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‘Outages happen,’ telecom regulator tells parliamentary committee looking into Rogers crisis

Howard Solomon -
The head of Canada's telecommunications regulator said this month's huge internet and wireless network failure at Rogers could result in more regulation of the...

Hardware vendor differences led to Rogers outage, says Rogers CTO

Tom Li -
Rogers chief executive officer Tony Staffieri today appeared alongside Ron McKenzie, the company's newly appointed chief technology officer, before the House of Commons Standing...

More conditions may be imposed on telcos as result of Rogers outage, says government

Howard Solomon -
The federal government may impose more conditions on telecommunications providers to improve their resiliency as the investigation into the huge July 8 Rogers outage...

Calgary primed, ready for what it thinks will be a massive tech boom

Paul Barker -
There is only word to describe the current Calgary tech scene – booming. That was evident last month at Collision 2022 in Toronto, and...

Public explanation of Rogers outage has lots of blanks

Howard Solomon -
Rogers Communications has filed a 39-page reply to questions from the Canadian telecommunications regulator about the unprecedented outage of its internet and wireless network,...

Channel Bytes July 22, 2022 – Security services edge market grew 40 percent in Q1;5G cloud networking for enterprises; IT risks from climate change;...

Lynn Greiner -
Staying informed is a constant challenge. There's so much to do, and so little time. But we have you covered. Grab a coffee and...

Bell’s Fibe trademark challenged in Federal Court

Renaud Larue Langlois -
SkyChoice Communications, a provider of television, telephone and Internet services operating in many Canadian provinces, is challenging the use of the Fibe trademark by...

ISED grants advance contract to SamKnows to measure fixed wireless internet speeds in Canada

Tom Li -
Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) Canada has awarded an advance contract, which provides notice that the agency intends to retain a pre-selected supplier...

CRTC orders Rogers to explain its network failure

Tom Li -
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has ordered Rogers Communications to provide a “comprehensive explanation” of the network outage that occurred on July...

Champagne orders telcos to produce clear resiliency plan in 60 days

Paul Barker -
The national outage of telecom services that millions of Canadians experienced in the last few days is “unacceptable -- full stop,” federal Minister of...

Interac outage exacerbated by poor network design, says expert

Tom Li -
With files from Paul Barker The massive Rogers network outage on July 8 took down the Interac payment system, forcing Canadian merchants to turn away...

UPDATED – Class actions filed in Quebec against Rogers following last Friday’s outage

Renaud Larue Langlois -
Montreal law firm LPC Avocat has requested authorization to file a class action against telecommunications giant Rogers Communications following the outage of its network...

Rogers CEO admits outage caused by maintenance operation

Lynn Greiner -
In the wake of the major outage of its cellular, TV, and Internet services that began early Friday morning and continues to linger, Rogers...

Worried about your firm’s internet and telecom resiliency? Ask these questions

Howard Solomon -
The cross-Canada internet and wireless outages caused by last week's incident at Rogers Communications should make corporate telecom and IT decision-makers think carefully about...

Alberta to intervene in the Shaw/Rogers deal

Tom Li -
The Attorney General of Alberta will intervene in Rogers Communication’s C$26 billion acquisition of Shaw Communications, according to a filing to the Competition Tribunal...
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