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Globalive CEO Tony Lacavera on 3 ways Canada can foster a culture of innovation

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Published: December 20th, 2016

Wind Mobile announces rebranding as Freedom Mobile

Wind Mobile is re-branding itself as Freedom Mobile as it moves forward with its new LTE network, which will be launching on Nov. 27 in Toronto and Vancouver - just in time for

Published on: November 21st, 2016 Alex Radu

Canadian wireless prices rising at 3X inflation: Report

Feel like your wireless bill is growing faster than your pay cheque? Well, you’re right. And a new report sheds light on just how fast our smartphone bills are skyrocketing. The 2015 Wall

Published on: July 23rd, 2015 Jeff Jedras
Sony Xperia Z3 smartphone

Xperia Z3 a worthy upgrade to Sony’s flagship smartphone series

We set out to review the top 10 business smartphones for 2014 so you know what device is right to buy for you. While some of devices didn’t quite make the cut to

Published on: January 2nd, 2015 Alex Davies

3 tech newsmakers worth following on Twitter

We have a weekly tradition of recommending the accounts we're following on Twitter in the spirit of #FollowFriday. Here's some accounts that you could find in our stories this week. https://twitter.com/LockieSimon/status/499620134940860416 With Anthony

Published on: September 19th, 2014 Brian Jackson

AWS-3 spectrum auction rules to favour small wireless players

The Government of Canada today took steps to streamline its next spectrum auction and introduced some mechanisms that would provide smaller players a head start over the nation’s big three incumbents. The AWS-3

Published on: July 7th, 2014 Nestor Arellano
Cell Towers

Wireless incumbents see lower customer satisfaction ratings than new entrants: survey

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission's (CRTC) new wireless code that came into effect at the end of 2013 is having a positive impact on overall Canadian satisfaction with their wireless provider, according

Published on: May 8th, 2014 Brian Jackson
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Wind cuts U.S. roaming rate down to $15 per month, unlimited

If you're heading south of the Canada-U.S. border any time soon, Wind Mobile has a proposition for you - a $15 per month fee for unlimited data, voice, and text anywhere across the

Published on: January 30th, 2014 Candice So

Wind Mobile drops out of 700 MHz spectrum auction

Wind Mobile has confirmed it’s dropping out of Tuesday’s wireless spectrum auction, leaving just 10 bidders to vie for the licenses to operate within the coveted 700 megahertz spectrum. One day before the

Published on: January 13th, 2014 Candice So

Public Mobile: timeline of carrier’s beginnings to its end

Public Mobile was acquired yesterday by Telus Mobility in a deal given the federal government's stamp of approval by Minister of Industry James Moore. A new entrant to the wireless market that launched

Published on: October 24th, 2013 Brian Jackson

Telus buys Public Mobile in government approved deal

The new entrant wireless carrier that once said it would come out of any market consolidation as a buyer - not a seller - has been acquired today by Burnaby, B.C.-based Telus Corp.

Published on: October 23rd, 2013 Brian Jackson
Cell Towers

Rogers fastest wireless network in Canada, PCMag tests show

Canadians typically enjoy faster mobile data speeds than their U.S. counterparts, but are paying more for incumbent carriers Rogers Wireless, Telus Mobility, and Bell Mobility to deliver that service, according to a nationwide

Published on: October 16th, 2013 Brian Jackson

Follow us on LinkedIn for a chance to win a Wind Mobile prize package

Contest update: The contest period has closed and we have a winner! Glen Ford will receive the Wind Mobile prize package. Thanks to all those who followed us on LinkedIn and we continue to

Published on: September 20th, 2013 Brian Jackson

Wind interested in Mobilicity merger following Telus being blocked

Editor's note: Story updated at 3:16 PM with new comments gathered by reporter Howard Solomon. While Mobilicity says it is reviewing Industry Canada's decision to prevent its acquisition by incumbent Calgary-based carrier Telus Corp.,

Published on: June 4th, 2013 Brian Jackson

Fongo creates new brand-friendly skins for its app

Canadian mobile telecommunications company Fongo Inc. has launched a new program that will allow its users to create customizable skins for its app. Branded as “Fongo Faces,” the program allows users to play

Published on: May 7th, 2013 Candice So