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Articles tagged with: Rogers and Telus
New Mobile Payment Service Launched in Canada
Canadian mobile payment vendor, EnStream has launched a money transfer service, Zoompass that gives customers a fast and convenient way to send and receive money securely using their mobile phone. EnStream is jointly owned by Bell Canada, rogers and Telus - Canada's three leading wireless operators. more
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Rogers Leads for Canadian Quarterly Net Subscriber Growth
The Canadian mobile connection market stood at 21.25m at the end of Q3 08, equivalent to a penetration rate of 63.0%. Annual growth has been stable at between 8.2% and 9.0% for the past five quarters and the Q3 08 figure of 8.7% was exactly the same as the year-earlier figure, although given the low penetration level this is not exactly an impressive performance. Perhaps the launch of OrascomĂ's network - scheduled for spring 2009 - will energise what is a decidedly sluggish market. more
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Canadian Operators Switch to WCDMA - Plan LTE Rollout
Canada's two CDMA operators, Telus and Bell have confirmed recent rumours and jointly announced plans to build a WCDMA based overlay on their existing networks. The companies also confirmed a long-term migration path to LTE based services. more
Related Tags: wcdma, huawei, hspa, rogers-wireless, cdma, lte, nokia-siemens-networks, chief-technology-officer, siemens, infrastructure-sharing, bell-mobility, bell, 4g, Canada
Canada's Mobile Penetration Rate Rises to 61.6%
The Canadian mobile market had another quiet quarter, as operators prepared for the 2GHz spectrum auction. This saw most of the available bandwidth going to the three large players, rogers, Bell and Telus, but no fewer than 12 new entrants acquired licences. In total, the aution raised CA$4.25bn. The new entrants include 9193-2962 Quebec Inc (CA$554m, for Quebec), Globalive Wireless, which paid CA$442m for a national licence, Data & Audio-Visual Enterprises which won licences for Ontario, Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary and Victoria at a cost of CA$243m and Shaw Communications, which paid CA$190m for spectrum in British Colombia, Alberta, Winnipeg, Saskatchewan and northern Ontario. more
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Canada's Two CDMA Networks Planning a Migration to WCDMA
Two of Canada's mobile network operators, Bell and Telus are reported to be planning a joint network upgrade which would allow them to offer services based on a WCDMA platform. Both companies currently operate a CDMA network and there have been rumours for the past few months that both were individually looking at a migration to WCDMA. more
Related Tags: roaming, wcdma, apple, core-network, rogers-wireless, cdma, nokia-siemens-networks, compete, siemens, apple-iphone, bell, Canada
Telus 2Q Net, Revenue Up On Stronger Wireless, Wireline Revenue
Telus Corp. posted stronger earnings and revenue in its second quarter, driven by improvements in both wireless and wireline data revenue, leading it to nudge its revenue view for the year slightly higher. more
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Rogers Communications 2Q Net Up; Sees Higher 2nd Half Wireless Costs
rogers Communications posted higher second-quarter earnings in the absence of a large year-earlier charge, as revenue improved 12%. However, disappointing wireless and cable subscriber results prompted a decline in the company's stock price, particularly since there had been some market speculation ahead of the earnings announcement that the company would report strong result based on its recent track record. more
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Initial Impact of 3G iPhone on BlackBerry Muted: UBS Report
TORONTO (Dow Jones)--Friday's launch of Apple's latest iPhone device had a "limited initial impact" on sales of Research In Motion's BlackBerry smartphone, according to a survey by UBS Investment Research. more
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IN DEPTH: The Top Operators by Subscriber Base in North America
The North American mobile market has not changed significantly since our last quarterly review. The ten largest companies, which account for the vast majority of subscribers in the region, have maintained their relative positioning over the quarter, as AT&T heads the table with 71.4m customers, ahead of Verizon (67.2m), Sprint Nextel (52.8m), T-Mobile (30.8m), Alltel (13.2m), rogers and Bell Mobility from Canada (7.4m and 6.3m), US Cellular (6.2m), Telus, the third Canadian company (5.7m) and MetroPCS (4.4m). In fact, the only change over the year is that Bell Mobility has edged ahead of USC by about 50k subscribers to take the seventh place on the list. more
Related Tags: t-mobile, rural, metropcs, leap-wireless, sprint-nextel, verizon, alltel, seven, sprint, nextel, bell-mobility, bell, USA
Spectrum auction to liven up Canadian mobile market – we hope
CanadaĂ's mobile spectrum auction is now underway with results due in a few weeksĂ' time. The government has set aside 40MHz for new entrants in order to stimulate competition, and judging from the latest results, this is a much-needed move. more
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