WINNIPEG – Telus said Thursday that it will invest more than $7 million in its 4G wireless network in Manitoba.
In addition, the telco has pledged to contribute $25 on behalf of every new smart phone customer in Winnipeg, up to $160,000, to the CancerCare Manitoba Foundation through the ‘Phones for Good’ campaign. The campaign will run until December 5 and will help fund paediatric oncology clinical trials to help children with cancer receive safe treatments.
"Telus' $7 million investment will enhance our world-class wireless network for Manitobans living and working in the province," said VP Michael Sangster, in the release. …
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OTTAWA – The “tsunami of traffic” resulting from very high levels of social media over wireless devices and the connectivity of an increasingly large number of those devices is forcing mobile operators to deal with growing congestion.
This was one of the key messages from Eros Spadotto, executive vice-president of technology and operations at Telus during a keynote presentation to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International Conference on Communications on Tuesday in Ottawa. He said the possible connection of 20 to 200 billion devices to the Internet using wireless networks could create headaches…
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SASKATOON – Telus has opened two new retail locations in Saskatoon designed to assist local businesses in choosing the technology that best meets their needs.
Located in the city’s north end on Faithfull Avenue and downtown on 2nd Avenue, the Business Stores feature consultants trained in the specific needs of small to medium sized businesses and consumers, in-store learning centres with one-on-one or group tutorials to help business customers learn how to get the most out of their communications technology, and display stations equipped with live devices offering hands-on experience.
"Today's smartphones and tablets are loaded with technology and features that…
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TORONTO – Incumbent telcos Bell and Telus have proven that cable's "big pipe advantage”, is in fact, overrated, according to Canaccord Genuity telecom analyst Dvai Ghose.
In a research note to clients this week entitled ‘Revenge of the Telcos’, Ghose said that Telus and Bell continue to take TV and broadband share from the likes of Rogers and Shaw, at the same time as cable telephony has matured. Part of this shift can be attributed to the telcos’ Mediaroom platform which offers desirable features such as whole home and remote PVR, a superior interactive guide and social media interoperability. While next generation cable boxes…
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TORONTO – Telus will invest $280 million in the Greater Toronto Area over the next three years to further expand its 4G LTE service.
The investment is part of $650 million in infrastructure upgrades being made across Ontario through 2014 and builds upon the $22 billion that Telus has already invested in operations and technology throughout the province over the last 10 years. The telco also extended its commitment to supporting local charities and community organizations.
"The demand for wireless services is exploding in the Greater Toronto Area and Telus is committed to making investments in infrastructure and technology to better…
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TORONTO – Telus and Rogers Communications may disagree on many things. But they both strongly favor a national consumer protection code for the telecom industry.
Echoing the call by Rogers communications divisional president Rob Bruce on Monday, Robert McFarlane, executive vice president and CFO of Telus, urged the federal government to adopt a national regulatory standard for protecting mobile phone customers. In Tuesday’s opening keynote at the Canadian Telecom Summit here, McFarlane argued that the country needs a single national code rather than “a patchwork of provincial rules” covering wireless contracts and services.
“It has been 20…
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MONTREAL – Telus will invest $840 million in Quebec over the next three years to expand and enhance its wireless and wireline networks.
The telecom company said Monday that the bulk of the investment will be put towards expanding its 4G LTE wireless network in the Montreal and Quebec City regions, and potentially into rural areas of the province depending on the outcome of the pending spectrum auction.
Telus also said that it will enhance its wireless and wireline networks for business customers, create 75 new wireless sites across the province, and extend the reach of its Optik TV and Internet services. In…
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VANCOUVER – Telus withdrew its share conversion proposal just hours before the plan was to be put to a vote at its annual general meeting of shareholders on Wednesday morning.
The company said in a statement that it decided against the move in large part because of a campaign led by the U.S.-based hedge fund Mason Capital Management which it accused of using empty voting trading tactics designed to defeat the plan. Empty voting is buying shares to vote them while simultaneously short selling shares in the same company, a practice that Telus called “troubling” noting that it gives a fund more…
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EDMONTON – Telus has announced plans to spend $2 billion in Alberta over the next three years to further expand its wireless and wireline broadband networks.
In addition to hiring 750 people across the province this year, the investment will also help to extend its 4G LTE wireless network to seven new communities, connect 18 remote and geographically challenging communities to its broadband Internet, and further extend its Optik TV service to reach almost 70% of Alberta households by the end of this year.
"We will continue to expand wireline broadband access to rural and remote communities and deliver 4G LTE, the…
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OTTAWA – The use of a package-based auction bidding format could benefit all participants, says the head of Wind Mobile, but he still has questions about whether Bell Canada and Telus Corp. will be allowed to bid separately under Industry Canada's proposed new 700 MHz wireless spectrum auction rules announced last week.
In an interview with Cartt.ca on Friday, Anthony Lacavera, chairman and CEO of Wind Mobile, notes based on the definition of associated entities contained in the consultation, it’s still not clear whether Bell and Telus will be considered one bidder or two. “This is…
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