Articles tagged with: Thomson and Bell

BCE 2Q Net Excl Items Falls; Wireless Operations Strong

Montreal's BCE posted second-quarter earnings before items that were slightly below year-earlier levels, though results from its wireless business were strong.  more

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BCE Inc. 2Q Net Up On Gain; Revenue Up 1.5% To C$4.44 Billion

Montreal telecom giant BCE, posted improved second-quarter earnings, helped by a gain from Bell Aliant's sale of Aliant Directory Services and a favorable tax settlement, as revenue rose 1.5% to C$4.44 billion. more

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Blame the Sun for Dropped Cellphone Calls, says Math Professor"

Those annoying "dropped" cellphone calls that have been largely attributed to atmospheric disturbances, high humidity and heavy vegetation may actually have a more celestial origin: A Queen University-led team suggests instead that a large percentage are caused by solar activity. Investigating the mystery of communications satellite failures in the 1990s led Mathematics and Statistics professor David thomson - then working at Bell Laboratories - to an unexpected discovery with implications for millions of cellphone users around the world. more

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