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,... 

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... 

Bad news for HTC Dream owners on the Rogers Wireless network: a memo was sent out to employees recently to halt all activations, upgrades, and sales of the Dream due to a GPS software issue that hinders 911 calls. The black and white and color versions has been removed immediately from the company’s sale system. No subsidies will be paid for activations or upgrades, according to Sales Central. All... 

Rogers, is taking it’s television programing online next week. The service, called Rogers Demand Online,  will be offered as an on demand type of service via your internet connection. Customers can choose when and where they want to watch TV. This exciting venture is set to launch on November 30th. The US has a similar service that has been received with rave reviews. The new service will be... 

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... 

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...