Yet another busy week in Canadian wireless. Still no news on the completion of the 700 MHz spectrum auction, but that didn’t stop the Industry Minister from denying TELUS’ third bid for Mobilicity or saying words about carrier competition. The Big 3 all revealed their Q4 numbers last week and we also saw BlackBerry made some news. Below are the top Canadian mobile stories from the past week, plus notable news from around the web:
– The National Do Not Call List now has 12,118,658 registered numbers [Read here]
– Moore says the marketplace will decide on the number of carriers/region [Read here]
– New BlackBerry CEO talks turnaround, says ‘it’s not all about volume’ [Read here]
– BlackBerry brings BBM Voice and Channels to Android and iOS [Read here]
– Rogers reports Q4 results [Read here]
– Samsung GALAXY PRO Series tablets coming late February to Canada [Read here]
– TELUS ended 2013 with 7,807,000 wireless subscribers [Read here]
– Samsung opens 3rd Canadian retail store [Read here]
– Nokia Lumia 625 now available at Rogers and Fido [Read here]
– Government proposes changes to cap wholesale domestic rates [Read here]
– Industry Minister reportedly ready to deny TELUS’ third bid for Mobilicity [Read here]
– BMO app for BlackBerry 10 now available [Read here]
– WestJet signs deal with Panasonic for its new entertainment system [Read here]
– TELUS lowers cost of roaming bundles to Cuba [Read here]
– BlackBerry’s EVP of BBM departs the company [Read here]
– With Bocking out, BlackBerry’s identity crisis is over [Read here]
– TELUS starts to wind down its iDEN network [Read here]
– Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 review [Read here]
– Hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy TabPRO and NotePRO tablet series [Read here]
Around the web:
– South Korea shuns Huawei over fears that it spies on the US [Engadget]
– Samsung fails to reach agreement with Apple [AndroidAuthority]
– Windows Phone 8.1 to hit devices only between June to August [WMPU]
– Filing Shows Investor Dan Loeb Bought Into BlackBerry At End Of 2013 [N4BB]
– Open source OS Tizen gains 15 more allies [Engadget]
