Primus Canada and Costco Extend Telecommunications Partnership
Primus Canada has renewed its multi-year agreement as exclusive national provider of residential telecommunications services to Costco members. In Canada, about five million existing Costco members will continue to enjoy preferred prices on High Speed Internet as well as Home Phone services, through the Primus partnership, which has been in effect now for over 10 [...]
Northwestel Investing $233M to Upgrade Internet & Wireless Services Up North
Northwestel plans to invest $233 million in its telecommunications network to provide northern Canadians with access to advanced Internet and wireless networks. If the plan succeeds, 99 percent of northerners will enjoy 3G wireless services, which will enable access to the latest handsets, smartphones and tablets. This also means at least 58 northern communities will [...]
Cogeco Cable Finalizes Acquisition of Atlantic Broadband
Cogeco Cable has completed the $1.36 billion acquisition of Atlantic Broadband, the 12th largest cable operator in the United States. The deal, first announced in mid-July, means Montreal-headquartered Cogeco, (TSX:CCA) has established a foothold in the lucrative American market, notably in Western Pennsylvania, Southern Florida, Maryland, Delaware and South Carolina. Louis Audet, President and CEO [...]
Mobilicity Broadens 4G Reach in Southern Ontario
Discount mobile carrier, Mobilicity will extend its 4G network throughout the Golden Horsehoe in 2013. Expansions into Pickering, Ajax, Whitby and Oshawa are scheduled for completion by September 2013. The high speed network will then spread to Oakville, Burlington and Hamilton/Stoney Creek by December 2013. Mobilicity’s President and COO, Stewart Lyons reaffirms the expansion commitment: [...]
MTS Adds Three New High-Speed Internet Plans
Manitoba Telecom Services has launched its fastest high-speed Internet offers yet, adding three new consumer plans. Running on the advanced fibre optic FiON network are FiON Lightning 50, FiON Lightning 100, and FiON Lightning 250. “Our new FiON Lightning high-speed Internet plans offer some of the fastest speeds in Manitoba,” said MTS President Kelvin Shepherd. [...]
Rogers Adds LTE Wireless Services to 18 Markets
There are eight new Canadian markets celebrating LTE wireless services thanks to Rogers Communications. In Saskatchewan, Rogers is the first to launch LTE in Saskatoon and Regina. Residents in Sherbrooke and Trois-Rivières, Quebec are all set-up for the high-speed network as are mobile subscribers in Ontario living in St. Catharines/Niagara, Oshawa/Pickering/Ajax, Windsor and Sudbury. “Canadians’ [...]
SaskTel Launches New Fibre Optic Network, infiNET
SaskTel just launched infiNET, a new fibre optic network capable of blazing download speeds of up to 200 Mbps. The FTTP (Fibre to the Premises) service launch, which took place on August 9th, is part of a seven-year $670 million dollar investment to deploy fibre directly to homes and upgrading the broadband network in the [...]
Kia Canada Partners with Live Nation on Music Events
Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) and Kia Canada have formed a marketing partnership that also incorporates the Molson Canadian Amphitheatre in Toronto and the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver. Kia is now the exclusive automotive partner for all Live Nation Canada music events happening at the two premium concert venues. “Music has an immense cultural [...]
