Shaw to Test Ultra-Fast Internet Speeds Shaw Communications is unleashing a new gigabit internet technology for Canada’s high-speed internet access. It is now available to its customers and runs at 100mbps speed. It is called High-Speed Nitro and is being offered by Shaw in Calgary, Edmonton, and Vancouver. The service will be offered over Fiber-to-the-Home or FTTH and will be able to support new,... 

Bell boosts internet speeds Bell Canada, which in years past has been considered a weak player in Canada’s telecom industry, seems prepared to take a step forward. While Bell has generally been slow in adapting to technological change, they now seem motivated to adapt to faster technologies. The Canadian based telecom provider now has plans to bring fibre optics into their customer’s homes and... 

Canadian cell phone carriers have now improved their 911 services to allow responders to more accurately pinpoint where a person is located in case of an emergency. In early 2009, the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission began to place mandates on all Canadian cellular providers to offer location-based 911 services by February of this year. Prior to these mandates, a landline phone... 

Move over Rogers’, your no longer the only HSPA network in town. Bell announced the grand opening of its new high-speed wireless network on Wednesday November 4th. This greatly anticipated announcement along with the announcement expected today from Telus for a sister network, will provide choices between network providers previously unavailable to the public. The Bell and Telus companies worked... 

Bell Mobility made news when they were announced as a major sponsor of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. They have made nontrivial progress in developing and upgrading their wireless networks to be able to handle enormous video streaming demands. Now they have gone one step further. Bell Mobility has announced a brand new mobile device, the Samsung OMNIA II, will be the Official Smart Phone of the 2010... 

On Wednesday Bell will launch its new wireless network. The network will be faster and have greater coverage, promises the Canadian telecom giant. Originally, Bell wanted to launch its new wireless network in February, in time for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. The work has been faster than expected, the launch took place Monday at noon at a conference of President and CEO of BCE, George Cope. In... 

Samsung Omnia II coming to Bell Mobility Smartphones are fast becoming more and more popular. Bell Mobility has recently announced they will be the carrier of the official handset of the 2010 Winter Olympics. The Samsung Omnia II smartphone will be the official device of the Canada games. The Omnio II features a range of features. Not only will it have Windows Mobile 6.5, but it also comes fully equipped... 

According to the Montreal Gazette, Telus Corp, in what is being called a long overdue move, is cutting the system access fee from its service plans. It will also drop the service charge for 911 calls The $6.95 charge has long been seen as a cash grab by consumers who will benefit from the removal of the fee. Although cellular plan charges are going to increase by $5.00 come November 5th, consumers... 

The iPhone has boosted the results of Rogers (T.RCI.B) in the third quarter, a performance that may be difficult to repeat after the launch of the popular device by Bell and Telus next month. Bell And Telus Take Piece Of Canadian iPhone Market “The winds will blow soon,” said Jonathan Allen of RBC Capital Markets, shortly after the publication of the results of Rogers yesterday morning. The...