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Telus Does Backflips

by Jordan RichardsonMarch 10, 2010

As Canada’s exclusive provider of Motorola’s Backflip, Telus is sitting pretty. The Backflip is an Android-powered smart phone and it will help boost Telus’ profile as a company offering cutting-edge products.
Telus announced that it would be airing the Backflip after Motorola announced the release of three Android-driven handsets to Canadian markets. With Telus getting what [...]

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Avaya IP Office Release 6 released March 8th, 2010

by Jeff WienerMarch 10, 2010

It’s officially out, available, and ready for order. I covered some of the enhancements available in Release 6 a few weeks ago – you can read more about that here.
Taken from Avaya’s official press release:
Avaya today introduced the new release of Avaya IP Office—the company’s flagship communications solution for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). [...]

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The Dust Settles on Ottawa’s Telecom “Plans”

by Jordan RichardsonMarch 9, 2010

I’ve been talking about Ottawa’s proposed foreign ownership rule changes for quite a while and exploring various sides to the story. There are a number of potential storylines here, most of which have the potential to alter the telecommunications landscape in Canada for quite some time.
The telecommunications industry certainly felt confused and a little surprised [...]

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The End of Wired Broadband? Verizon’s LTE Trial Overachieves

by Matt KlassenMarch 9, 2010

The future of 4G high-speed wireless Internet connection is here…at least until some 5G connection comes along and kicks its ass. Verizon, America’s leading wireless carrier, has recently announced that testing on its groundbreaking 4G, or LTE (Long Term Evolution) wireless broadband has exceeded expectations, and that data transfer speeds on this next-generation wireless network will [...]

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Public Mobile to Launch in May with Free LD?

by Gaurav KheterpalMarch 9, 2010

If the recent reports on the internet are to be believed, Public Mobile may be gearing up for a launch of its network on May 15th. If Public Mobile remains true to its commitment of $40 – Unlimited Talk & Text, sans any hidden charges or ambiguous definitions of ‘unlimited’, it will be a new [...]

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The Return of BELUS?

by Jordan RichardsonMarch 8, 2010

Ottawa’s proposal to relax foreign ownership rules in the telecommunications industry is raising some interesting possibilities in terms of mergers and collaborations. It is even raising possibilities that were once thought dead, like that of BELUS. BELUS, for the uninitiated, is the name several analysts came up with for a potential merger between Bell and [...]

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The Motorola Devour: Another Step Backwards in the Mobile Market

by Matt KlassenMarch 8, 2010

With its impending release on Verizon’s network, the Motorola Devour becomes the company’s second Android based phone on America’s leading wireless carrier. Despite this phone already receiving an interesting mix of reviews by tech analysts across the country, it is further evidence of a strange trend in the world of mobile phones.
Companies looking to make [...]

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Canada’s Worst Cellphone Bill

by Gaurav KheterpalMarch 8, 2010

While all telecom carriers have been busy staking their claims to be the ‘best carrier’ in Canada, CBC Marketplace team decided to find the truth regarding the so called ‘Customer Service’ and reveal the carrier with ‘Canada’s Worst Cellphone Bill’. As part of the investigation, Marketplace team unfolds details of the charges paid by a [...]

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Apple iPad Coming to US on April 3

by Gaurav KheterpalMarch 7, 2010

Its official now – the Apple iPad is arriving in the US on April 3, 2010. You can pre-order your iPad (Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi + 3G) starting March 12th. However, the 3G iPad is yet to get FCC approval so it’s only the Wi-Fi variant that’s all set to make its debut on April 3.
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Catalyst Telecom informed no longer Avaya distributor in Canada

by Jeff WienerMarch 6, 2010

That was quite short lived.
I wrote a post on December 12th, 2009 with the following title:
Catalyst Telecom Expands into Canada. Avaya now has 2 Canadian distributors. Westcon and Catalyst
And then yesterday I received the following notice from Catalyst:
Avaya has informed us of their Canadian distribution strategy, and we’re disappointed to learn that Catalyst Telecom will [...]

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