Perhaps I’m missing something but when I read this Edmonton Journal story stating that if Verizon doesn’t buy Mobilicity, Wind will, I was taken aback. Here’s what Wind Mobile, CEO and chairman Anthony Lacavera had to say:
“It puts me in a position to move on Mobilicity before the (spectrum) auction,” said Lacavera, who has made no secret in recent years that he wants to acquire Mobilicity.”
And:
“I can’t outbid Verizon. So if they really want to buy it before the auction I’m not going to be successful. It’s just a mathematical reality,” he said.
However, Lacavera said he believes Verizon is keeping all doors open to enter Canada’s cellphone market until it has to put down a deposit on Sept. 17 to participate in the auction.
“I just don’t believe that Verizon’s doing anything other than playing all of its options,” he said from Toronto.
Here’s what I must be missing. Vimpelcom who owns a portion of Wind has been shopping them around for some time as they have not set the world on fire. How would they buy Mobilicity? Also worth noting is the fact that Lacavera has correctly (in my opinion) stated Verizon’s strategy of keeping all options open to enter Canada.
For Canadian cell phone users, these are sure interesting times. And things will get more interesting in the next few weeks I am sure.
Wind Mobile Adds Roaming Partner To Extend Their Reach
Posted in Commentary with tags Wind on November 17, 2015 by itnerdA press release has just hit the wires announcing that Wind Mobile has added a third roaming partner to expand network coverage across Canada. The press release doesn’t say who that new partner. But that partner allows Wind to cover 99% of the population of Canada:
By adding another domestic roaming partner network, WIND Mobile has taken another leap in improving its service throughout Canada. The new arrangement adds 292,000 square kilometres of coverage within Canada. Collectively WIND Mobile now covers over 1.5 million square kilometres across Canada and reaches 99 per cent of the population.
This agreement with whomever they partnered with may be a bit of a game changer for Wind. My reason for not going with them has been their network coverage, or rather the lack of it. Now that appears to be off the table, I may have to take a second look at them.
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