List of All Telecom News
| O2 to Launch Palm Pre in Europe By Christmas
07/07/2009
Telus Mobility is preparing to launch three new smartphones later this month, according to recent reports on Mobile Syrup and BoyGeniusReport.The much-anticipated BlackBerry Tour will apparently join Telus Mobility’s lineup on July 15, just three days after the device’s U.S. launch. It is expected to cost $249.99 on a three-year contract.Telus also plans to launch two new HTC... |
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| Telus Expected to Launch BlackBerry Tour, HTC Snap, and HTC Touch Pro 2
06/07/2009
Canada’s telecom regulator, the CRTC, will hold public hearings this week into the traffic management practices of major internet service providers.The Canadian Association of Internet Providers, which represents independent ISPs, alleged last year that the country’s leading DSL provider, Bell Canada, was discriminating against the customers of smaller rivals by slowing down certain... |
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| CRTC to Begin Public Hearings on Net Neutrality
03/07/2009
Bell Canada Enterprises Inc. (BCE) has completed a $142-million acquisition of the half of Virgin Mobile Canada that it did not already own, giving the telecom giant a new advantage in the Canadian wireless market.“The Virgin Mobile Canada team has built a unique wireless brand with special appeal to young Canadians and a reputation for outstanding service right across the country,”... |
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| Bell Canada Acquires Virgin Mobile and The Source
01/07/2009
Vancouver-based telecom operator, Telus Corp., has made good on a promise to offer satellite television service in Alberta and British Columbia, so as to complement its growing IPTV network.Telus satellite TV, which is offered through a deal with Bell Canada, offers more than 500 digital television channels, about 80 of which are high-definition. It is now available to over 90% of households in... |
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| Telus Extends Satellite TV Service to 90% of BC/Alberta Households
29/06/2009
American cable giant, Comcast, has announced plans to offer a 4G mobile broadband service, challenging established cell phone carriers like AT&T and Verizon Wireless.The Comcast-branded service will use Clearwire Corp.’s WiMAX network, which allows laptop users to access the internet wirelessly when no Wi-Fi hotspot is available. It will offer download speeds of up to 4-Megabits per... |
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| Comcast Introduces WiMAX Mobile Broadband Service
28/06/2009
Canada’s leading telecom carriers, Bell and Telus, may begin offering Apple’s popular iPhone 3GS device later this year, according to a recent Toronto Star article, citing anonymous sources.Telus and Bell are currently working on a C$1 billion joint upgrade of their wireless networks, which will allow them to begin supporting a range of GSM-based handsets, including the iPhone.... |
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| Rogers Wireless Launches First Sony Ericsson Smartphone
22/06/2009
America’s fourth-largest wireless carrier, T-Mobile, is preparing for an onslaught of competition in the Android smartphone market, announcing its second product based on the budding Google operating system.Unlike T-Mobile’s first Android device, the forthcoming ‘myTouch 3G’ won’t have a built-in QWERTY keyboard. Instead, it will feature a large touch-sensitive... |
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| T-Mobile Announces Second Android Smartphone: the ‘myTouch 3G’
17/06/2009
The provincial government of Quebec has tabled new legislation to regulate mobile phone contracts, in response to a high number of consumer complaints.Bill 60, which was introduced on Tuesday by Justice Minister Kathleen Weil, will prohibit carriers from automatically renewing wireless contracts and force merchants to disclose the total cost of the services being offered.“Consumers often... |
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| Quebec Government Proposes Regulation of Cell Phone Contracts
15/06/2009
American cell phone giant, Verizon Wireless, expects to begin offering a number of new smartphones, including touchscreen BlackBerry devices, in the coming months, according to a recent statement by Verizon CEO, Lowell McAdam.“Over the next six months or so, you will see devices like the Palm Pre and the Cousin on our network from Palm. You will see a second-generation [BlackBerry] Storm.... |
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| New BlackBerry and Android Smartphones Coming to Verizon Wireless
14/06/2009
Canada’s three leading wireless carriers are making good on a three-year-old promise to launch a universal mobile payment service, allowing customers to send, request, and receive money using their mobile phones.The new service, known as Zoompass, will be available starting tomorrow on Rogers, Fido, Bell, Solo, Telus, and PC Mobile networks.Those who install the Zoompass software will be... |
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