexible spectrum regulations and national testing infrastructure are key elements to an effective rollout of 5G in Canada, Innovation Canada heard from stakeholders last fall....
Bell’s scale advantage widening after MTS deal: Barclays
Media | 03/21/2017 4:18 pm EDT
The acquisition of Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. expands the scale at which BCE Inc. operates, which is “becoming one of its most important competitive advantages,” according to Barclays Capital. “We believe consensus has overlooked BCE’s unique position in Canada and the scale advantage management has quietly established over the years,” analyst Phillip Huang said in a Tuesday research note, which follows the company’s acquisition of MTS. He added that Bell now owns a fixed line network covering 73 per cent of Canada’s households...