By Editor on April 7, 2010 · Leave a Comment
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Plans for the investment of CAD650 million (USD649 million) in British Columbia in the year 2010 has been outlined by telecom operator, Telus Corp. Last year, the company spent CAD700 million in the province.
Expansion of the company’s broadband reach, particularly with regard to Telus TV is one of the areas were the operator will make the expenditure. In 2005, Telus soft-launched its IPTV service and at the end of 2009 it had 170,000 subscribers in British Columbia and Alberta, double the number from a year earlier.
According to the telco, it will continue to expand its wireless broadband network across the province, building on its November 2009 deployment of HSPA+ technology with theoretical downlink speeds of up to 21Mbps. Meanwhile, CAD650 million will also be spent by the telco in Alberta to extend its wire line and wireless broadband services in that province.
By Editor on August 15, 2006 · Leave a Comment
The Wireless Industry Partnership (WIP) launched its online portal Tuesday to connect wireless companies and venture capitalists to speed development of mobile technology.
The partnership, which has 148 members, 25 developers and 12 VCs, connects clients via the WIPConnector directory and its e-mail component.
WIP Chief Executive Officer Caroline Lewko said the directory will leverage the patchwork wireless industry, which, according to Insight Research Corporation’s 2006 Telecommunications Industry Review, will reach US$1 trillion by 2010.
“The wireless industry continues to be highly segmented, dealing with disparate technologies, platforms and operating systems, a variety of regulatory environments, a lack of standards and a host of other issues,” Lewko said.
“Each part of the wireless industry value chain-from ideas, to developers, to venture capital-and distribution channels are represented, with members including large companies such as Ericsson, Navteq and Nortel and many smaller startups.
“WIP links developers to programs for technical information and support for the creation of new applications, provides a directory for members to quickly identify and contact the right people to network such as those developing technologies within specific market niches, and allows access to market intelligence and directory of industry groups and organizations.”
WIP’s membership outside Australia extends across Canada, America, India, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, Germany and Spain with its partner network including the MX Alliance in Scotland, the Ottawa Wireless Cluster, and the Wireless Innovation Network of British Columbia.
Gary Hewett, chief software architect at WIP member Technical Magic, said the directory increases the company’s global visibility.
Source- http://www.cio.com
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