Carriers
Engineered for Speed: Bell 5G+ Advanced Delivers Up to 4.3 Gbps in Ontario
Building a world-class digital landscape requires a seamless, high-capacity ecosystem that blankets the country. Since 2020, Bell has committed nearly $24 billion to a total infrastructure overhaul, integrating its wireless and Pure Fibre footprint. This "invisible engine" ensures the network has the capacity to handle everything from rural connectivity to the high-bandwidth demands of urban...
Motorola to Buy Bell’s Radio Business for $675 Million
Motorola Solutions is picking up the land mobile radio (LMR) network business from Bell Mobility in a deal worth a cool $675 million CAD. Announced by Motorola’s Canadian branch late last week, the move is expected to wrap up in the final quarter of 2026 once the usual regulatory hurdles are cleared. While this deal...
Rogers and Fido Confirm Data Breach Affecting Customer Information
Rogers and its flanker brand Fido have been hit by a data breach involving unauthorized access to customer information. The company disclosed the incident on Friday, noting that the breach was caught through its own internal security monitoring systems. According to a report by The Globe and Mail, the breach specifically compromised customer names, contact...
Public Mobile Joins Price War: $25/80GB Canada-US-Mexico Plan, Axes 4G
Telus-owned prepaid brand Public Mobile has joined the mini weekend price war happening right now amongst Freedom Mobile, Fido, Virgin Plus and Koodo. While Freedom Mobile has its $40/250GB global roaming plan back, but it also debuted a $35/80GB global roaming plan as well. Fido, Virgin Plus and Koodo have tried to match with their...
Fido, Virgin Plus, Koodo Launch $35/80GB Canada-US-Mexico Plans
After Freedom Mobile launched a $35/80GB global roaming plan today, the flanker brands of Rogers, Telus and Bell are jumping into the mix with their own Canada-US-Mexico plan. Fido, Virgin Plus and Koodo have all magically trimmed their plan offerings to just two plans right now. The first is a $35/80GB plan that includes talk,...
Freedom Mobile’s $35 Global Roaming Plan Just Got a Huge Data Increase
Freedom Mobile continues to tweak its plans and today it has bumped up data on its entry $35 5G plan, now with 80GB of data instead of 10GB and extra Roam Beyond data. Here are the latest Freedom Mobile plans as of March 27, 2026: $35/80GB (was 10GB) + 5GB (was 1GB) Roam Beyond $40/250GB...
Public Mobile Slashes Data and Hikes Prices by $20 Following Promo End
Last week we told you about Public Mobile’s tweaks to their 5G plans, with promos set to end on March 25, 2026. Fast forward one day later, and we now see new plans show up and changes to the existing lineup. Here are Public Mobile’s 5G and 4G plans now that the promos are gone:...
Scotiabank Analyst: Rogers, Telus, Bell ‘Handicapped’ by Quebecor Rules
The 2030 deadline for Rogers, Telus and Bell to share their networks with Quebecor is creeping up, and it’s creating a massive cloud of uncertainty over the Canadian telecom sector. According to a new report from BNN Bloomberg, Scotiabank analyst Maher Yaghi thinks the current rules are propping up competition at the expense of our...
Freedom Mobile’s Viral $40/250GB Global Roaming Plan is Back
Alright this is starting to sound like a permanent offer from Freedom Mobile. The company has brought back its $40/250GB global roaming plan again for a limited time. Freedom Mobile’s website has been updated to push the $40/250GB global roaming plan which includes 50GB of monthly roaming data (120 destinations). After the plan debuted and...
Fido Is Giving Away 25GB Bonus Monthly Data: Here Is How to Claim Yours
Rogers-owned Fido appears to be in the mood of giving yet again, as it’s doling out 25GB of free monthly data to select customers. One Fido customer who signed up for the $27/80GB Canada-US-Mexico promo plan last week said they saw the 25GB offer pop up in My Account today, when logging in through the...
Bell’s New AI Data Centre Cluster Hits B.C. Interior: Here is the 2026 Plan
Bell is expanding its AI Fabric network through a new partnership with BUZZ HPC a subsidiary of HIVE Digital Technologies. The two companies are opening a specialized data centre in Merritt, British Columbia. The Merritt facility is built to handle the intense heat and power demands of AI. It uses high-density, liquid-cooled infrastructure and advanced...
Bell Says Copper Thieves Strike Again, Customers Continue to Lose Internet
Bell said today that "copper thefts continue to frequently occur across Canada," hitting everything from major Ontario towns to rural Atlantic communities. The problem is hitting home in places like Milton, where "thieves stole copper worth over $5K" in a single incident last week. In Burlington, the Halton Regional Police finally made an arrest on...