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A Starlink satellite, pictured in 2025. The 6G technology refers to the next wave of wireless communications. It will be the successor to 5G tech, which was first introduced in 2019 and has since become widely available, both in Canada and throughout the world. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY ROBERT GHIZ | October 29, 2025
Whether it’s sensors on a mining site or autonomous systems managing a port terminal, telecom is the hidden infrastructure that makes every other piece of infrastructure work, writes Robert Ghiz. Pexels photograph by Kostas Dimopoulos
Opinion | BY ROBERT GHIZ | October 29, 2025
Opinion | BY ROBERT GHIZ | October 29, 2025
Whether it’s sensors on a mining site or autonomous systems managing a port terminal, telecom is the hidden infrastructure that makes every other piece of infrastructure work, writes Robert Ghiz. Pexels photograph by Kostas Dimopoulos
Opinion | BY PETER GARLAND, ROB MCMAHON | October 29, 2025
Canada has a proud history in innovation in communications, and a major incentive has always been the need to connect with more remote populations, write Peter Garland and Rob McMahon. Pexels photograph by Gu Bra 
Opinion | BY PETER GARLAND, ROB MCMAHON | October 29, 2025
Opinion | BY PETER GARLAND, ROB MCMAHON | October 29, 2025
Canada has a proud history in innovation in communications, and a major incentive has always been the need to connect with more remote populations, write Peter Garland and Rob McMahon. Pexels photograph by Gu Bra 
Opinion | BY ALEX GRECO | October 29, 2025
Canadians need confidence that their digital backbone is resilient against espionage, cyberattacks, and disinformation, writes Alex Greco. Unsplash photograph by JJ Ying
Opinion | BY ALEX GRECO | October 29, 2025
Opinion | BY ALEX GRECO | October 29, 2025
Canadians need confidence that their digital backbone is resilient against espionage, cyberattacks, and disinformation, writes Alex Greco. Unsplash photograph by JJ Ying
Opinion | BY TYSON MACAULAY | October 29, 2025
A major telecoms disruption can set off immediate cascading impacts that rapidly drive other critical industries out of operation, writes Tyson Macaulay. Unsplash photograph by Discover Savsat
Opinion | BY TYSON MACAULAY | October 29, 2025
Opinion | BY TYSON MACAULAY | October 29, 2025
A major telecoms disruption can set off immediate cascading impacts that rapidly drive other critical industries out of operation, writes Tyson Macaulay. Unsplash photograph by Discover Savsat
Opinion | BY PHILIP PALMER, LEN ST-AUBIN | October 29, 2025
Canadians have access to unprecedented choice, yet the traditional regulatory system continues to focus on legacy objectives and established players, write Philip Palmer and Len St-Aubin. Unsplash photograph by Shutter Speed
Opinion | BY PHILIP PALMER, LEN ST-AUBIN | October 29, 2025
Opinion | BY PHILIP PALMER, LEN ST-AUBIN | October 29, 2025
Canadians have access to unprecedented choice, yet the traditional regulatory system continues to focus on legacy objectives and established players, write Philip Palmer and Len St-Aubin. Unsplash photograph by Shutter Speed
Opinion | BY BRYCE EGER | September 30, 2020
Without high-speed internet, Canadian growers will be unable to implement new technologies that will improve the sustainability of their farms and keep Canada’s agriculture industry competitive on the world stage, writes Bryce Eger. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
Opinion | BY BRYCE EGER | September 30, 2020
Opinion | BY BRYCE EGER | September 30, 2020
Without high-speed internet, Canadian growers will be unable to implement new technologies that will improve the sustainability of their farms and keep Canada’s agriculture industry competitive on the world stage, writes Bryce Eger. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 9, 2020
Fabrication, embellishment, bigotry, and paranoia are all now part of the mix in online discourse, and trying to refute or debate with some of these nutbars is like a giant game of 'Whack-a-mole': once contradicted, they move on to another conspiracy, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 9, 2020
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 9, 2020
Fabrication, embellishment, bigotry, and paranoia are all now part of the mix in online discourse, and trying to refute or debate with some of these nutbars is like a giant game of 'Whack-a-mole': once contradicted, they move on to another conspiracy, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | August 24, 2020
Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam speaks with reporters at a media availability in West Block to update Canadians about the most recent modelling for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on Aug. 14, 2020. PHAC, which Dr. Tam heads, is able to amend parts of the exposure notification app without Google and Apple. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | August 24, 2020
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | August 24, 2020
Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam speaks with reporters at a media availability in West Block to update Canadians about the most recent modelling for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on Aug. 14, 2020. PHAC, which Dr. Tam heads, is able to amend parts of the exposure notification app without Google and Apple. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ROBERT GHIZ | July 29, 2020
