VANCOUVER – Telus is selling 35% of its international call centre and business process services subsidiary Telus International to an Asian private equity firm in a deal worth about $600 million.
Telus said Thursday that it will retain its 65% majority ownership position in Telus International, which it said is valued at $1.2 billion based on the price paid by Baring Private Equity Asia.
Launched in 2005, Telus International provides customer service, IT, and business process services to the telecommunications, utilities, high tech, gaming, finance, retail, e-commerce, travel and logistics, and health care sectors. It has more than 22,000…
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TORONTO and OTTAWA – Telus will invest $62 million in new infrastructure and facilities in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and $30.5 million in Ottawa, Hull and Gatineau this year, the company said Tuesday.
The investments, part of Telus’ pledge to spend $1 billion in Ontario through 2019, will increase wireless speeds and capacity, enhance high-speed Internet for businesses, and help to deliver better healthcare solutions.
Specifically, Telus said that it will build new wireless sites to add capacity and extend the reach of its wireless network throughout the province, while enhancing and extending LTE to more than 99% of Ontarians. …
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MONTREAL and WINNIPEG – BCE Inc. is buying Manitoba Telecom Services (MTS) in a transaction valued at $3.9 billion, the companies announced early Monday.
The combined company's Manitoba operations will be known as Bell MTS, recognizing the power of the MTS brand in the province. Winnipeg becomes Western Canada headquarters for Bell and, with the addition of MTS's 2,700 employees, Bell's Western team grows to 6,900 people.
Bell pledged to invest $1 billion in capital throughout Manitoba after the transaction closes to extend the availability of its Gigabit Fibe Internet, rollout Fibe TV and expand its LTE wireless network. MTS' data…
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TORONTO – Nearly half of Canadian businesses have no plans to implement Internet of Things technology, while the other half is ready to jump on board, says a new study commissioned by Telus.
The study, conducted by MARU/VCR&C, surveyed 506 IT decision makers from businesses across Canada in March 2016. It found that 52% of Canadian businesses are considering, planning, piloting or deploying an Internet of Things (IoT) solution, while 48% indicated that they have no plans to adopt the technology, with 64% of those respondents saying that there is no business need.
Nearly two-thirds of businesses who are in the…
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TORONTO – Connected smart home devices are well on their way to becoming as prevalent as smartphones and tablets in Canada, says a new study commissioned by Telus.
The study, conducted by MARU/VCR&C, found a significant gap between those that believe that smart home technology will benefit their lives (61%) and those who currently own a smart home device (34%). Some 63% of respondents said that that they will own at least one smart home device – such as a smart TV, thermostat, lighting, appliance, or entry and security system, by 2018, and half of those predicted that they will…
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PRINCE GEORGE and KITIMAT, B.C. – Telus has announced plans to invest $4.5 million in Prince George and $4 million in Kitmat to increase wireless and high-speed Internet capacity to meet the rapidly growing demand in those communities.
This significant investment is part of Telus’ commitment to invest $4.5 billion in British Columbia through 2019 to extend fibre optic infrastructure directly to thousands of homes and businesses in rural and urban communities, further strengthen wireless service, and support key services including healthcare and education with new technologies, the company said Tuesday.
By the end of 2019, Telus says that it will…
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GATINEAU – In an unprecedented move, CRTC chair Jean-Pierre Blais used a break in the Basic Service Objective hearing to make a significant point through a personal address to the hearing: we’ve decided already that broadband is essential to Canadians. (The full text of that address can be found here.)
“Overall, in a nutshell, witnesses that appeared so far have agreed to a self-evident truth: today, in Canada, broadband is vital,” he said. “So, unless you disagree with this conclusion, let us not spend more hearing time on this self-evident truth. We have other, more important…
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TORONTO – Telus will invest $1 billion in new communications infrastructure across Ontario through 2019, of which $245 million will be invested this year alone, the company said Monday.
Telus said that the funds will be used to increase wireless speeds and coverage in rural areas, extend its fibre optic Internet network to more businesses, invest in Internet-connected devices to promote the growth of the Internet of Things (IoT), and to help to deliver better healthcare solutions.
"By the end of 2019, Telus will have invested more than $45 billion to provide Ontario citizens businesses, healthcare providers and educators with access to…
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VANCOUVER – Telus will invest $4.5 billion in new communications infrastructure across British Columbia through 2019, of which $1.2 billion will be invested this year alone, the company said Tuesday.
Telus said that the funds will be used to extend its fibre optic network infrastructure directly to thousands of homes and businesses in rural and urban communities, further strengthen its wireless service, and support key services including healthcare and education with new technologies.
“By the end of 2019 Telus will have invested more than $51 billion in British Columbia since 2000 to provide our neighbours with access to critical next-generation health, education,…
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EDMONTON – Telus intends to invest $4.5 billion in new communications infrastructure across Alberta through 2019, of which $900 million will be invested this year alone, the company said Monday.
Telus said that the funds will be used to extend its fibre optic network infrastructure directly to thousands of homes and businesses in rural and urban communities, further strengthen its wireless service, and support key services including healthcare and education with new technologies.
"The Telus team is unwavering in our commitment to continue investing in the future of this resilient province during challenging economic times, directly providing more than 1,250 full-time employment…
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