TORONTO – Telus has teamed up with Fleet Complete and Intact Insurance to create a fleet-management insurance offer for Canadian businesses.
The easy-to-use GPS fleet tracking solution from Telus provides realtime visibility into the location of fleet vehicles and integrates with the Intact Insurance platform to report on performance that may result in reduced insurance costs, while also encouraging safer driving.
"Telus Fleet Tracker is one of the most comprehensive and widely used fleet tracking solutions in Canada," said Telus’ VP of the Internet of Things Shawn Sanderson, in the news release. "my Fleet Solution takes this offering one step further…
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WILLIAMS LAKE, BC – Telus says that more than 90% of homes and businesses in Williams Lake will soon be directly connected to its fibre optic network, enabling the community to access Internet speeds of up to 150 Mbps.
The company began initial construction work in the community in August, and expects to have the final homes and businesses connected in the coming months. The $14 million investment is part of Telus’ commitment to invest $4 billion throughout B.C. through 2018, at no cost to taxpayers.
“Direct fibre connection unleashes infinite possibilities now and into the future,” said Telus GM for…
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EDMONTON – Telus unveiled some nifty smart-home innovations that it says will be possible when homes in British Columbia and Alberta are connected to its fibre optic network.
The 560-square-foot Future Home (pictured) was on display last week in Edmonton and will visit Drumheller on October 15, followed by stops in Calgary (October 21), Kelowna (November 3), West Kelowna (November 15), Kamloops (November 24) and Port Coquitlam (December 3).
Built to simulate a small condo, Future Home features security systems that uses facial recognition to secure and unlock the doors; smart cooktops that provide a step-by-step demonstration of a new recipe and then calculate the meal’s nutritional…
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VANCOUVER – Telus said Friday that it will spend $1 billion to make Vancouver the world’s next gigabit-enabled city.
The Vancouver-based company will connect the majority of the city’s homes and businesses directly to its fibre optic network over the next five years. When the first neighbourhoods are fully connected early next year, local residents and businesses will be able to take advantage of Internet speeds of up to 150 megabits per second, which will increase in the coming years to keep pace with demand.
"Bringing fibre optic infrastructure directly to homes and businesses is a generational investment, and the most…
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VANCOUVER – Telus has officially unveiled its new headquarters, dubbed Telus Garden, in downtown Vancouver.
The $750 million development includes a 24-storey office tower built to new Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum standards, a 53-storey residential building set to open next year, numerous storefronts, and Telus’ flagship 2,300 square foot retail store.
According to the company’s news release, the one million-square foot development has transformed an underutilized prime block of downtown real estate between Georgia, Robson, Seymour and Richards Streets into a showcase of architecture, design, environmental stewardship, and advanced technology.
"When we first imagined this project five years ago,…
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VANCOUVER – The Telus Fund has $2.5 million in financing available for Canadian producers creating innovative health and wellness content.
The Fund is looking for fully developed TV programs that will entertain, engage and enlighten Canadian health choices. Multiple genres and formats are eligible including one offs, series, drama, documentary, comedy, reality, and magazine format. The content must be story-driven and available for audiences to access and interact with via multiple platforms (television, internet and mobile) and devices (TV, phone, tablet and computer). The digital media work submitted must extend and enhance the TV viewing experience and may encompass games,…
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TORONTO – Ericsson has announced the commercial availability of Ericsson MediaFirst, a cloud-based end-to-end service and delivery platform for the creation, management and delivery of next-generation Pay TV.
The company said Thursday that MediaFirst brings together the best of traditional Pay TV and over-the-top services, giving operators and content providers the ability to deliver constantly optimizing, highly personalized TV experiences on any device. Much like web services, MediaFirst empowers operators to act on the platform's built-in analytics in real time, leading to rapid innovation cycles, greater monetization opportunities and faster time to market for new features and targeted offerings, continues…
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TORONTO – Telus has joined forces with a network of more than 70 carriers to offer a global SIM card that offers customers seamless connectivity and simplified billing across more than 200 networks around the world.
The company said Wednesday that its new Global IoT Connectivity Platform makes it easier for customers to scale their Internet of Things (IoT) businesses globally by connecting internet-enabled devices around the world at simplified rates without roaming charges or currency risk. For example, a shipping company with a fleet tracking solution can continue to monitor its vehicles when they travel to the U.S., Mexico…
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OTTAWA – Telus has bulked up on AWS-3 spectrum, paying more than $58 million for six licences (two each in the G, H, and I bands) covering Manitoba and Saskatchewan in Industry Canada’s auction of the left-over airwaves. This continues a trend for the Western-based telecommunications company, which secured the rights to 15 licences for more than $1.5 billion earlier this year when the bandwidth was first up for grabs.
With this auction now completed, Telus now has 21 AWS-3 spectrum licences covering all major regions of the country. (For more on the initial AWS-3 auction, read…
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MONTREAL – Telus has extended its new suite of cloud-based communications tools to small businesses in Quebec.
Known as Connexion Affaires de Telus, the company launched the same services in English-language Canada, called Telus Business Connect, in March. As Cartt.ca reported, the service includes local and toll-free numbers, an automated attendant and call routing, unlimited Canadian and U.S. calling, audio and video conferencing, plus wireless back-up for office internet access.
For employees on the go, the solution offers a single number that can be used across a mobile phone, tablet, IP desk phone or PC, as well as mobile apps that help them…
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