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Bell has announced its plan to extend its pure fibre Internet service to consumers and businesses in Leamington, Ontario. As part of the company's capital investment in next-generation network infrastructure, the expansion will offer all-fibre broadband access to approximately 7,000 additional locations in Leamington by 2024. "We are proud to provide our pure fibre connection...

Summary: Bell CEO responds to Minister Champagne's letter urging telcos to work together for TTC wireless. Three collaboration options proposed to improve TTC wireless service. Bell and Telus offer $10M to TTC to buy BAI Canada contract. Bell CEO, Mirko Bibic, has responded to Canada's Minister of Innovation, François-Philippe Champagne's letter regarding the lack of mobile...

Canada's Minister of Innovation, François-Philippe Champagne, has sent a letter to the CEOs of Bell, Telus, Quebecor, and Rogers, urging them to address the lack of mobile service coverage in Toronto's subway system. This issue has raised public safety concerns, as many riders are unable to access mobile services while traveling on subway lines. "Canadians...

Summary: Bell was the fastest mobile provider in Q1 2023, with Rogers having the highest upload speed. Bell's pure fibre led the fixed broadband segment in both download and upload speeds. No clear winners were identified for consistency, device performance, or chipset performance. Ookla's Speedtest Global Index has released its Q1 2023 Market Analysis for...

Opensignal released its first Canada Fixed Broadband Experience report yesterday, detailing its analysis of internet providers in Canada. The report analyzed fixed high-speed networks and rate them on six measures, such as broadband success rate, consistent quality, video experience, download speed, peak download speed and upload speed. The study showed that broadband download speeds in...

With SpaceX’s Starlink satellite constellation growing by the month, internet users in remote areas continue to jump ship from legacy telecoms for better service. One former Bell customer has cleverly found a way to repurpose their satellite dish from the company. The old Bell dish is now being used as a platform for their SpaceX...

Summary: Rogers won't stop its rivals from offering cell services on Toronto's subway system. Rogers will upgrade the subway's wireless network to provide 5G capacity over nine months and build a 5G network for the entire subway system in two years. Rogers CEO hopes to improve consumers' perception of the industry by emphasizing its value....

Summary: Bell faces 170+ copper theft incidents, causing over $3 million in damages. These thefts lead to service interruptions, affecting customers and emergency service access. Bell takes legal action and calls for government help to increase fines and protect critical infrastructure. Bell's network has been grappling with a surge in copper theft incidents, with over...

After Rogers acquired BAI Canada on Monday evening, thusly taking over cellular and Wi-Fi networks for the TTC subway, other rivals such as Telus and Bell were not too pleased control is now in the hands of one company. Will Telus and Bell customers ever get TTC subway network access? At this point it’s unknown....

In a late announcement on Monday evening, Rogers announced it had acquired BAI Canada, thusly taking over control of Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) subway networks, including cellular and Wi-Fi. The news came as critics had blasted the TTC and its lack of cellular coverage from the ‘Big 3’ for rider safety, aside from Freedom Mobile....

Image by M. Maggs from Pixabay An ice storm hit Ontario and Quebec yesterday, knocking out power to over a million residents. Freezing rain knocked out branches and cut power to numerous Hydro Ottawa, Hydro Quebec and Hydro One customers, while also taking down internet and cellphone for some Bell and Rogers customers. Rogers says...

Bell has updated its MyBell iOS app to debut a new feature called Wi-Fi checkup for home internet customers. According to Bell, internet customers in Ontario and Quebec "can now easily monitor their home Wi-Fi and make sure it works at its best with features like performance indicators, real-time diagnostics and guided troubleshooting." Bell Fibe...