Although other Canadian companies also offer WiFi services, Shaw's approach is unique among big cable companies because it is not using it to complement an existing cellphone service.

But Shaw is not inventing the wheel: Cable companies south of the border, such as Cablevision Systems Corp., have already abandoned wireless network blueprints for a WiFi-only launch.

Shaw Business – a division of Canadian cable TV behemoth Shaw Communications, Inc. (SJR) – plans to upgrade its Managed WiFi solution for clients operating in the hospitality industry.

Shaw Communications’ big bet on Wi-Fi is already paying off in terms of improved customer loyalty, the Calgary-based company said Thursday. In a conference call with analysts, CEO Brad Shaw said ...

Shaw Communications Inc. turned on wireless Internet coverage zones Tuesday in certain public areas in Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver and said it plans to enlarge the areas over time. Western ...

North American Cable MSOs (multi-service operator) Comcast Corporation (CMCSA) and Shaw Communications Inc. (SJR) are expanding their Wi-Fi hotspot deployments in order to compete better with ...

Shaw, the incumbent cable carrier in Alberta, British Columbia and parts of Manitoba, began building municipal Wi-Fi networks in 2011 after deciding against getting into the cellular business.

Shaw Communications Inc. hasn’t wasted any time becoming a Wi-Fi service provider. The Western Canadian-based cable operator said Tuesday that its Internet subscribers can test the network now ...

SHAW Communications has pulled the plug on plans to launch a wireless phone service, favouring instead a less risky venture into Wi-Fi services -- a decision one analyst deemed "fundamentally ...

Shaw spent about $190-million on the spectrum licences but said in September 2011 the high cost – at least $1-billion, it estimated – of launching a wireless business was a deterrent and announced at ...

TORONTO, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Shaw Communications has dropped its plans for a wireless telephone network and will instead build a cheaper Wi-Fi service, the Canadian cable company said on Thursday.

Shaw Communications is giving up its plans to launch a wireless phone service, choosing instead to invest in a larger and faster Wi-Fi network.