It looks like it will not be long now before WIND Mobile launches its network in Guelph. Its latest blog entry reads: We’ve also got great news for existing and future customers who are looking forward to KW coverage expansion – if you’ve got your WIND phone in Guelph this weekend you’ll see some WIND Zone coverage there as we […]
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WIND Mobile ownership ruling headed to Supreme Court of Canada
WIND Mobile’s legal saga over its ownership status is headed to the Supreme Court after Public Mobile made good on intentions first announced back in June. Public Mobile filed an appeal motion last week just days ahead of a deadline to do so. It claims that the government “acted on faulty legal assumptions when in late 2009 Cabinet reversed a […]
WIND Mobile outlines southern Ontario expansion plans
In a lengthy interview with Cartt.ca editor and publisher Greg O’Brien, WIND Mobile CEO Anthony Lacavera outlined some of his company’s expansion plans. With its legal and regulatory issues behind it (although there is still an appeal to the Supreme Court), WIND Mobile is looking to get back the growth of its coverage area back on track. Less than two […]
WIND Mobile launches 21.1 Mbps E366 WINDspeed Mobile Internet Stick
WIND Mobile today launched its latest data stick, the Huawei E366. It supports HSPA+ connectivity and offers download speeds of up to 21.1Mbps where WIND Mobile offers HSPA (and 14.4Mbps in all other areas). WIND Mobile is offering the E366 data stick for CA$99 with no contract. Read more about this story
A look back on the past week
What a week to go away on vacation. I had barely sunk my toes in warm sand that Google announced it would buy Motorola. And the shakeups did not stop there. Only days later, HP dropped a surprise of its own, essentially giving up on webOS some 16 months after buying Palm. Just in case you were on holidays last […]
WIND Mobile now has 317,000 subscribers
Orascom Telecom yesterday announced its financial results for the first half of 2011. The company, which provides financial backing for WIND Mobile, now has over 105 million subscribers WIND Mobile contributed some 317,000 of those. Second quarter indicators show continued strong customer acceptance across different market segments, increasing WIND Mobile’s active subscriber base by 17% in Q2 2011 and reinforcing […]
WIND Mobile launching in Kitchener-Waterloo on August 16th
WIND Mobile yesterday announced the date on which it will launch in the Kitchener-Waterloo area. The carrier will officially flip the switch on its sixth WIND Zone on Tuesday August 16th. It’s going to be a great day for wireless and a great day for the community. Our first 50 customers will have the chance to buy a contract-free BlackBerry […]
VimpelCom reaffirms support for WIND Mobile
When Amsterdam-based VimpelCom merged last year with Orascom Telecom Holding SAE, many wondered what would happen to WIND Mobile and the backing it had received from Orascom. WIND Mobile welcomed the news but must also have hoped that it was not among the “non core” assets that Vimpelcom intended to divest itself of. Ossama Bessada, VimpelCom’s head of the Europe […]