Canadian Telecommunications Association

11/16/2022

🚨 is being tested TODAY via , TV & radio. 🚨
Designed to distribute critical & potentially life-saving alert messages to Canadians in the event of an emergency and/or disaster, every test helps to improve the system.
Learn more at https://www.alertready.ca/.

11/14/2022

🚨 The national public alert system is being tested this Wednesday.
A video series on Wireless Public Alerts is available in & , developed in collaboration between providers + the Deaf, Deaf-Blind & Hard of Hearing Community.

distributes critical and potentially life-saving alerts to Canadians through TV, radio and on your wireless device. For more information, visit w...

11/09/2022

🚨 Canada’s system will be tested next week via , TV & radio.

Canadians are encouraged to check device compatibility & ensure the latest software update has been installed. Not sure if your phone is compatible? Check now at https://www.alertready.ca/.

05/04/2022

🚨 The national public alert system is being tested today 🚨 is designed to distribute critical and potentially life-saving emergency alert messages to Canadians via , TV, and radio. Learn more at: https://www.alertready.ca/.

An video series is also available in and : https://youtu.be/sYwZctzJaHQ. For more information and for additional resources, visit http://wirelessaccessibility.ca.

05/03/2022

The next test of Canada's system will be tomorrow via , TV and radio. Every test helps to improve the system, so that urgent and lifesaving warnings can be distributed to the public in the event of an emergency and/or disaster.

Canadians are encouraged to check their device compatibility and to ensure the latest software update has been installed. You can check your phone's compatibility now at: https://www.alertready.ca/.

12/23/2020

As we close on 2020, we realize that the COVID crisis is not yet behind us, but there are signs of better days ahead. CWTA and its members thank all Canadians for their contributions and resilience this year. We wish you a peaceful and safe Holiday Season and a very happy 2021.
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Alors que l’année 2020 tire à sa fin, nous réalisons que la crise de la COVID n’est peut-être pas encore derrière nous, mais nous voyons néanmoins poindre à l’horizon des signes d’un avenir meilleur. L’équipe de l’ACTS souhaite remercier tous les Canadiens et toutes les Canadiennes pour l’esprit de collaboration et la résilience dont ils ont fait preuve en 2020, ainsi que leur souhaiter des Fêtes remplies d’amour et de sérénité et une excellente année 2021.

12/09/2020

Canada’s telecom network operators directly contributed $74.5 billion in GDP to Canada’s economy, and supported 638,000 jobs, in 2019 according to a new report commissioned by CWTA.

Find out more about “Investing in Canada’s Digital Infrastructure: The Economic Impact of Wireless/Wireline Broadband and the Post-COVID Recovery” here:https://www.cwta.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/EN_Investing_in_Canadas_Digital_Infrastructure.pdf

10/07/2020

Today, CWTA has released its report, “Accelerating 5G in Canada: The Role of 5G in the Fight Against Climate Change.” Read the report from to find out how 5G can help Canada develop a more sustainable, greener economy:

Report highlights the importance of new wireless technologies, such as 5G, in reducing Canada’s carbon footprint OTTAWA, October 7, 2020 – A fast and effective deployment of 5G wireless networks will play a key role in Canada achieving its climate change reduction commitments, according to a new...

10/01/2020

How can 5G help Canada meet its climate change goals? Find out on October 7 by joining the CWTA’s virtual discussion on the Role of 5G Against Climate Change. With experts on global mobile climate action and 5G, it is sure to be an insightful discussion.

To register for the virtual discussion on the Role of 5G in the Fight Against Climate Change, visit: https://cwta-acts-5g.eventbrite.ca

09/23/2020

Complimentary registration now open! On October 7 at 11am eastern, join President & CEO of the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association, Robert Ghiz, along with Steven Moore, GSMA’s Head of Climate Action, and Tejas Rao, Accenture’s Managing Director & Global 5G Offering Lead for a virtual discussion on the exciting release of a new report, “Accelerating 5G in Canada: The Role of 5G in the Fight Against Climate Change,” commissioned by CWTA and developed by Accenture Strategy. Register here: https://cwta-acts-5g.eventbrite.ca

09/17/2020

The positive impacts of can be life-changing – and potentially lifesaving! Learn about the exciting possibilities that faster connectivity and increased coverage could entail here:

Faster connectivity could revolutionize industries we might not have even considered as being connected. Lack of tech prevented innovation in the past. But that’s all changing now … because of 5G.

09/09/2020

: Canada’s 5G users’ overall download speed experience exceeds all but one country and is almost 3x that of the U.S., according to an Opensignal report. Read more here:

A new study by mobile analytics firm Opensignal finds that Canadian users enjoy the fastest 5G download speed experience in North America, and among the fastest 5G experiences in the world.