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Telus expected to dominate Canada’s 2.5 GHz spectrum auction
Canada’s 2.5 GHz spectrum auction latest attempt to increase competition
Canada’s quest for deeper mobile competition continues today as the country’s telecom regulator begins what is expected to be a short auction of spectrum licenses in the 2.5 GHz band.
The auction is set to include...
Canada AWS-3 spectrum auction lasts 1 day, generates $1.67B in total bids
Five of 10 qualified bidders picked up spectrum licenses; 2.5 GHz auction next
Canada’s AWS-3 spectrum auction came to a quick end after one day of bidding saw 39 of the 42 licenses up for bid find takers. In total, those 39 licenses generated 2.1...
Canada set for AWS-3 spectrum auction
Spectrum auction is latest attempt by Canada to bolster wireless competition
On the heels of its southern neighbor conducting its most lucrative spectrum auction ever, Canada this week is set to kick off bidding for 50 megahertz of spectrum in the 1.7/2.1 GHz band, also...
Canada’s wireless competition efforts remain mixed
Canada’s attempts to reduce wireless service pricing continue to draw mixed results, with the latest news coming from a report commissioned by government regulators.
The report, which was conducted by Wall Communications and is commissioned annually by Canadian regulator Industry Canada and the Canadian Radio-television...
Carrier Wrap: Vodafone, Rogers partner; AT&T sets end date for CDMA
International telecommunications giant Vodafone Group announced a “partner market” agreement with Canadian telecom provider Rogers Communications.
Canadian wireless carriers slowly raise prices
Canadian media has reported that the country’s three dominate wireless carriers have slowly increased the price of wireless services over the past couple of months by around $5, roughly in line with the recent completion of a nationwide spectrum auction that failed to generate...
Canada’s 700 MHz spectrum auction raises $4.8B, but few new entrants
The Canadian government’s plans to introduce competition into that country’s wireless space through stringent spectrum rules met with limited success as results from its auction of 700 MHz spectrum licenses were announced. The country’s three dominate players, Rogers Communications, Telus and Bell Canada, all...
Telecom Capital Markets News: Investors bullish on China Telecom
China Telecom investors receive encouraging news in our latest telecom capital markets weekly round-up.
Orange reportedly eyes Canadian wireless market
Squeezed by a price war in its home country, Paris-based telecom Orange is reportedly eyeing Canada.
Orange Horizons, an Orange subsidiary created to look for new market opportunities, has held exploratory talks with Canada's industry, trade and telecommunication agencies, according to The Globe and Mail.
Apparently Orange...
Root Metrics tests Canada’s LTE networks; Bell most reliable, Rogers fastest
Root Metrics recently conducted network speeds tests and availability across three markets in Canada to find out which of that country’s three largest operators provided a superior network experience to consumers. The testing, which was similar to those conducted by Root Metrics across the...
Telus gets green light to purchase Public Mobile
Less than six months after denying Telus’ $370 million acquisition attempt of Mobilicity citing competitive concerns, Canadian regulator Industry Canada has approved Telus’ acquisition of struggling operator Public Mobile.
In clarifying its position on the two deals, Industry Canada noted that the G-Block spectrum...
Carrier Wrap: Rogers apologizes for outage; U.S. Cellular launches shared data
Editor’s Note: Wireless operators are a busy bunch, and as such RCR Wireless News will attempt to gather some of the important announcements that may slip through the cracks from the world’s largest carriers in a weekly wrap-up. Enjoy!
--Canadian wireless operator Rogers suffered a...
15 set to contest Canada’s 700 MHz spectrum auction
Canada’s plans to auction 700 MHz spectrum licenses will be contested by 15 entities looking to get their hands on wide-reaching spectrum set to be up for bidding beginning Jan. 14.
Entrants will include established wireless giants Rogers Communications, Bell Mobility and Telus Communications, as...
Time Trippin’: Mobile porn a challenge; high-tech jobs on the decline … 9 years ago this week
Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Time Machine is a way to take advantage of our extensive history in covering the wireless space to fire up the DeLorean and take a trip back in time to re-visit some of the more interesting headlines from...
Canadian carrier stocks soar on Verizon/Vodafone deal
Canadian carriers seem to be breathing a sigh of relief today as Verizon Communications’ recently announced plans to acquire full control of its wireless assets appear to have diverted the U.S.-based telecom giant’s ambitions from entering the Canadian wireless market.
According to published reports,...
Bell Canada voices opposition to Canadian government’s 700 MHz auction plans
Concern over rules proposed for the upcoming auction of 700 MHz spectrum licenses in Canada continues to simmer, as this week Bell Canada threw its voice behind those questioning the government’s current plans to limit bidding opportunities for established wireless carriers in favor of...
Rogers CEO questions Canada’s ability to support 4 operators
Nadir Mohamed, CEO of Canadian telecommunications provider Rogers Communications, questioned whether that country can support more than three nationwide operators, something the country’s government is looking to bolster.
Speaking to analysts following the company’s second quarter earnings release, Mohamed called into questions the ability for...
Carrier Wrap: AT&T partners with Disney; Sprint goes underground
Editor’s Note: Wireless operators are a busy bunch, and as such RCR Wireless News will attempt to gather some of the important announcements that may slip through the cracks from the world’s largest carriers in a weekly wrap-up. Enjoy!
--AT&T announced an agreement with Disney...
Report: Verizon looks north at potential entrance into Canadian market
Published reports out of Canada suggest that Verizon Communications is shopping for an entry into the country’s wireless market, which the Canadian government has vowed to make more competitive.
Canada’s The Globe and Mail reported today that Verizon is looking at investing in either Wind...
Rogers announces LTE network deal with MTS
Network sharing continues to expand across Canada, as regional carrier MTS said it has extended an arrangement with nationwide operator Rogers to share the cost of deploying and operating an LTE network in Manitoba. Both carriers currently operate a similar arrangement for HSPA+ services....
Carrier Wrap: Canadian carriers play spectrum swap; iDEN on the ropes
Editor’s Note: Wireless operators are a busy bunch, and as such RCR Wireless News will attempt to gather some of the important announcements that may slip through the cracks from the world’s largest carriers in a weekly wrap-up. Enjoy!
--Canadian telecom operator Rogers announced a...
Canada looks to infuse competition into mobile space; delays 700 MHz auction
The Canadian government said it plans to more actively promote competition in the wireless space, announcing a number of decisions today that it said would ensure that consumers have at least four choices in wireless communications across every region of the country. The moves...
Telus to acquire Mobilicity for $370M
Canadian telecom provider Telus said it plans to acquire regional rival Mobilicity for $370 million, picking up the carrier’s approximately 250,000 customers. Telus is currently one of the “big three” Canadian operators that along with Rogers and Bell Canada dominate the country’s wireless market.
Mobilicity,...
Rogers looks to pick up 1.7/2.1 GHz spectrum from Shaw
Canadian telecom conglomerate Rogers Communications has announced a multi-pronged deal with Shaw Communications that includes an option to acquire Shaw’s spectrum licenses covering portions of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and northern Ontario.
The full deal also includes Shaw selling its stake in Mountain Cablevision...