Rogers expressed its interest in Globalive’s wireless spectrum last week. Now, DAVE Wireless has expressed a similar interest. “We are absolutely interested in parts of Globalive’s spectrum,” Mr. Bitove, the chairman of DAVE Wireless, said in an interview Sunday. If Industry Canada needs assistance on the spectrum issue, we would be pleased to be part of a solution, and that […]
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Globalive makes first network call and explains dual-brand strategy
June 13th marked a milestone for Globalive. On that day, the company completed its first call on their Advanced Wireless Network (AWS). This means that we’re one step closer to launching wireless services, which means better mobile voice, data, video and messaging for Canadian consumers. Globalive’s CEO, Tony Lacavera, also provided more information about Globalive’s recent announcement that it is […]
Globalive secures funds and outlines future plans
Globalive Communications Inc. announced that it will receive up to USD$700 million from Egyptian-based Orascom Telecom over the next four years. Globalive, which intends to launch its own mobility service in Canada, won 30 licenses covering about 10MHz of spectrum in every province except Quebec, in the last Canadian wireless spectrum auction. Further funds will also need to be raised […]