RIMOUSKI – Telus is set to begin building a new $65 million intelligent Internet data centre in Rimouski that should be ready to open in 2012.
The company said Wednesday that the new facility, which will be built to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design gold standards, will be a cornerstone in Telus’ strategic shift in support of next-generation cloud computing and unified communications solutions.
“The new Telus Intelligent Internet Data Centre will be a flagship facility; one of the most energy efficient and environmentally friendly purpose-built data centres of its kind in North America”, said François Côté, president of…
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OTTAWA – The pace of play at the Federal Court of Appeal’s (FCA) hearing on Globalive Wireless’ ownership yesterday was certainly not like an NHL playoff game, but both sides used their opportunities to rough up their opponents.
After an in-depth explanation why the Federal Court erred in its decision to overturn the Governor in Council (GIC) decision giving Globalive the green light to operate, lawyers for the government of Canada took their first jab at Public Mobile, arguing that the company shouldn’t have even had the right to appeal the GIC in the first place. They said…
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EDMONTON – As wildfire continues to ravage Slave Lake, Telus announced plans to help the displaced residents and emergency services.
The telco said Tuesday that it is donating $25,000 to the Red Cross in support of relief efforts in the area, and has launched a text-to-donate initiative whereby customers can text "REDCROSS" to 30333 to donate $5 to The Canadian Red Cross Society’s efforts. Telus is also offering free wireless long distance calling to all residents in the community for at least the next week, plus is shipping 1,500 kits packed with toiletries to the Red Cross for distribution at evacuation…
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TORONTO – Telus has signed a new five-year agreement, an extension of its original 2006 contract, with the Government of Ontario’s Ministry of Government Services to provide, manage and supply the provincial government’s portfolio of telecommunications, voice and data services, including IT security, for the entire network of the Government of Ontario.
"Telus was the first to bring a national internet-protocol network to Canada, and the Ontario government has leveraged this state-of-the-art technology to provide highly secure, cost-effective, leading edge network services across the province,” said Joe Natale, Telus’ chief commercial officer, in the press release.
The company will continue to…
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VANCOUVER – First quarter profits at Telus climbed by 20% which the company attributed to growth in wireless and wireline revenues, both driven by strong data revenue growth.
Consolidated revenue for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 was $2.5 billion, an increase of 6.5% from $2.3 billion year-over-year, the telco announced Thursday. Net income for the quarter was $328 million, up 20% from $273 million in the same period in 2010.
Telus ended the quarter with just over 7 million wireless customers, including 52,000 new postpaid wireless subscribers, as smart phone loading continued to accelerate. Prepaid subscribers declined 20,000.
The company added 44,000…
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VANCOUVER – Telus president and CEO Darren Entwistle is the 2011 recipient of the Fraser Institute’s T. Patrick Boyle Founder’s Award in British Columbia.
The Fraser Institute is an independent Canadian public policy research and educational organization with offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal and ties to a global network of 80 think-tanks. It gives the award to recognize outstanding achievements in entrepreneurship, the promotion of free markets, and philanthropic support for private-sector, non-profit enterprises.
"Darren is very deserving of this honour for his remarkable achievements at Telus”, said Fraser Institute president, Brett Skinner, in Thursday’s announcement. “He has built…
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OTTAWA – Canadian television viewers need protection from the “anti-competitive practices of the large broadcasting companies”, according to Telus.
The telco made the comments Wednesday in reference to the “concentration of content ownership” as a result of the recent mergers of Shaw/Canwest and BCE/CTV. Telus suggested that the CRTC implement safeguards designed “to protect consumer choice and competitive pricing” as the Commission prepares to examine the issue of vertical integration at a hearing scheduled to begin on June 20, 2011.
Telus’ proposed safeguards include:– Distributors should not withhold content from competitors in order to prevent anti-competitive programming blackouts;– Preferential…
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GATINEAU – The Independent Broadcast Group has called on the CRTC to establish a new, flexible framework for smaller and independent Canadian broadcasters.
Appearing before the CRTC last Thursday during the group-based license renewal proceeding, the independents insisted that it’s only fair to provide competitive parity for the unaffiliated broadcasters.
“The CRTC needs to be prepared to provide similar or greater flexibility to independent broadcasters within months of this happening to at least maintain some competitive parity in the short term,” said Naomi Zener, director of business and legal affairs at Channel Zero (owners of CHCH, CJNT, Movieola and Silver…
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VANCOUVER – Telus and the Telecommunications Workers Union (TWU) have agreed to the terms of a tentative collective agreement covering approximately 12,100 employees across the country.
Telus and the TWU said Monday that they will not release further details of the agreement pending finalization of contract language, which is expected to be completed later this week. The TWU did confirmed that it will present the tentative agreement to its membership in the coming weeks and recommend their members vote in favour of it.
Telus president and CEO Darren Entwistle described the process of negotiations as “constructive and conducted in a professional…
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VANCOUVER – Telus confirmed Wednesday that in early 2012 the company will launch its ultra-fast Long Term Evolution (LTE) network.
LTE technology boasts of download speeds of up to 150 megabits per second (Mbps) and upload speeds of up to 70 Mbps. Following field testing in 2011 and the completion of an RFP process currently underway, construction on Telus’ next generation, 4G+ LTE network will begin in the latter half of 2011 in major urban markets across Canada.
(Ed note: Ever since the International Telecommunications Union reclassified – downwards – what kind of network could be labelled 4G to include deployed…
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