About Trivision
Four decades of broadband and telecom engineering. Built in Canada.
Trivision Broadband and Telecom Inc. has been designing, building, and servicing the equipment that powers cable, broadband, and telecom networks since 1986 — from early product invention through current-day repair, refurbishment, and monitoring platform work.
1986
Year founded, in Markham, Ontario
200+
Cable TV products designed and shipped across four continents
100+
Companies that licensed Trivision-invented V-Chip technology
25+
Years of communications engineering experience on the executive team
Our story
Trivision was founded in 1986 by a management team focused on developing and introducing innovative technologies for the broadband and telecom industry. Backed by an exceptional engineering team, the company built a reputation for practical, credible product invention — and earned significant industry recognition along the way, most notably for the invention of V-Chip technology.
Between 1993 and 2007, Trivision operated as a Canadian public company under the name Tri-Vision International Ltd. In 2007, Trivision merged its public arm together with the V-Chip technology into WiLAN Inc., a Toronto-listed public company. Trivision itself continued operating as a private company from Markham, Ontario, and remains privately held today.
Over the years, Trivision has partnered with organizations including Ingram (USA), Nichimen (Japan), Sapura (Malaysia), and Telewire (USA), and has designed and shipped more than 200 cable TV related products with sales across North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. Today the company focuses on the areas where its engineering strength delivers the most value: component-level repair and refurbishment of broadband and telecom hardware, in-house R&D of monitoring products, and end-to-end network design.
1986
Year founded, in Markham, Ontario
1993
Company goes public as Tri-Vision International Ltd.
1990s
V-Chip technology invented, licensed globally, recognized at the White House.
2007
Public arm and V-Chip technology merged into WiLAN Inc.; Trivision returns to private ownership.
Today
Privately held, focused on repair, monitoring products, and network design services.
The V-Chip
One of the most impactful pieces of consumer television technology ever developed — invented by Trivision’s engineering team in the 1990s.
Trivision invention · 1990s
The parental-control chip inside every North American television.
V-Chip is age-based and content-based parental control technology for television programs. By reading rating codes embedded in the video signal, V-Chip allows parents to filter what appears on the screen according to their family’s values — 24 hours a day, regardless of who is home. As of federal mandate, every television sold in North America supports V-Chip technology.
V-Chip at the White House
Highlighted in the State of the Union
Trivision’s engineering team designed and developed V-Chip and its associated technology. The technology was subsequently licensed to more than 100 companies — including major television manufacturers such as Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba, Samsung, Hitachi, and many others in Asia and the United States — and remains a required feature on every television sold in North America.
Recognition: V-Chip technology was formally introduced by Vice President Al Gore at the White House and highlighted by President Clinton during the State of the Union address.
Intellectual property attribution: the V-Chip technology and related patents were transferred to WiLAN Inc. as part of the 2007 corporate transaction. Trivision Broadband and Telecom Inc. presents V-Chip here as historical context — the invention and development work was carried out by our engineering team, and remains part of the culture and standard we bring to current-day product and service work.
International track record
Trivision has been retained on cable, broadband, and telecom infrastructure projects across four continents.
Doha, Qatar
US Central Command (CENTCOM)
Trivision was awarded the communications contract for CENTCOM’s forward headquarters in Doha, providing total-solution engineering to connect multiple locations to the command centre via video, data, and telephony. Trivision served as system designer, equipment supplier, and installer, with a long-term maintenance and service contract.
Karachi, Pakistan
Cable TV over optical fiber
Trivision designed and built a full cable-television delivery network in Karachi using fiber-optic distribution — a substantial deployment in one of South Asia’s largest metropolitan markets.
Sudan
MMDS cable distribution
Design and build of a full MMDS (Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service) cable distribution system serving broadcast delivery in-country.
Philippines
Addressable Pay-TV network
Design and delivery of an addressable Pay-TV network — subscriber-authenticated conditional access at national scale.
Where we operate
A Canadian-owned and Canadian-operated company, headquartered in the Greater Toronto Area.
Headquarters
7880 AB Woodbine Avenue
Markham, Ontario
L3R 2N7 · Canada
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