TORONTO – Telus has launched a new cloud-based mobile device management (MDM) solution to help Canadian businesses keep their mobile devices secure and embrace the growing Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend.
MDM Made Easy leverages industry-leading technology and services from AirWatch and Vox Mobile to create a turn-key MDM solution that drastically simplifies the support and enhances the security of mobile devices for Canadian businesses, reads the company’s news release.
Built to be customized, MDM Made Easy allows businesses to quickly deploy a feature-rich MDM solution without investing in infrastructure. This cloud-based solution eliminates the need for on-premise hardware, while…
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PRINCE GEORGE, BC – Telus said Tuesday that it has invested more than $2.5 million to build four new wireless sites bringing service to more than 40 kilometers of Highway 97 just north of Prince George for the first time.
The final site in the first series is now live, providing coverage to Highway 97 near Augustine Lake. The other three sites were built over the last six months near Summit Lake Road, Salmon River Road and Salmon Valley, respectively, and the company said that it anticipates that the second series of sites, currently under construction along the same highway,…
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VANCOUVER – For a guy who has supposedly moved to the boardroom from the CEO’s chair, Darren Entwistle still did a lot of talking during the Telus Q2 conference call with financial analysts.
The Telus executive chairman primarily spoke to a pair of important regulatory files which have the potential to dent the big wireless and wireline carrier’s performance (along with Rogers and Bell, for that matter): wholesale wireless roaming rates, and wholesale wireline broadband access.
Entwistle hammered home his point that facilities-based competition (where operators are required or incented to build…
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VANCOUVER – Thanks largely to being the growth leader in Canadian wireless, Telus saw operating revenue growth of 4.4% in the second quarter of 2014 to $2.95 billion, while EBITDA increased 7.5% to $1.07 billion, compared to the same time frame in 2013. Net income increased by 33% to $381 million.
Consolidated revenue growth was generated by both wireless and wireline operations, with wireless revenue up 6.2% and wireline revenue up 2.4% from a year ago, reads the company’s press release. In wireless, revenue was primarily driven by continued subscriber growth and higher data usage as a result of continued…
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SALMON ARM, BC – Telus said Thursday that it has invested more than $600,000 to build a new wireless site bringing service to approximately 10 kilometers of Highway 1 between Sicamous and Malakwa.
The project is part of the 10-year Connecting British Columbia Agreement that Telus signed with the Province of B.C. in 2011. Under the terms of the agreement, Telus will invest to connect more than 1,700 kilometres of unconnected highways with wireless service.
“This stretch of Highway 1 is very well-travelled during the summer months, and we are happy to bring more coverage to the area during this busy…
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GATINEAU – It will surprise no one that the cost of sports television are front and centre for so many of the submissions to the CRTC’s TV Policy Review
Telus, for example, called the amount of cash being sent to various leagues and teams for the rights to live games “irrational” and has requested the CRTC address the soaring price of sports services and eliminate penetration-based rate cards in sports packaging.
Lined up on the side of Telus, are Shaw Communications, Cogeco and Canadian Cable Systems Alliance members, distributors who own no sports channels. While vertically integrated companies like Rogers and…
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KAMLOOPS, BC – As part of a strategic partnership with the province of British Columbia, Telus has invested $620,000 to build a new wireless site bringing service to approximately six kilometers of Highway 97 and the community of Monte Creek.
The project is part of the 10-year Connecting British Columbia Agreement that Telus signed with the Province of B.C. in 2011. Under the terms of the agreement, Telus will hook up more than 1,700 kilometres of unconnected highways with wireless service.
“We recognize the growing demand for wireless services while on the road, particularly in remote areas where quick access to 911…
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OTTAWA – Telus has received a broadcasting licence to operate a national terrestrial pay-per-view (PPV) programming undertaking, just weeks after news broke that PPV service Viewer’s Choice would be shutting down in September.
The CRTC approved Telus’ application on Monday, noting that it was satisfied that the application complied with the revised regulatory framework for PPV services.
According to the application, the service will offer live and tape-delayed professional and amateur sports events, as well as live and tape-delayed special events including programs of comedy sketches, improvisations, unscripted works, stand-up comedy, music and dance, variety, and general entertainment…
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VANCOUVER – The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) is officially endorsing Telus WISE (Wise Internet and Smartphone Education), a unique educational program focused on helping Canadian families stay safe online.
The Telus WISE Internet and smartphone safety program has two tailored components – one aimed at adults interested in helping them and their families remain safer online, while the second, Telus WISE footprint, appeals directly to youth. To date, the Telus WISE program has reached more than 300,000 Canadians.
Members of the CACP Board of Directors are encouraging policing services within their jurisdictions to utilise the Telus WISE…
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OTTAWA – The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) and the Consumers’ Association of Canada (CAC) have filed a joint application challenging the wireless device deposit programs offered by Rogers and Telus.
According to the press release, the Rogers “NEXT” and Telus “T-Up” programs require subscribers to pre-pay a monthly fee in addition to their usual service charges for at least 12 months. These payments, which range from $17 to nearly $30 a month, claims the application, go toward the partial cost of a new cellphone. If the customer stays subscribed and returns their old phone and signs a new two year contract,…
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