VANCOUVER – The people living on Haida Gwaii, also known as the Queen Charlotte Islands, will have high speed Internet service from Telus later this year thanks to a recent agreement between the western telco and the Gwaii Trust Society.
Telus is investing $1.3 million to build a series of high-capacity mountain-top data transmitters to Mount Hayes near Prince Rupert. High speed Internet service will then beam 115 kilometres over water to a station at Masset, on the Islands. Service will flow from the station to other points on the Islands via fibre optic cables.
Until this build, Masset…
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EDMONTON – Telus and DevStudios International have entered into a sales teaming agreement to offer Telus’ small retail business customers the DevStudios Leapfrog Business Operating System. The software combines point of sale, inventory management, and customer relationship management in one tool.
“We are excited to add DevStudios Leapfrog Business Operating System to the portfolio of tools we bring to our smaller retail customers,” said Monty Carter, Telus’ Alberta Managing Director of Sales. “Small retail is a critical engine in our economy and important to the success of Telus. DevStudios allows us to bring an integrated solution to our customers…
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VANCOUVER – "We are working with Telus to create an open, standards-based IPTV network that uses best-in-class products from across the industry," said Dietmar Wendt, president, Global Services, Nortel in announcing a new agreement with Telus yesterday.
"Telus is working closely with Nortel to create a unique communications and entertainment experience for our customers that we call the Future Friendly Home," added Ibrahim Gedeon, chief technology officer, Telus. "We are building an innovative platform that will provide us differentiated services today and as we move into the future with a converged multimedia-centric infrastructure."
The integration of IP-based multimedia technologies into…
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TORONTO – Telus will provide, manage and supply its portfolio of network services, including IT security, for the entire network of the Government of Ontario, the company announced today.
The five-year contract is valued at $140 million.
"The contract with the Government of Ontario is another step forward in the continued advancement of the national growth strategy that Telus initiated in 2000," said Darren Entwistle, president and CEO, in the press release.
Telus will provide the provincial government with fully managed services including all network components and an IT security solution suite that recognizes the importance of information security…
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VANCOUVER – Telus announced today that it will become Canada’s largest income trust next year, assuming shareholders approve.
After its major announcement last week that the company will spend $600 million upgrading its network, the western telco’s board of directors unanimously approved the proposal from Telus management to reorganize the publicly trade company into an income trust fund. It will be the largest income trust (for now, unless BCE decides to go the same route sometime in the future, as has been speculated).
Initial distributions are anticipated to be in the range of $3.90 to $4.10 per unit on annualized…
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VANCOUVER – Telus is spending $600 million over three years to enhance its broadband network in British Columbia, Alberta, and eastern Quebec, the company announced.
By installing advanced Internet equipment in more than 7,000 sites across its network, Telus will bring the fibre closer to homes, resulting in download speeds of 15 to 30 megabits per second and faster, the company says.
The $600 million will be invested from 2007 to 2009, in addition to the approximately $190 million that Telus is expected to spend in 2006 on upgrades that have already began. The enhancements will be concentrated in…
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RIMOUSKI, Que. – Members of the SQET union working at Telus in Quebec have ratified the tentative agreement reached with the company on July 6.
The Syndicat québécois des employé-e-s de Telus (SQET), Local 5044 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE-FTQ), representing approximately 1,000 of the company’s 3,800 team members in Quebec, accepted the deal that gives them improved pay and benefits.
Among items in the three-year deal is a new variable pay scheme tied to the company’s success, which will provide up to 3% of basic salary in 2007, 4% in 2008, and 5% in 2009….
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MONTREAL – Telus Québec created four new vice-presidents positions this week.
Serge Leclerc has been hired as vice-president of business communications and community affairs and Christian Proulx as vice-president of human resources. Two directors from Telus were promoted, too: Gaétan Rousseau is now regional vice-president of consumer solutions delivery and Raymond Saoumah was appointed regional vice-president of engineering and operations for wireless.
“Telus has always strived to hire the most talented and high-performing candidates at a regional, national and international level, both internally and externally. With a top notch management team comprised of industry leaders, innovators and passionate individuals,…
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EDMONTON – Alberta Treasury Branches Financial has signed a three-year, $8.3 million contract with Telus to deploy the telco’s Internet protocol-based voice and data network services, as well as upgrading a 200-seat ATB Financial contact centre.
"The IP solution will improve network availability and response time for the voice and data applications that play a key role in providing the highest quality of service to ATB’s customers," says the press release.
The contract includes wide area network (WAN) and local area network (LAN) services, local access, long distance, high speed internet and data support services, as well as a…
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TORONTO – XM Canada said today it has hired Donald McKenzie as senior vice-president of sales and marketing.
McKenzie has more than 22 years experience in sales and marketing in a variety of industries, including the past 10 years in Canada’s wireless telecommunications arena with Clearnet, and then after its purchase, Telus Mobility.
In his new role, McKenzie will be responsible for all sales and marketing functions of XM Canada, including retail, automotive distribution channels and listener care.
“I am so excited that an executive of Donald’s calibre has joined our team to lead XM Canada’s sales, marketing, promotion…
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