Telecommunications Industry News
Rogers, Bell, and Telus Test Inter-Carrier Video Calling Technology
4:29 pm on February 25, 2010 | Category: Wireless Technology, Telecom Services, Wireless, CellularCanada's three leading wireless operators, Rogers, Bell, and Telus, have completed interoperability testing of a new technology that will enable inter-carrier video calling.
Enhanced 911 Service Now Available on Canadian Wireless Networks
1:56 pm on February 1, 2010 | Category: Wireless Technology, Telecom Services, Wireless, Cellular, RegulationCanadian cell phone carriers have made good on a regulatory command requiring them to implement enhanced 911 technology on wireless networks.
AT&T Promises to Spend $2-Billion on Wireless Network Improvement
2:02 pm on January 28, 2010 | Category: Business, Telecom Services, Wireless, CellularResponding to consumer complaints about dropped calls and slow data speeds, American wireless giant AT&T has announced plans to spend $2 billion on network improvement this year.
Canadian Wireless Carriers to Implement Enhanced 911 Service
1:43 pm on January 28, 2010 | Category: Wireless Technology, Telecom Services, Wireless, Cellular, RegulationBeginning on Monday (February 1), Canadians will benefit from enhanced 911 service on cellular phones, allowing emergency dispatchers to pinpoint callers' locations more accurately.
Nokia Siemens to Build 3G Wireless Network for SaskTel
4:22 pm on January 14, 2010 | Category: Business, Wireless Technology, Telecom Services, Wireless, CellularSaskatchewan's incumbent telecom carrier, SaskTel, has contracted Nokia Siemens Networks to built a new third-generation HSPA mobile broadband network in the prairie province.
TeliaSonera Launches World’s First 4G Wireless Service
4:15 pm on December 14, 2009 | Category: Wireless Technology, Telecom Services, Wireless, CellularSwedish telecommunications carrier, TeliaSonera, has debuted the world's first commercially-available 4G wireless network, providing lightning fast mobile broadband access using Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology.
Rogers-Bell Advertising Dispute Heading to B.C. Supreme Court
3:33 pm on December 9, 2009 | Category: Business, Telecom Services, Wireless, Cellular, LawA B.C. Supreme Court judge will hear Rogers Communications' false advertising case against rival cell phone carrier, Bell Mobility, tomorrow.
DAVE Wireless Successfully Tests New 3G Network
8:08 pm on December 8, 2009 | Category: Wireless Technology, Telecom Services, Wireless, CellularAspiring mobile phone carrier, DAVE Wireless, announced today that it had successfully placed a call over its 3G cellular network, putting it on schedule for a commercial launch in the early part of next year.
Rogers Wireless Loses Appeal of False Advertising Lawsuit
12:23 am on December 6, 2009 | Category: Business, Wireless Technology, Cellular, LawThe B.C. Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court decision banning Rogers Wireless from describing its mobile phone network as Canada's "most reliable."
Bell Mobility Introduces MiFi 2372 Mobile Broadband Router
6:11 pm on November 30, 2009 | Category: Wireless Technology, Mobile Devices, Wi-Fi, CellularCanadian wireless operator, Bell Mobility, has made good on its promise to offer the HSPA-based MiFi 2372 mobile router, manufactured by Novatel.
Telus Wins Injunction Against Rogers’ ‘Most Reliable Network’ Claim
1:29 pm on November 24, 2009 | Category: Business, Wireless Technology, Cellular, LawVancouver-based telecommunications giant, Telus Corp., has won a court injunction against leading wireless rival, Rogers, preventing it from advertising its network as "Canada's most reliable."
Ericsson Completes Acquisition of Nortel’s Wireless Assets
12:14 pm on November 13, 2009 | Category: Business, Wireless Technology, Cellular, CorporateSwedish network equipment giant, Ericsson, announced today that it has completed its $1.13 billion acquisition of Nortel Networks’ wireless technology division.
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Edited by Jeremy Maddock
