PAKUA SHIPU, QC — Families and businesses in remote communities between Blanc-Sablon and Pakua Shipu on Quebec’s Lower North Shore now have access to wireless services and can browse the Internet at similar speeds to those available in urban areas, thanks to a joint investment of more than $23 million by the provincial and federal governments and Telus.
Quebec Minister of Energy and Natural Resources and Minister responsible for the Côte-Nord Region, Jonathan Julien, and members of the Innu community and Telus joined local representatives of the Lower North Shore in Pakua Shipu today to celebrate the availability of high-speed…
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VANCOUVER — Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Telus is selling certified pre-owned phones at a discounted rate for a limited time on its website.
Backed by a one-year warranty from Telus, the certified pre-owned phones on offer have been refurbished, tested and inspected, to ensure 100% functionality, Telus says here. Cleaned and re-packaged to look like new, these pre-owned phones meet Telus’s high standards for physical condition, the company adds.
Telus says phone purchasers can save up to $360 on a pre-owned phone — this highest discount applies to the purchase of an iPhone Xs 64GB Certified…
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MONTREAL — Walmart Canada announced Wednesday it will use Telus Health’s pharmacy management solution, Ubik, for all of its Accès pharma locations throughout the province of Quebec.
The province-wide rollout is modernizing 68 franchised pharmacy locations and will allow patients in Quebec to access more clinical health services, while also enabling pharmacists to streamline operations management and collaborate digitally with other healthcare professionals within a connected healthcare ecosystem, Telus said in a company news release.
“Following an evaluation of our pharmacy management solution across Quebec, we came to the conclusion that Telus Health was the best partner to help us…
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VANCOUVER — The remote Indigenous community of Ahousaht, located off the west coast of Tofino on Vancouver Island, is getting high-speed wireless voice, text and Internet service for the first time, thanks to a $500,000 investment in a new cell site by Telus.
Telus said Tuesday in a news release that construction on the cell tower is nearing completion and the company anticipates the site will be live this December, providing residents and visitors in the area access to Telus’s 4G LTE network.
“We have been engaged with the community of Ahousaht First Nation for over a year to collaboratively…
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VANCOUVER – Telus was the last of the big telecoms to report their Q3 2019 results, and on Thursday reported consolidated adjusted EBITDA of $1.46 billion with revenues of $3.7 billion for the period ended September 30th a 2.6% increase over Q3 last year, excluding the gain on the sale of Telus Garden in 2018.
For the quarter, the company’s net income of $440 million marked a 1.6% decrease over the same period last year. EBITDA growth was primarily offset by higher depreciation and amortization due to growth in the company’s asset base, including from investments in broadband technologies and…
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VANCOUVER – Telus announced today it has completed the previously announced $700 million acquisition of ADT Security Services Canada.
The company is one of Canada’s leading providers of security and automation solutions with more than 500,000 customers and over 1,000 employees in the country, all of whom Telus is bringing on board.
While the acquisition instantly makes Telus’ in home and business suite of security and automation products and services much more robust, “perhaps most critically, this acquisition supports the continued advancement of our consumer health strategy which includes helping Canadians, notably elderly citizens, enjoy their…
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Freedom customers still the only ones with subway connectivity
TORONTO – BAI Communications has launched an online petition at iwantaccess.ca to try and pressure Rogers, Bell and Telus to come to the negotiation table and use the underground network it built for the Toronto Transit Commission.
Coverage in TTC stations has been live since 2015 for Freedom Mobile customers, “however, the Big 3 Telcos have yet to join the network,” says the petition. “Now, BAI is committed to educating cellular customers of the Big 3 Telcos about why they can’t access this network, and what they can…
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EDMONTON – Alberta drone tech startup AirMarket and Telus today announced a new strategic alliance.
The two companies signed a letter of intent which will see them work together will aim to accelerate development and deployment of unmanned traffic management services for the global drone market, says the press release. Both want to deliver a telecom control framework which can safely integrate drones into Canadian airspace.
“As the use of drones continues to grow in popularity and more applications are developed for their use, it is crucial that UTM (unmanned traffic management) rapidly evolves to address new, complex air traffic situations. While…
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VANCOUVER – Rogers Media’s podcaster Pacific Content announced today it has hired Jonas Woost as its director of business development.
Woost (right) will look to grow Pacific Content's roster of clients and podcasts, which already include Facebook, Dell Technologies, Red Hat, Mozilla, Charles Schwab, Audible, McAfee, and the New York Times T Brand Studio. Pacific Content produces original podcasts for and with brands.
Woost joins Pacific Content from Telus, where he was the executive producer of the Storyhive project. Prior to that, he was executive producer at CBC Music, the public broadcaster's digital music service. He…
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VANCOUVER – Telus announced today that its investment arm Telus Ventures, along with BASF Venture Capital are among lead investors in a series B investment round for British startup Hummingbird Technologies.
Hummingbird is a startup which has become a leader advanced crop analytics, says the press release. Other main investors include Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company (SALIC) and the British investment firm Downing Ventures.
Founded in 2016, Hummingbird developed a technology platform to evaluate the condition of agricultural fields and its “artificial intelligence, deep learning and imagery analytics solution uses proprietary algorithms driven by aerial images captured from satellites,…
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