Recent news headlines illustrate that emergencies can strike with little warning and alarming regularity, highlighting the need in Canada for advanced public safety communication networks. On this episode of Cartt.ca - The Podcast, a conversation with Yasir Hussain, CTO of Ericsson Canada on the need for advanced public safety networks in Canada.

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Join Contributing Editor, Bill Roberts, as together they review Vicky Eatrides’ top three “must do” priorities, plus the inherited challenges of bargaining process delay in telecom matters, Mobile Virtual Network Operator policy implementation (cellphone competition), her keen push for greater consumer-friendly internet rivalry, improvements to the CRTC Broadband Fund, the particular needs of Northern Canada, the Commission’s role with the Online News and Online Steaming Acts, anti-scam compliance & enforcement, the Chairperson’s thoughtful prognosis for overall regulatory work in the coming year, and - importantly - what Eatrides personally hopes defines her record and success at the end of this 5-year term.

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So you think High Definition Television (HDTV) was a big deal?

Well buckle your seat belts.

First there was TV itself, then colour TV, then our HDTV… but now there’s “NextGen TV" -- the next major shift in television with a new digital format promising 4K video, immersive audio, and a host of other consumer and business benefits.

The Advanced Television Systems Committee calls this revolution ATSC 3.0 and it’s quite literally the seamless over-the-air convergence of TV and the internet.

Listen now to Orest Sushko, the brainiac director of the only North American lab for this revolution at the Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning in Toronto. Sushko’s B2C Lab is having an Open House with live demonstrations and key experts on May 11th and 12th, so listen to hear how you can register and attend for free.

But here’s a catch…

While roughly 75 per cent of American television viewers will have access to “NextGen TV” (ATSC 3.0) by the end of this year -- and countries as varied as Brazil, India, South Korea, Trinidad & Tobago, and Mexico are adopting this new format -- Canada, which may technically be in the thick of it on the innovation aspect, is still a laggard on the practical implementation side.

Take a listen to find out why and more about the next generation of TV.

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