Canada

Two of Canada's largest mobile operators, TELUS Wireless and Bell Wireless Alliance, have announced plans jointly to build a W-CDMA overlay on their existing CDMA networks. The... 2008-10-14

Chinese equipment vendor Potevio, a joint venture between Nokia (49%) and China Putian (51%), has announced a deal with Italy's Mywave Electronics, an equipment manufacturer.... 2008-07-22

Two Canadian mobile operators are set to charge subscribers to receive text messages. In a controversial move, second- and third-ranked operators Bell Wireless Alliance and TELUS... 2008-07-10

BMI has made revisions to our forecasts for Canada's fixed-line sector in light of a sharper than anticipated fall in the number of fixed-lines in service in H106. If the momentum... 2006-10-05

As in many developed countries, demand for fixed-line services have either stagnated or begun to decline, but while this trend has been attributed to greater migration towards mobile... 2006-09-12

As Canadian telecoms equipment vendor Nortel Networks shapes up its operations, it has made clear its future focus in R&D and marketing will be on 4G technology. The decision... 2006-09-08

Regulatory body, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has confirmed its earlier decision made in May 2005, under a regulatory framework to regulate... 2006-09-05

French telecoms equipment vendor Alcatel has announced plans to buy the UMTS division of Canadian counterpart Nortel for US$320mn. The two companies have reached a preliminary, but... 2006-09-04

Quebec-based operator Vidéotron has launched an MVNO service over Canada's No1 mobile operator Rogers Wireless' network, thus offering its existing customers mobile services for... 2006-08-15

Troubled Canadian telecoms equipment vendor Nortel Networks has outlined plans to turn its business around, in a detailed strategy outlined by its chief executive Mike Zafirovski,... 2006-05-17