KITCHENER — Telus Ventures is heading up a $120-million minority investment in Miovision, a Kitchener, Ont.-based company that uses computer vision, artificial intelligence and advanced modelling to offer cities a modernized approach to traffic management.
The Telus Ventures investment was supported by a syndicate of investors led by McRock Capital and includes both new investors and existing investors who chose to increase their support for Miovision, the company said in its news release.
This funding will help Miovision to accelerate the growth of its smart traffic platform, hiring the talent needed to quickly develop new product capabilities and bring…
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CALGARY — Following up last week’s launch of its Mobile Health Clinic program in Ottawa and Waterloo Region in Ontario, Telus announced Tuesday it is expanding its Health for Good program in Calgary with the launch of The Alex Community Health Bus, powered by Telus Health.
Telus is partnering with The Alex healthcare hub to bring its Mobile Health Clinic to Calgary’s most vulnerable citizens, including at-risk youth and individuals living with complex needs. The Mobile Clinic is a specially equipped clinic on wheels that will provide primary medical and mental health care, including electronic medical records, directly to…
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HAIDA GWAII — Telus will become the sole provider of TV and Internet services on Haida Gwaii after the recent acquisition of a local service provider, according to a report in the Haida Gwaii Observer on Monday.
Gwaii Communications announced on January 16 in an email to its customers that a deal with Telus was reached on December 31, 2019, and would see the Mascon brand of Telus, which oversees its cable operations, take over the local Internet and television service provider, the report says. Telus purchased Mascon three years ago.
In 2017, Gwaii Communications bought QCIslands Net and…
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TORONTO — Telus is adding a dedicated hayu app to its Optik TV service interface to enable its Western Canada customers to easily access NBCUniversal International’s all-reality subscription video-on-demand service.
Telus customers in B.C. and Alberta can now access NBCUniversal’s hayu service directly within Telus Optik TV, via either channel 336 or from the app home page. Telus is the only carrier in Canada to offer customers a dedicated hayu app directly within the TV interface, the company said in its news release.
“Since launching in Canada over one year ago, hayu has grown to become the premiere destination for must-have reality…
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By Christopher Guly
OTTAWA – On any given day last month, about 180 drug users dropped by a supervised injection site operated by Ottawa Inner City Health in the parking lot of a homeless shelter in the city’s Byward Market neighbourhood. Most were men, with an average age of 45, struggling with mental-health issues and addicted to opioids.
“Many of them don’t have access to healthcare and mental-health care, which will drive opioid use,” Wendy Muckle, CEO of Ottawa Inner City Health, told Cartt.ca.
That will now change following Telus’s announcement on Tuesday that it has expanded its Health for Good program…
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Wants independent experts to examine Competition Bureau’s confidential information
By Denis Carmel
GATINEAU – Telus has asked the CRTC to again delay the public hearing portion of its wireless policy review hearing because it says the Competition Bureau’s handling of confidential information filed with to the Commission in November is unfair to other participants.
In its November 22nd submission to the CRTC’s wireless policy review proceeding, the Competition Bureau, “makes a number of findings that directly contradict Telus’s own submissions,” reads a document sent to the CRTC on December 23. “These findings are based on data that certain providers were directed…
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GATINEAU – While everybody else was requesting an extension to the 90-day deadline to file a R&V with the CRTC over its decision on wholesale internet access rates, Telus quietly filed its own application on November 13th.
It requests the Commission to vary some determination of the Telecom Order 2019-288.
The following excerpts are highly technical. Mature audiences only.
To determine the rates Telus must charge its resellers, the Commission relies on Phase II costing methodology, but Telus argues, however, “the effectiveness of Phase II hinges on adhering to and implementing the underlying principles of this methodology. If…
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VANCOUVER – Telus announced late Wednesday it has agreed, through its Telus International division, to acquire privately-owned Competence Call Center (CCC) for approximately $1.3 billion, consisting of debt and equity, subject to customary closing adjustments.
CCC, says the press release, is a “provider of higher-value-added business services with a focus on customer relationship management and content moderation. Telus International is the Canadian carrier’s customer experience company. It “designs, builds and delivers next-generation digital solutions for global brands,” says the release.
This comes on the cusp of another recent report which said Telus has acquired the 45% of…
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MONTREAL — Telus Health is expanding its LivingWell Companion personal emergency response service (PERS) with the acquisition of Quebec-based DirectAlert, which now makes Telus the largest Canadian-owned PERS provider, the company announced Wednesday.
The Telus LivingWell Companion service is designed to support the 85% of Canadian seniors who report they want to age in their own homes, while also offering peace of mind to their family and loved ones with the assurance of safety and security.
DirectAlert will continue providing service under the new DirectAlert by Telus Health brand into early 2020, ensuring a smooth transition for current customers so they…
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VANCOUVER – Telus and edge computing provider MobiledgeX announced today the MobiledgeX Early Access Program will soon open in Canada.
A first for North America, the program will allow developers to “build, experiment, and test applications and experiences using next-generation, low-latency edge computing powered by MobiledgeX,” powered by the Telus network, reads the announcement.
Edge computing hosts applications and content across operator networks at key locations that are closer to the user, says the release. This means developers don’t have to rely on the cloud – which could be countries away. “Combined with future 5G infrastructure that also lowers latency…
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