[7] Globalive subsequently made its first purchase in Industry Canadian radio spectrum auction, setting the stage for a new national cell phone network in Canada.
[9] It launched service in Edmonton and Ottawa soon after, followed by Vancouver in June 2010[10] In September 2014, Globalive agreed to acquire Vimplecom's majority stake in WIND Mobile for $300 million (CAD).
[14] However, in March 2022 Globalive has intended to reacquire Freedom/Wind from Shaw in a pending merger with Rogers Communications for C$3.75 billion to satisfy regulatory concerns.
[15][16] Later it was announced that after an unresponsive behavior from Rogers, Globalive has directly gone to Shaw making the same offer to acquire the wireless carrier.
Globalive group has founded, financed, operated, and divested a number of companies on the internet, communications, and technology sectors.
The company has raised over US$1.5 Billion in capital for Globalive businesses and some of its investments include Stackadapt, Zoocasa, and Founding Investor in Xanado.