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House of Commons committee puts appointment of Navdeep Bains to Rogers’ exec team under scrutiny

Yesterday, the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (ETHI) examined the appointment of former ISED minister, Navdeep Bains...

Avaya beefs up exec team, launches Azure-hosted cloud offering

A new and invigorated Avaya Holding Corp.  is taking shape, as witnessed by the announcement Friday of three new executives joining the company and...

CGI to lead the development of a cloud-based flight data recorder

CGI has been awarded a contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) to lead the development of a cloud-based Universal Virtual Flight Data Recorder...

Governments of Canada and Ontario invest $71 million to bring high-speed internet to rural Eastern Ontario

Today, the governments of Canada and Ontario announced a combined investment of more than C$71 million to bring high-speed internet access to more than...

TELUS, ÉTS and iBwave team up to re-imagine deployment of 5G

Telus announced today that it is partnering with École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS) and Montreal-based telecom software provider, iBwave to re-imagine how wireless networks...

Channel Bytes June 9, 2023 – Nominations open for Women in the IT Channel awards; New CMO at MSP360; Commvault adds security features; and...

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Cisco unveils its vision to simplify networking and all it entails

Simplicity was a key word used today during Day One of Cisco Live 2023 in Las Vegas, as Cisco Systems Inc. unveiled its vision...

Channel Bytes June 2, 2023 – Offsec expands partner program; Equinix launches AWS Direct Connect at TR2; Darktrace appoints CMO; and more

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Coffee Briefing May 30 – Government of Canada supports Mississauga cleantech company; Thomson Reuters announces plugin with Microsoft Copilot; New cloud-based Wi-Fi platform launches;...

Coffee Briefings are timely deliveries of the latest ITWC headlines, interviews, and podcasts. Today’s Coffee Briefing is delivered by IT World Canada’s editorial team! Missed...

Bell, Rogers, Telus, SaskTel ask the CRTC to not extend MVNO policy to IoT/M2M markets

Canada’s largest telecommunications companies are asking the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to not forcibly extend the 2021 MVNO framework to the enterprise,...

Channel Bytes May 26, 2023 – Webex and Voiceitt partner on accessibility; Apple partners with Broadcom; Opensignal reports connectivity’s effect on app usage; and...

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Companies have 90 days to negotiate MVNO agreements, CRTC rules

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunication Commission (CRTC) has determined that Bell, Rogers, Sasktel and Telus (the incumbents) have 90 days, starting today, to negotiate...

Channel Bytes May 5, 2023 – Register for the ITWC Digital & Leadership Conference; Applian announces new partner program; Bell to acquire FX Innovation;...

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Two analysts upbeat about Avaya as it emerges from Chapter 11

It appears Avaya Holding Corp.’s second time through the Chapter 11 wringer could end up producing far better results than what took place six...

Canadian telephony provider close to restoring full service

A Canadian telephony provider is still having problems restoring service two days after first reporting issues with its servers. UPDATE: As of this (Monday) morning...

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