Wavefront

Wavefront

Wavefront is the national centre of excellence for wireless commercialization accelerating the growth and success of wireless companies in Canada. Wavefront improves speed-to-market and delivery of mobile applications and wireless technologies by providing emerging companies with a suite of WaveGuide™ training, mobile industry advisory services, incubation services, testing resources and market linkages that facilitate commercial engagement with the mobile network and enterprise ecosystem companies around the world.

Website:
http://www.wavefrontac.com
Categories:
Industry Associations, Wireless
Address:
1450 - 1055 W Hastings St
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6E 2E9

Blog Posts About Wavefront

Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays
Welcome back to Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays sponsored by Wavefront. Vancouver-based Wavefront is the commercialization centre accelerating the growth of Canada's wireless and new media companies.... [more]
A Closer Look at Vancouver Accelerators
Accelerators can play a key role in growing early-stage companies and university research and intellectual property into market ready ventures, but not all accelerators follow the same model or... [more]
Rogers and Wavefront Join Forces to Launch Wireless Innovation Centre and Mentorship Program
Rogers Communications and Wavefront, a Vancouver-based hub for wireless commercialization and research, announced today the launch of the Rogers Wireless Innovation Centre. The Centre will help... [more]
Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays
Welcome back to Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays sponsored by Wavefront. Vancouver-based Wavefront is the commercialization centre accelerating the growth of Canada's wireless and new media companies.... [more]
Wavefront hosts Samsung Holiday Meet-up in 4 cities across Canada
Wavefront and Samsung are hosting Holiday Meet-ups across Canada at the end of the month for mobile developers. The goal is to spread some product updates, partnership info and cheer in the form... [more]
Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays
Welcome back to Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays sponsored by Wavefront. Vancouver-based Wavefront is the commercialization centre accelerating the growth of Canada's wireless and new media companies.... [more]
BCIC announces dozen startups for entrepreneurship@Wavefront program
Today BCIC and Wavefront announced the twelve companies chosen to participate in year two of the entrepreneurship@Wavefront program. The 12-month program is designed to support and nurture... [more]
BCIC's entrepreneurship@Wavefront is looking for 12 great BC wireless startups
BCIC and Wavefront, a Canadian wireless commercialization centre, have launched the second annual entrepreneurship@Wavefront Program today. A 12-month program, entrepreneurship@Wavefront is... [more]
Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays
Welcome to Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays sponsored by Wavefront. Vancouver-based Wavefront is the commercialization centre accelerating the growth of Canada's wireless and new media companies.... [more]
Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays
Welcome to Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays sponsored by Wavefront. Vancouver-based Wavefront is the commercialization centre accelerating the growth of Canada's wireless and new media companies.... [more]
Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays
Welcome to Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays sponsored by Wavefront. Vancouver-based Wavefront is the commercialization centre accelerating the growth of Canada's wireless and new media companies.... [more]
Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays
Welcome to Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays sponsored by Wavefront. Vancouver-based Wavefront is the commercialization centre accelerating the growth of Canada's wireless and new media companies.... [more]
Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays
Welcome to Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays sponsored by Wavefront. Vancouver-based Wavefront is the commercialization centre accelerating the growth of Canada's wireless and new media companies.... [more]
Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays
Welcome to Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays sponsored by Wavefront. Vancouver-based Wavefront is the commercialization centre accelerating the growth of Canada's wireless and new media companies.... [more]
Wireless Market opportunities: Big in Japan
On Monday June 13th, Wavefront is hosting a free breakfast seminar so that you can learn more about one of the world’s top mobile markets - Japan. Many North American companies are looking... [more]
Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays
Welcome to Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays sponsored by Wavefront. Vancouver-based Wavefront is the commercialization centre accelerating the growth of Canada's wireless and new media companies.... [more]
Wavefront doubles size of Canadian Wireless Accelerator Centre in Vancouver
Wavefront announced yesterday that it has doubled the size of its accelerator centre and has a limited number of new incubator office spaces available for wireless entrepreneurs. Thanks to $11.6... [more]
Do Business Accelerators Work?
Leaders of three Canadian business accelerators painted a very clear picture of what it takes to succeed—strong connections with the surrounding tech community, industry involvement,... [more]
Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays
Welcome to Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays sponsored by Wavefront. Vancouver-based Wavefront is the commercialization centre accelerating the growth of Canada's wireless and new media companies.... [more]
Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays
Welcome to Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays sponsored by Wavefront. Vancouver-based Wavefront is the commercialization centre accelerating the growth of Canada's wireless and new media companies.... [more]
The Comprehensive List of Canadian Incubators and Accelerators
Incubators and Accelerators are programs designed to accelerate the successful development of entrepreneurial companies through an array of business support resources and services. While Incubators... [more]
Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays
Welcome to Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays sponsored by Wavefront. Vancouver-based Wavefront is the commercialization centre accelerating the growth of Canada's wireless and new media companies.... [more]
Wavefront enables Vancouver's Conquer Mobile to experience 'phenomenal growth' in first two years
Conquer Mobile was Wavefront's first tenant, joining the accelerator nearly two years ago. In that time it has experienced "phenomenal growth": its revenues grew by a factor of 10 during that... [more]
Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays
Welcome to Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays sponsored by Wavefront. Vancouver-based Wavefront is the commercialization centre accelerating the growth of Canada's wireless and new media companies.... [more]
Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays
Welcome to Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays sponsored by Wavefront. Vancouver-based Wavefront is the commercialization centre accelerating the growth of Canada's wireless and new media companies.... [more]
Meet and mingle with fellow BlackBerry developers on March 29th
If you or your company are developing apps for the BlackBerry, you won’t want to miss out on the Vancouver BlackBerry Developer Meetup. Tuesday, March 29th will be the date of this... [more]
Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays
Welcome to Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays sponsored by Wavefront. Vancouver-based Wavefront is the commercialization centre accelerating the growth of Canada's wireless and new media companies.... [more]
BCTIA looks at Accelerator Programs... do they really work?
Google ‘Accelerator Programs’ and over 9 million search results are returned offering everything from online services to mentoring, coaching, funding and office space. We're bombarded... [more]
Don't miss the chance to brush up on your intellectual property know-how
The mobile world is a bit like the wild west these days. Everyone’s moving in to fill the profitable niches, small timers are looking to make fame and fortune and, sadly, the law is sometimes... [more]
Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays
Welcome to Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays sponsored by Wavefront. Vancouver-based Wavefront is the commercialization centre accelerating the growth of Canada's wireless and new media companies.... [more]
Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays
Welcome to Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays sponsored by Wavefront. Vancouver-based Wavefront is the commercialization centre accelerating the growth of Canada's wireless and new media companies.... [more]
Vancouver Tech Events of the Week - Feb 28th - March 6th
Net Tuesday - Applications of Location-Based Services with Yelp, Tingle and Compass Engine Tuesday, March 1st - 5:15pm Storyeum ITAC Digital Commerce Roundtable: Finding Your Place in an... [more]
Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays
Welcome to Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays sponsored by Wavefront. Vancouver-based Wavefront is the commercialization centre accelerating the growth of Canada's wireless and new media companies.... [more]
Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays
Welcome to Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays sponsored by Wavefront. Vancouver-based Wavefront is the commercialization centre accelerating the growth of Canada's wireless and new media companies.... [more]
Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays
Welcome to Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays sponsored by Wavefront. Vancouver-based Wavefront is the commercialization centre accelerating the growth of Canada's wireless and new media companies.... [more]
Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays
  Welcome to Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays sponsored by Wavefront. Vancouver-based Wavefront is the commercialization centre accelerating the growth of Canada's wireless and new media... [more]
Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays
  Welcome to Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays sponsored by Wavefront. Vancouver-based Wavefront is the commercialization centre accelerating the growth of Canada's wireless and new media... [more]
Vancouver Tech Events of the Week - January 24th - 30th
Now that 2011 is in full swing, we've got a solid week of tech events with the VEF and the founders of MetroLyrics.com kicking it off on Tuesday. VEF: An Evening With Alan Juristovski and Milun... [more]
Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays
  Welcome to Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays sponsored by Wavefront. Vancouver-based Wavefront is the commercialization centre accelerating the growth of Canada's wireless and new media... [more]
Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays
Welcome to Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays sponsored by Wavefront. Vancouver-based Wavefront is the commercialization centre accelerating the growth of Canada's wireless and new media companies.... [more]
Wavefront Wireless Wednesday
Welcome to Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays sponsored by Wavefront. Vancouver-based Wavefront is the commercialization centre accelerating the growth of Canada's wireless and new media companies.... [more]
Wavefront Wireless Wednesday
Welcome to Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays sponsored by Wavefront. Vancouver-based Wavefront is the commercialization centre accelerating the growth of Canada's wireless and new media companies.... [more]
Wavefront to Open National Centre of Excellence for Wireless Commercialization
Vancouver's Wavefront announced this morning that they will be launching a new national Centre of Excellence for Commercialization and Research (CECR) for wireless technologies in partnership with... [more]
Wavefront Wireless Wednesday
Welcome to Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays sponsored by Wavefront. Vancouver-based Wavefront is the commercialization centre accelerating the growth of Canada's wireless and new media companies.... [more]
Wavefront Wireless Wednesday
Welcome to the tenth edition of Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays sponsored by Wavefront. Vancouver-based Wavefront is the commercialization centre accelerating the growth of Canada's wireless and new... [more]
Wavefront Wireless Wednesday
Welcome to the ninth edition of Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays sponsored by Wavefront. Vancouver-based Wavefront is the commercialization centre accelerating the growth of Canada's wireless and new... [more]
Vancouver Tech Events of the Week - November 8th to 14th
Bootup Presents: Facebook Developer Garage Monday, November 8th District 319 - 319 Main Street Wavefront Presents: Introduction to SingTel – The Asian Market Opportunity Tuesday,... [more]
Wavefront Partners with Israel Mobile and Communication Association
Wavefront, a commercialization centre accelerating the growth of Canada’s wireless and new media development companies, is partnering with the Israel Mobile and Communication Association,... [more]
Wavefront Wireless Wednesday
Welcome to the eighth edition of Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays sponsored by Wavefront. Vancouver-based Wavefront is the commercialization centre accelerating the growth of Canada's wireless and new... [more]
Mobile manouevres in app land
Every week Techvibes republishes an article from Business in Vancouver. This article was originally published in issue #1097 - November 2 - 8, 2010. The flood of new mobile devices to the... [more]
Wavefront Wireless Wednesday
Welcome to the seventh edition of Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays sponsored by Wavefront. Vancouver-based Wavefront is the commercialization centre accelerating the growth of Canada's wireless and... [more]
Wavefront turns Orange for October and helps local wireless companies
Earlier this month Vancouver became the third North American city - behind San Francisco and New York - to join the family of Orange Developer Centres.  That's pretty good company, but some... [more]
Wavefront Wireless Wednesday
Welcome to the sixth edition of Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays sponsored by Wavefront. Vancouver-based Wavefront is the commercialization centre accelerating the growth of Canada's wireless and new... [more]
Wavefront giving Vancouver wireless developers a leg up
The Vancouver Sun had a nice little article yesterday about Wavefront, the Vancouver commercialization centre that helps wireless developers get to market quicker and easier. Wavefront produces... [more]