Canada’s successful participation in this global recovery will depend largely on massive new investments in expanding our telecommunications networks to reach all Canadians and introducing new innovations to ensure Canadians can compete and prosper in the digital economy, writes CWTA president Robert Ghiz. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY ROBERT GHIZ | July 29, 2020
Opinion | BY ROBERT GHIZ | July 29, 2020
Canada’s successful participation in this global recovery will depend largely on massive new investments in expanding our telecommunications networks to reach all Canadians and introducing new innovations to ensure Canadians can compete and prosper in the digital economy, writes CWTA president Robert Ghiz. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 22, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says Canada's decision on Huawei will be based on the interests and security of Canadians. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 22, 2020
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 22, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says Canada's decision on Huawei will be based on the interests and security of Canadians. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are pictured at the G7 Summit in Charlevoix, Que., in 2018. The Canada-U.S. relationship must thrive in both good and challenging times, valuing our integrated societies and economies not as a burden—but as a strength, writes Conservative MP Colin Carrie. Photograph courtesy of Global Affairs Canada
U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are pictured at the G7 Summit in Charlevoix, Que., in 2018. The Canada-U.S. relationship must thrive in both good and challenging times, valuing our integrated societies and economies not as a burden—but as a strength, writes Conservative MP Colin Carrie. Photograph courtesy of Global Affairs Canada
Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan could barely be understood during the April 28 inaugural virtual meeting of the House’s special COVID-19 Pandemic Committee due to a poor internet connection. Screencap via ParlVu
Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan could barely be understood during the April 28 inaugural virtual meeting of the House’s special COVID-19 Pandemic Committee due to a poor internet connection. Screencap via ParlVu
News | BY ANJA KARADEGLIJA | March 30, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured speaking to the media on March 23, 2020, outside of Rideau Cottage, says he wouldn’t rule out using location data from Canadians’ phones to trace the path of the novel coronavirus. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ANJA KARADEGLIJA | March 30, 2020
News | BY ANJA KARADEGLIJA | March 30, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured speaking to the media on March 23, 2020, outside of Rideau Cottage, says he wouldn’t rule out using location data from Canadians’ phones to trace the path of the novel coronavirus. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JIM HINTON | March 25, 2020
In November 2017, then-Google chairman Eric Schmidt, at an appearance at the Google Go North conference in Toronto with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, thanked Canada for its contributions to artificial intelligence and machine learning. Screenshot courtesy of Twitter
Opinion | BY JIM HINTON | March 25, 2020
Opinion | BY JIM HINTON | March 25, 2020
In November 2017, then-Google chairman Eric Schmidt, at an appearance at the Google Go North conference in Toronto with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, thanked Canada for its contributions to artificial intelligence and machine learning. Screenshot courtesy of Twitter
Opinion | BY SARAH GANTER | March 25, 2020
Many of us depend now, more than ever, on stable and speedy connections to work from home, to socialize, to receive information and distraction all at once, writes Sarah Ganter. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY SARAH GANTER | March 25, 2020
Opinion | BY SARAH GANTER | March 25, 2020
Many of us depend now, more than ever, on stable and speedy connections to work from home, to socialize, to receive information and distraction all at once, writes Sarah Ganter. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY HARRY SHARMA | March 25, 2020
The global innovation and technology community is currently engaged in studying the full implications of the AI-5G convergence, with cybersecurity emerging as one of the most researched topics in this space. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY HARRY SHARMA | March 25, 2020
Opinion | BY HARRY SHARMA | March 25, 2020
The global innovation and technology community is currently engaged in studying the full implications of the AI-5G convergence, with cybersecurity emerging as one of the most researched topics in this space. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Nearly one million Canadians don't even have broadband internet access, or they have excessively expensive access compared to other G7 countries. In an increasingly technology-driven world, people who don’t have access to fast, reliable broadband services are victims of a new type of social inequality, writes Michelle Rempel Garner. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Nearly one million Canadians don't even have broadband internet access, or they have excessively expensive access compared to other G7 countries. In an increasingly technology-driven world, people who don’t have access to fast, reliable broadband services are victims of a new type of social inequality, writes Michelle Rempel Garner. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay