Fibre-to-the-Home services launched in Moncton Area
Bell Aliant today announced that it has begun the launch of its fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network in the Greater Moncton Area.
FTTH connectivity is notable because it allows telecommunications providers to offer numerous services such as high definition television along with very fast internet speeds.
MTS TV adds seven multicultural channels to lineup
MTS TV, Canada’s largest Internet Protocol television (IPTV) service provider, has announced the addition of seven new multicultural channels to its lineup.
New channels are available to both Classic TV and Ultimate TV subscribers and include Sony Entertainment Television Asia, TV Polonia, TLN en Espanol, RTR Planeta, ProSiebenSat. 1 Welt, Talentvision and Rai Italia.
Bell FibeTV pricing announced
Last month, at the Canadian Club in Toronto, George Cope President and CEO at Bell announced the official launch of Bell`s Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service, called FibeTV, would occur in Toronto and Montreal this summer.
Ahead of the official launch in coming weeks, Bell has now released its FibeTV line-up of channels along with hardware and programming package pricing.
Telus TV rebranded Optik TV
Telus today announced that its Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service in B.C. and Alberta, previously known as Telus TV, will now be known as Optik TV.
The company’s IPTV offerings are similar to digital cable or satellite television except that tv signals are distributed to viewers using a high speed internet connection over phone lines rather than through a cable or satellite connection.
Bell launching IPTV in Toronto and Montreal this summer
In early February, Bell announced a number of new fibre initiatives including the deployment of Fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) in Québec City and the introduction of Bell IPTV service in 2010.
This week in a speech at the Canadian Club in Toronto, George Cope President and CEO at Bell confirmed the official launch of IPTV would occur in Toronto and Montreal this summer.
Telus TV now has 200,000 subscribers
In financial results released today, Telus announced that as of March 31st, the company had over 200,000 television subscribers in Western Canada. That number is up over 100% from less than 100,000 at the same time in 2009.
MTS launches TV Call Display
MTS TV, Canada’s largest Internet Protocol television (IPTV) service provider, today announced it had launched a new feature called TV call display.
The service gives customers the ability to see the name and number of all incoming phone calls on their television screen.
MTS continuing Fibre to the Home rollout in Selkirk
Winnipeg based MTS announced this week that it will deploy an advanced Fibre to the Home (FTTH) network in the City of Selkirk and an adjoining portion of the rural Municipalities of St. Andrews and St. Clements, north of Winnipeg.
The project is expected to begin later this year and will take several years to complete.