Vancouver Tech Events of the Week - October 18th - 24th
If you're an Angel Investor in Vancouver and you're not registered for the Angel Forum, what are you waiting for. The 28th iteration of Bob Chaworth-Musters long-running event takes place on... [more]
Join Wavefront for a Burger, Beer, and the Brain at AGM
Join Wavefront on Wednesday, October 20th for its 2010 Annual General Meeting at the TELUS World of Science and take in the BODY WORLDS & The Brain exhibit while you're there. Wavefront has... [more]
Wavefront Wireless Wednesday
Welcome to the fifth edition of Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays sponsored by Wavefront. Vancouver-based Wavefront is the commercialization centre accelerating the growth of Canada's wireless and new... [more]
Wavefront Wireless Wednesday
Welcome to the fourth edition of Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays sponsored by Wavefront. Vancouver-based Wavefront is the commercialization centre accelerating the growth of Canada's wireless and new... [more]
Vancouver Tech Events of the Week - October 4th - 10th
October MoMoVan Monday, October 4th Granville Island Brewery W2 presents: The With Glowing Hearts UnFestival 2010 Monday, October 4th W2 Storyeum Alfresco WCM Lunch & Learn... [more]
Vancouver Tech Jobs of the Week
Here are five job opportunities that caught our eye on the Techvibes Vancouver Job Board this week. Check out the full job descriptions and be sure to apply if you're interested.... [more]
Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays
Welcome to the third edition of Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays sponsored by Wavefront. Vancouver-based Wavefront is the commercialization centre accelerating the growth of Canada's wireless and new... [more]
Orange coming to Vancouver and looking for developers
If you are a wireless or new media developer in Vancouver, you are invited to come to the first Orange Partner Developer Centre launch in Canada. Orange is looking to see what Vancouver developers... [more]
Wavefront Wireless Wednesday
Welcome to the second edition of Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays sponsored by Wavefront. Vancouver-based Wavefront is the commercialization centre accelerating the growth of Canada's wireless and new... [more]
Welcome to Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays sponsored by Wavefront. Vancouver-based Wavefront is the commercialization centre accelerating the growth of Canada's wireless and... [more]
Wavefront announces companies selected for entrepreneurship program
Yesterday Wavefront announced the eight companies chosen to participate in their new Entrepreneurship@Wavefront program. This new program is offered in partnership with BCIC to support and nurture... [more]
Pitch to Rogers Ventures in Vancouver
Rogers Ventures is coming to Vancouver for the GROW Conference and Wavefront is hosting a matchmaking session on August 23rd for Canadian entrepreneurs and innovators to meet one-on-one with them.... [more]
Vancouver Tech Jobs of the Week
It's been a busy week on the Techvibes Job Board and here are five job opportunities that caught our eye. Check out the full job descriptions and be sure to apply if you're interested.... [more]
Wavefront adds Community Engagement Manager
This week Wavefront welcomed Brad Lowe to the management team as Community Engagement Manager. Lowe has been active in the Vancouver technology community for 20 years, holding management... [more]
Vancouver Tech Jobs of the Week
It's been a busy week on the Techvibes Job Board and here are five job opportunities that caught our eye. Check out the full job descriptions and be sure to apply if you're interested. Manager... [more]
Wavefront jumps into Incubation space with BCIC
Today Wavefront announced Entrepreneurship@Wavefront, a new program being undertaken in partnership with the BC Innovation Council to support and nurture eight early-stage B.C. wireless... [more]
B.C. capitalizing on the new culture of openness in Japanese telecom market
Every week Techvibes republishes an article (or two) from Business in Vancouver. This article was originally published in issue #1078 - June 29 - July 5, 2010. Wireless developers in B.C.... [more]
LPV9 pre-coverage: An interview with Aaron Hilton from Cellmap
This is the fifth post in a series dedicated to covering the entries at Launch Party Vancouver 9. Today, I talk with Aaron Hilton of Cellmap/CellTouch. Cellmap is featuring its new... [more]
Wavefront helps BC Businesses explore Japanese Wireless Opportunities
Japan is one of the world’s top mobile markets with 112 million mobile subscribers and generating $71.5B in revenues. Vancouver's Wavefront wants to help BC businesses tap into that market.... [more]
Wavefront and Simon Fraser University present Symbian seminar
