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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OTTAWA — Bell Media has asked the CRTC to dismiss a complaint filed last week by the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) and Consumers’ Association of Canada (CAC) that called into question the tied selling of Bell’s CraveTV streaming service to existing TV subscription services.
And in a separate procedural request submitted to the CRTC today, Telus (one of CraveTV’s distributors) asked the Commission “to either return the CraveTV application to PIAC-CAC in order for deficiencies to be remedied or to close the file.”
As reported last week, in one of two applications submitted to the CRTC on February 6,…
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VANCOUVER — Telus today reported strong growth for its fourth quarter of 2014, with a 6.1% increase in consolidated operating revenue from a year earlier, driven by revenue and earnings growth in both its wireless and wireline businesses.
Telus’s operating revenues for Q4 2014 totalled $3.1 billion, and the company’s Q4 EBITDA increased by 5.3% to $1.0 billion. Net income of $312 million was higher by 7.6% as compared to the same quarter last year, while basic earnings per share (EPS) rose by 8.5% to $0.51.
In total, Telus’s consolidated operating revenues for the full 2014 fiscal year were $12 billion…
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VANCOUVER — Telus Optik TV customers will soon be able to access Netflix directly from any Optik TV set-top box in their home, Telus announced today.
Accessing Netflix directly through an Optik TV set-top box removes the need to switch hardware and source inputs or fumble with additional remotes, Telus said in a news release. Access to Netflix will be made available to Optik TV customers over the coming weeks, Telus said.
“The addition of Netflix is yet another demonstration of Telus’ commitment to making our customers’ entertainment experience better and simpler,” said Blair Miller, vice-president of content at Telus,…
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OTTAWA – The participant list for Industry Canada’s upcoming AWS-3 and 2500 MHz auctions this spring is beginning to take shape. Among those who have confirmed to Cartt.ca that they have submitted applications to participate in the two aforementioned auctions are Rogers Communications and Telus Corp.
SaskTel says it applied for the AWS-3, but noted it is ineligible for the 2500 MHz sale. Bell Canada and Eastlink wouldn’t confirm or deny that they filed applications. Vidéotron and MTS hadn’t replied to Cartt.ca by deadline.
Wind Mobile, which recently completed a restructuring, had previously announced its…
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MONTREAL – Telus said Wednesday that it has acquired a 20% stake in Alithya, a Quebec-based information technology and consulting service provider with offices in Canada and France.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The two companies said that their long-term strategic partnership allows each to offer suites of information and communication technology (ICT) services, with a focus on managed infrastructure solutions, to their business customers.
As a result of this partnership, 94 employees from Telus' professional services team will join Alithya in the coming weeks to create a single, consolidated team of nearly 600 consultants. Telus said…
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WHISTLER – John Gossling, executive VP and CFO at Telus told an investors conference last week that high-end smartphones such as the iPhone 6 and others give the company the ability to address any potential downside from the expiry of a large number of contracts in the latter part of this year.
He was referring to the CRTC’s June 2013 decision, outlawing three-year contracts. It came into force on December 3, 2013, which means that all wireless carriers, not just Telus, will have to deal with the ending of both three-year and two-year contracts this year, a number that…
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