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Rogers turns on 5G for its customers at all Toronto subway stations

In August, Rogers Communications deployed its 5G technology in tunnels and stations in the busiest sections of Toronto’s subway Canadian operator Rogers Communications said that it has activated 5G for its customers at all remaining stations in the Toronto subway system (TTC). In a release, the...

Rogers deploys 5G in parts of Toronto’s subway system

In April, Rogers acquired the Canadian operations of BAI Communications, which had owned the rights to provide wireless service on the Toronto subway Canadian operator Rogers Communications announced it has deployed its 5G technology in tunnels and stations in the busiest sections of Toronto’s subway. Rogers...

Freedom Mobile launches 5G services in Canada

As of now, the carrier’s 5G is available in Greater Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, the GTA, Hamilton, London and Windsor Canadian mobile operator Freedom Mobile has officially launched its 5G network in the country, according to local press reports. The operator, owned by Quebecor, said that...

Canada’s competition tribunal clears Rogers-Shaw merger deal

The ruling dismissed the Commissioner of Competition's petition to oppose the proposed Rogers-Shaw merger Canada's competition tribunal approved Rogers Communications’ CAD 20 billion ($14.77 billion) bid for rival operator Shaw Communications. The ruling, which dismissed the Commissioner of Competition's petition to oppose the proposed merger, also...

Rogers-Shaw merger mediation with competition bureau fails

Rogers said that it believed that litigation was both unnecessary and harmful to competition in the Canadian market A mediation session between Canadian operators Rogers Communications, Shaw Communications, Quebecor and the country’s competition bureau failed to reach a negotiated settlement in the proposed merger between...

Rogers, Shaw sign deal to sell Freedom Mobile to Quebecor

With this transaction, Roger and Shaw believe that the merger of their operations should be approved by the Canadian government Canadian operators Rogers Communications, Shaw Communications and Quebecor have entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of Freedom Mobile to Videotron, a subsidiary of...

Rogers extends deadline to complete Shaw acquisition

Canada’s competition bureau has put on hold Rogers’ proposed purchase of Shaw, as it believes the deal will negatively impact competition in the domestic telecom sector Rogers Communications has delayed the deadline for its CAD20 billion ($15.56 billion) acquisition of rival Shaw Communications to December...

Canada’s competition commissioner to oppose Rogers-Shaw merger

Rogers and Shaw said they remain committed to the proposed merger due to the long-term benefits it will bring for consumers and businesses Canadian operators Rogers Communications and Shaw Communications said they were notifiied of the Commissioner of Competition’s intention to file applications to...

Shaw rebrands Canadian wireless from Wind to Freedom, launches LTE-A

Newly rebranded Canadian wireless carrier Freedom Mobile using 64 QAM MIMO for LTE-A, though larger rivals have 5G on the horizon. Canada’s mobile telecom market is set to gain a new LTE network option backed by the rebranding efforts of the country’s No....