Wavefront, the community-based commercialization centre focused on accelerating the growth of Canada's wireless and new media development companies, is presenting a seminar in Vancouver, partnered... [more]
Wavefront accelerates BC's wireless start-ups with Office Space
If you are a part of a wireless or new media company just starting out or still in its early stages, you may be interested in the services that Wavefront offers. Wavefront extends its suite of... [more]
Vancouver Tech Jobs of the Week
Here are five job opportunities that caught our eye on the Techvibes Job Board this week. Check out the full job descriptions and be sure to apply if you're interested. Director of Sales /... [more]
Wavefront Joins Canadian Digital Media Network
Vancouver's Wavefront announced today that they have joined the Canadian Digital Media Network (CDMN). The CDMN is working to connect organizations such as Wavefront in a nationwide network to... [more]
Wavefront hosts Mobile Marketing and Government Funding seminars
Vancouver-based Wavefront is hosting two upcoming seminars that will be of interest to those working in the mobile space. On April 13th a NAVTEQ Breakfast seminar titled Location is Key to Mobile... [more]
Wavefront Hooks CNN Reporter up with BC Technology
Citizen journalist and CNN's iReporter Chris Morrow travels the world, camera in hand, documenting stories for the international news network. During her 17 days covering the 2010 Winter Games... [more]
Wavefront launches Ericsson Test Lab
Last week Vancouver's Wavefront invited wireless developers to attend its network test lab launch event featuring Ericsson. The new lab allows developers to test new wireless applications on a... [more]
Wavefront launches Ericsson Test Lab next week
On March 11th, Vancouver's Wavefront is inviting wireless developers to attend its network test lab launch event featuring Ericsson. The new lab will allow developers to test new wireless... [more]
NAVTEQ hosts Location Based Apps seminar in Toronto
Vancouver's Wavefront along with NAVTEQ are hosting a breakfast seminar in Toronto on December 2nd titled How to Drive Development and Visibility of Your Innovative Location Based Apps. Don’t... [more]
New Media BC hosts iPhone Forum
It’s no exaggeration to say the iPhone has completely redefined the mobile space. Even in Canada, traditionally a mobile backwater, mobile carriers have been forced to up their game in order... [more]
Wavefront scores partner in the Land Down Under
Vancouver's Wavefront wireless and new media commercialization centre and the Australian Interactive Media Industry Association (AIMIA) announced a partnership to create business opportunities... [more]
Eat Breakfast and Learn How to Drive Development and Visibility of Your Innovative Location Based Apps
Come to breakfast at the Sheraton Cavalier Calgary on Wednesday, Sept 16th to hear from NAVTEQ, Wavefront and Mob4Hire about the latest news on Location Based Apps. Tom Tierney, Developer Alliance... [more]
BC’s Wavefront opens in Downtown Vancouver
Earlier today BC Minister of Small Business, Technology and Economic Development Iain Black was on hand to officially open Wavefront - the community-based commercialization centre for BC's 1,000... [more]
Wavefront introduces AT&T's Developer Program
Next week Wavefront is hosting a WaveGuide seminar titled How to Engage AT&T and utilize devCentral to create usccessful apps. The interative seminar is meant to give developers of mobile... [more]
Wavefront Wireless facility officially opens next week
BC's Minister of Small Business, Technology and Economic Development Iain Black is officially opening the new downtown Vancouver Wavefront wireless facility on August 18th. The 7,000-square-foot... [more]
Vancouver Jobs of the Week
Here are five job opportunities that caught our eye on the Techvibes Vancouver Job Board this week. Check out the full job descriptions and get your resume in asap if you're interested. Director... [more]
MoMoVan summer BBQ hosted by Nokia
The joint Annual General Meetings of WINBC and Wavefront are taking place on June 22nd at Nokia’s offices in Burnaby and you're invited. The organizations are combining the AGMs with the end... [more]
Downtown Vancouver office space for Wireless Startups
Vancouver-based Wavefront has got office space in the heart of downtown steps away from the new Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre for emerging wireless startups. What's Wavefront you... [more]
BC Wireless advocate turns to the Mob
Wavefront annouced today that they have partnered with Calgary-based Mob4Hire to help BC mobile software developers field test their home-grown applications around the globe. Mob4Hire provides... [more]
Sierra Wireless and Wavefront Announce Winners of Developer Program
Sierra Wireless and Wavefront, the community-based commercialization center for B.C.’s 1,000 wireless and new media development companies, announced the winners of the Sierra Wireless –... [more]

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