| Wind Preparing to Launch BlackBerry Pearl & Motorola Milestone
24/08/2010
Canada’s leading cell phone carrier, Rogers Wireless, has launched a budget-priced Android-based smartphone for just $29.99 on a three-year contract.The LG Loop GT540 device features a sizable 3-inch touchscreen display and weighs just 115 grams. It comes equipped with built-in Wi-Fi and GPS, a 3.0-megapixel digital camera and video recorder, and a 32GB microSD card slot.The LG Loop comes... |
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| Wireless Carriers Struggle to Keep Up with Inauguration Day Call Volume
20/01/2009
As Kevin Martin finishes his term as FCC Chairman, questions are being raised about the future of an ambitious proposal to cover most of America’s population with free wireless broadband service within a few years.Will incoming FCC chairman, Julius Genachowski, have the same enthusiasm for nationwide broadband? And if so will he pursue Martin’s proposal as it stands, or go back to the... |
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| Wireless Carriers to Harness Solar Energy in Mobile Network Expansion
15/11/2008
The Canadian province of Prince Edward Island has announced plans to extend high-speed internet access to each and every one of its communities, through an $8.2 million deal with local telephone carrier, Aliant.The plan, which allows for renewal of the government’s contract with Aliant, was outlined this week by PEI’s Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Rural Development Minister, Allan... |
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| Wireless Expected to Drive Telus Profits Higher Next Year
15/12/2008
British cable giant, Virgin Media, is planning to launch the country’s fastest broadband internet offering. At an impressive 50-Megabytes per second (Mbps), the service will be more than twice as speedy as its nearest competitor and nine times faster than the average UK broadband connection.Once Virgin’s new package is launched, its highest-tier customers will be able to download an... |
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| Wireless Giants to Establish Cross-Platform App Store
15/02/2010
Vancouver-based telecommunications operator, Telus, has confirmed rumours that it will begin selling the much-anticipated Motorola Milestone device this week, although it has still not divulged a specific date.The Google Android-based smartphone, which is almost identical to the Motorola Droid currently being sold in the U.S., will most likely become available on February 18, according to... |
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| Wireless Number Portability Comes into Effect
15/03/2007
A major frustration for Canadian cell phone subscribers disappeared once and for all yesterday, as a regulatory decision came into effect allowing customers to keep the same phone number when switching service providers.This will allow mobile phone users to hop from one carrier to another, taking advantage of the best deals on the market, without the fear of missed calls or the hassle of... |
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| Wiretapping Program Declared Illegal by U.S. District Judge
18/08/2006
A U.S. district judge in Detroit, Michigan, has delivered a major blow to the Bush administration, by ruling that the secret wiretapping program carried out behind the backs of American citizens is, in fact, illegal.It was never the intent of the framers (of the constitution) to give the president such unfettered control, particularly where his actions blatantly disregard the parameters clearly... |
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| Worldwide Phone Lines Quadruple to 4-Billion in Ten Years
07/09/2007
The global number of telephone lines has quadrupled to almost 4 billion in the past decade, largely driven by the ongoing mobile phone boom in developing countries, according to a recent United Nations report.There were fewer than 1 billion fixed and mobile phone lines at the end of 1996, according to the UN’s International Telecommunications Union (ITU). Since then, landlines have show... |
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| Young Adults Increasingly Contact Parents via Text Messaging
28/11/2008
The provincial government of Saskatchewan announced on Wednesday that will contribute $90 million over the next three years towards a plan to bring broadband internet access to every community in the province.The plan will be implemented by incumbent telecom carrier, SaskTel, at a total cost of $129 million. It will involve extending rural internet infrastructure, improving the CommunityNet... |
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| Zer01 to Offer Competitively-Priced Wireless VoIP Service
14/03/2009
Canada’s leading telecommunications carrier, BCE Inc., is asking Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his cabinet to reverse a CRTC ruling requiring the company to offer the same bandwidth speeds to wholesale ISP customers as it does to its own subscribers.BCE argues that the December decision (which was reaffirmed by regulators on March 3) will cut into the revenues of top-tier carriers that... |
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