Greg Meckbach

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SkyTerra announces next-gen satellite phone exchange plan

SkyTerra Communications of Reston, Va. has announced details of itsnext-generation satellite service, planned for 2010. Some customerssigning two or three-year contracts for next-generation services...

Nokia Siemens to keep 800 Nortel workers in Canada

Some Nortel employees would lose their jobs if the $650 million deal to buy its CDMA and LTE business is approved, but Nokia Siemens Networks plans to continue wireless research in Ottawa.

Nortel to federal politicians: Bonuses not the same as incentives

Mike Zafirovski, chief executive officer of Nortel Networks Corp.,appeared before the House of Commons Finance Committee Thursday,supposedly to answer questions about the Toronto telecom...

Rogers sets sights on corporate market

Rogers Business Solutions VP Terry Canning wants to sell access services to large firms in by partnering with global telecom carriers. The only obstacle, one analyst says, is questions from business partners as to whether Rogers is in the business market to stay

MTS to feds: Change foreign ownership law

At the Canadian Telecom Summit, CRTC chairman Konrad von Fickenstein defended the foreign ownership regulations and said the regulator wants to improve 911 emergency services over VoIP. Meanwhile, MTS and Bell execs faced off at the Regulatory Blockbuster

Telecom executives call for more government funding

SaskTel's chief executive says universal broadband service will require subsidies from the taxpayer, but a telecom consultant says we should not be asking the government for a bailout. Find out why consumers told KPMG they are concerned about wireless security

Telecom vendors announce 100-Gig metro networking

A Dutch research and education network completed a trial using 100 Gbps optical networking, while Juniper has announced 100 GigE cards. The technology is one of Nortel

Ottawa wireless component maker announces revenue decline

Tundra Semiconductor, an Ottawa firm that designs components forwireless equipment, has announced a six per cent drop in revenue.The semiconductor designer this week released...

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