VANCOUVER – Telus’ new high speed wireless service was launched in Whistler, Fort MacMurray, Alberta and Mont-Tremblant and Saint-Jovite, Quebec, on Wednesday
The service means consumer and business clients in those regions can have what Telus customers already have in the big cities: mobile access to the Internet, e-mail and other data at broadband speeds similar to desktop Internet access.
Bell Mobility also rolled out its broadband wireless service in the Mont-Tremblant region on the same day.
Typical download speeds are 400 to 700 Kbps, with possible speeds of more than 2 Mbps. Since November, Telus has already launched…
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TORONTO – Telus announced today it has purchased Assurent Secure Technologies for an undisclosed purchase price.
Assurent is a Toronto-based provider of information technology security services and products.
Assurent’s 55 employees will become a part of Telus Business Resiliency Services, a part of the Telus Business Solutions business unit. This acquisition is consistent with Telus’ approach to make "tuck-under" acquisitions which augment capabilities related to the strategic growth areas of data, wireless and IP, says today’s press release.
"Information security is an increasingly critical issue for all businesses," said Joe Natale, president, Telus Business Solutions. "Security threats continue to proliferate…
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VANCOUVER – Aimed squarely at B.C. and Alberta small business owners, Telus today launched Business One
Part of the company’s "Future Friendly Office," Telus Business One is a package of communication tools that "realize the full potential of Internet Protocol technology to make work easier, more productive and cost efficient for small business customers," says the release.
The package includes telecommunications and high speed Internet together with other tools like customized e-mail, desktop backup, web site hosting, virus protection and conference on demand at no extra cost.
www.telus.com/businessone
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VANCOUVER – Saying it’s detected an increase in voice-mail hacking recently, Telus is urging customers to protect themselves from attempts to use this scam to make long distance calls at customers’ expense.
While businesses are usually the prime target for this type of fraud, residential customers should also take precautions, said the company.
"In a nutshell, fraudsters attempt to hijack the system by exploiting people’s tendency to use simple passwords and leave the default manufacturers’ passwords in place on their voice mailboxes," said Gene McLean, Telus chief security officer. "They try to make overseas calls using voice mail systems’…
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VANCOUVER – "Telus is pleased to introduce this leading edge security technology, a second layer of spam and virus control that will screen out the most obvious problem e-mails before they make their way to customer in-boxes," said Fred Di Blasio, Telus vice-president of consumer product marketing, in a release on Tuesday.
"The net result is that our internet customers will be better protected from annoying spam messages and malicious computer viruses."
Telus has seen a five-fold increase in the number of e-mails on its network since it first introduced spam control to customers three years ago, putting a…
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VANCOUVER – Telus Mobile Music launched today.
The new service offers clients access "to Canada’s largest mobile music catalogue and the only one offering selections from all the world’s biggest record labels – EMI Music, SonyBMG, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group," says the press release.
Telus also announced the exclusive availability of the LG 8100, a mobile entertainment and communications device packing an MP3 player, stereo speakers, Bluetooth functionality and much more.
"The newest addition to SPARK, Telus’ set of consumer-oriented mobile entertainment, information and messaging services, Telus Mobile Music makes downloading music fast and easy," said…
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VANCOUVER – Record wireless customer additions made up for the impact of the strike in 2005 for Telus, the company reported this morning.
Fourth quarter revenue was $2.1 billion, a 6% increase compared to Q4 2004 "due to continued strong wireless performance, including record wireless net additions," says this morning’s press release. Operating earnings (EBITDA) were down 4% due to higher temporary expenses associated with the extended labour disruption in Western Canada that ended in late November.
Reported earnings per share (EPS) for the fourth quarter were 22 cents, compared to 38 cents for the same period a year…
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VANCOUVER – Telus announced today it will support the B.C. High School Boys’ Basketball Association with a four-year, $260,000 title sponsorship of its annual AAA provincial tournament, starting with this year’s Telus BC Boys’ AAA Basketball Championships March 7 – 11 at the PNE Agrodome.
The sponsorship also includes the creation of $7,500 in annual scholarships the association will distribute to B.C. basketball athletes each year.
"Telus is thrilled to support this tournament, and we wish the athletes competing from across B.C. the best of luck," said Steve Podborski, Telus assistant vice-president of sport marketing. "Supporting this outstanding annual…
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VANCOUVER – Community initiatives around the Lower Mainland will receive a $500,000 boost from Telus every year thanks to the new Telus Vancouver Community Board.
Telus president and CEO Darren Entwistle today announced the launch of the board as part of a new national philanthropic program. Charitable organizations are invited to apply for up to $20,000 in one-time funding for projects in the areas of health and wellness, education and sport, and arts and culture, with a focus on youth and the innovative use of technology.
"We are looking to members of the Telus Vancouver Community Board for the…
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IT WAS A LUCKY DAY to be in Vancouver, what with the announcement by Shaw that it’s launching VOIP here and that Telus is spending $15 million on a shiny new headend.
So, we took the opportunity to have a short visit with Fred Di Blasio, vice-president consumer product marketing (he’s in charge of the Telus TV rollout, among other things) to get a bit more than what was in the press release on Wednesday.
What follows is a conversation between Di Blasio and www.cartt.ca editor and publisher Greg O’Brien at the Telus Learning Centre in Burnaby, B.C….
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