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December 2nd, 2008Farewell Ted

Posted by Editor in Uncategorized

You may have seen the news today.

Say what you want about the competitiveness of wireless and connectivity in Canada. It may often be the case that we lag what’s possible elsewhere in the world, or the high rents extracted by Big Telco in Canada. But our situation is, if anything, the result of too few business or government leaders with the future vision, appetite for risk and tenacity of Ted Rogers, than too many.

In just the wireless industry in Canada, I shudder to think where we’d be today had not Ted made a grand bet on converting GSM less than a decade ago.

  • Gifts and Bones Audio Book
    Wireless connectivity just booming ....... : )
  • simon
    it's a very miserable day in this neighborhood.
  • Andrew
    "In just the wireless industry in Canada, I shudder to think where we’d be today had not Ted made a grand bet on converting GSM less than a decade ago."

    I don't think that's how it rolled out.

    As I remember, Nokia and Ericsson were bullying AT&T in the US and Rogers in Canada into switching from TDMA to GSM because they supplied the carrier-side equipment. Of course I can't find any links to support this -- anyone care to discuss?
  • Jevon
    I always thought that Ted Rogers was not the problem, but instead we just needed one more Ted.,. someone who had the guts to give him a run for his money. Sadly, that was not the case.

    I bet he even found it all a little more boring that he would have liked.
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