OTTAWA – Industry Canada’s latest auction kicked off earlier this week with 11 companies looking to secure some of the more than 300 licences up for grabs in the 2500 MHz band. A combinatorial clock auction (CCA) format, the same as was used in the 2014 700 MHz auction, is in place, meaning the bandwidth sale could last a few weeks.
Along with the Big Three – Bell Mobility, Rogers Communications and Telus Mobility – new entrants Wind Mobile, Vidéotron and Bragg Communications (Eastlink) are all participating. Regional wireless company MTS, rural satellite and wireless broadband providers SSi Micro and…
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VANCOUVER – Telus said today it intends to invest $4 billion in new infrastructure and facilities across its home province of British Columbia through 2018, including $1 billion this year alone.
When combined with operational expenses, this will bring Telus' total investment in British Columbia over the next four years to $11.5 billion, the company said in a press release today.
By the end of 2018, Telus will have invested more than $47 billion in British Columbia since 2000 to extend the reach of advanced telecommunications infrastructure and healthcare technology, ensuring sustained innovation and fueling the province's economic growth.
“Our…
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EDMONTON – Telus will invest $4.2 billion in new infrastructure and facilities across Alberta through 2018, including $1 billion this year alone, the company announced Monday.
Telus said that the funds will be used to expand fibre optic Internet access, increase wireless speeds, expand rural coverage with LTE, expand the reach of its healthcare solutions, offer Internet of Things solutions, and enhance its television service with more content and a new theme pack structure.
"Telus networks now reach 99 per cent of the province, making Alberta one of the most connected places on the planet. Over the next four years, Telus…
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VANCOUVER – Telus is offering $1.75 billion in new debt notes to help pay off the more than $1 billion that it spent earlier this month on AWS-3 spectrum licences.
The company said that the senior unsecured notes will be offered in three series, the first with a 3-year maturity, the second with a 7-year maturity and the third with a long 30-year maturity.
The 1.50% three-year Notes, Series CS, were priced at $99.962 per $100 principal amount for an effective yield of 1.513% per annum and will mature on March 27, 2018. The 2.35% seven-year Notes, Series CT, were…
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TORONTO – Telus is once again teaming up with The Globe and Mail on a contest aimed at shining a spotlight on Canada's brightest entrepreneurs and the challenges they face.
The fifth annual Small Business Challenge wants to hear from Canadian small business owners for the opportunity to win a $100,000 grand prize from Telus. From now until June 1, small businesses are invited to submit their biggest business challenge and explain how they would use $100,000 to help them overcome it. Five shortlisted semi-finalists will pitch to a panel of successful entrepreneurs and small business experts in Toronto…
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MONTREAL – Telus Health said Thursday that it has completed its acquisition of Medesync, a certified electronic medical records (EMR) product, which will bring a web-based interface to Telus' EMR portfolio in Quebec. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Medesync uses the latest cloud-based and mobile technologies to bring physicians anywhere, anytime, access to EMRs from any computer or mobile device. Its EMR technology includes tools for managing and accessing all aspects of a clinic's operations, including scheduling, clinical encounters, prescribing, billing and electronic lab results. Additionally, it provides reporting capabilities and dashboards to assist medical professionals and…
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TORONTO – Telus has joined forces with RingCentral on Telus Business Connect, an advanced suite of cloud-based communications tools designed for small businesses.
Telus Business Connect 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 stay connected to business tools like voicemail, fax and conferencing, no matter where they…
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OTTAWA – Two big story lines emerged from Friday's Industry Canada’s AWS-3 spectrum auction results: Rogers Communications failed to secure any additional spectrum, while Telus forked over more than $1.5 billion for 15 licences with a combined population coverage of 30 million Canadians.
The results, released Friday morning, show that Bell Mobility, Bragg Communications (Eastlink), Videotron and Wind Mobile were the other winners. Full details on the amounts paid and licences won are available here.
With Mobilicity unable to secure the financing required to compete in the auction, Wind Mobile scooped up the coveted 30 MHz set-aside licences in British…
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TORONTO – As instances of cybercrime continue to grow, Telus and Public Safety Canada are teaming up on a campaign encouraging Canadians to secure the personal information they store on their mobile devices.
The #BeAppSafe campaign, which launched Tuesday, aims to increase awareness of how to use applications safely on mobile devices, and shares tips on how Canadians can protect devices and information when on the go in order to help reduce the risk of cyber criminals accessing personal data, misusing photos, spamming friends or family, tracking their location, or even stealing their identity.
"At Telus, we understand how critically important apps…
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TORONTO – Telus has finalized a new partnership with global Internet of Things (IoT) platform leader Jasper that it says will help Canadian businesses to launch, manage and monetize IoT services.
The Telus Control Centre, a purpose-built IoT service platform provided by Santa Clara, Calif-based Jasper, promises to simplify the deployment and management of IoT services by offering automated device provisioning, real-time diagnostics, integrated billing, and deep reporting and cost-management features. The self-service platform manages the entire lifecycle of an IoT service, enabling companies to introduce new business models, go to market faster and scale over time to meet…
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