Mobile phone carriers lobby for more balkanization by asking for more "spectrum"
Contents: TechnologyCanadaTags: MobileSpectrumWirelessBalkanizationUMTSGSMThis is misinformation, fearmongering and industry lobbying at its worst.The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association...
View ArticleCanadian mobile market starts seeing effects of increased competition
Contents: TechnologyCanadaTags: MobileGSMMobilicityPublic MobileWINDMobileChatrRogersAWSThe mobile market in North America is badly fragmented, due to different carriers using different technologies...
View ArticleKPMG Survey shows Canadians are "unsophisticated" mobile phone users
Contents: TechnologyTags: MobileGSMNot surprisingly, a KPMG worldwide survey has shown that Canadians are behind the curve when it comes to more sophisticated use of mobile phones.My viewpoint: the...
View ArticleMore balkanization and monopoly in Canada's mobile phone market
Contents: TechnologyCanadaTags: MobileSpectrumWirelessBalkanizationGSMMobilicityRogersLTEBellAs the CBC is reporting, Mobilicity, a relative newcomer to the mobile market, is decrying the government...
View ArticleMobile network spectrum fragmentation means increased costs
Contents: TechnologyTags: MobileSpectrumGSMJust what I have been saying all along.Spectrum fragmentation means pricier mobile handsets, customer lock-in by carrier, and reduce the ability for global...
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