TORONTO and LONDON, ENGLAND – Telus has announced a partnership with a U.K. software company that will allow its employees to access the company’s secure buildings, networks and sensitive data from anywhere at any time with a simple tap of their smartphones.
The partnership with Intercede, a provider of identity and credential management software, will use a technology called MyID that uses universal integrated circuit cards and personal identity verification (PIV) technology from Gemalto, a digital security company based in The Netherlands.
The technology replaces separate smart cards and security tokens, giving employees access to secure buildings and networks through a secure…
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VANCOUVER – With almost of half of students between grades 4 and 11 owning a cellphone, according to a recent study, Canadian youth are more mobile, more connected, and more social than ever.
To help kids stay safe online, Telus announced it is hosting a live online discussion with experts tomorrow, February 11, to coincide with Safer Internet Day.
The live discussion, which takes place Tuesday at 1 p.m. EST, will centre around the findings of a recent study by MediaSmarts called Young Canadians in a Wired World. Matthew Johnson, MediaSmarts’ director of education, will discuss how the online behaviour and attitudes of…
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TORONTO – Telus jumped in to the mobile payments game Tuesday, partnering with CIBC on a mobile payment app for Telus mobile devices with Near-Field Communications (NFC) capability.
Beginning today, Telus customers using the CIBC Mobile Payment App and that have a CIBC credit card account will be able to make mobile payments under $50 at popular retailers across Canada including coffee shops and grocery stores.
CIBC credit card clients using Samsung Galaxy S4, Samsung Galaxy SIII, Samsung Galaxy Note II and HTC One on the Telus network will be able to download the app from Google Play immediately, while Telus’…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC will examine licence renewal applications from Rogers Media, plus consider a second request for a Canadian film channel and a pay-per-view service for Telus at a hearing scheduled for April 8, 2014 in Gatineau.
The Commission made public Wednesday that Rogers has filed applications to renew the broadcasting licences for 17 of its television services and stations, including its City stations, multilingual ethnic television stations and Sportsnet. In addition to licence renewal, the Commission will examine “key issues” relating to these applications including the group-based approach to the licensing of the City television stations and…
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WHISTLER, B.C. – While Rogers, Shaw and Telus say they are supportive of an a-la-carte channel environment, executives from each company offered up some cautionary advice during CIBC’s annual Whistler Institutional Investors conference last week.
Speaking at the event January 23, Steve Wilson, Shaw’s executive vice-president of corporate development and CFO, acknowledged the industry realizes that consumers want more choice, and from his company’s point of view, it’s about giving them the ability to access content in a variety of ways. There also needs to be consideration given to the impact that has on the Canadian broadcasting system and the…
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Launches this week:
Sasktel brings high speed Internet to four more communities
REGINA – SaskTel has rolled out high speed Internet to Bruno, Annaheim, Elbow and Middle Lake.
Residents of these communities are now eligible to subscribe to SaskTel’s High Speed Basic Level 2 package that gives speeds of up to 5 Mbps download.
This expansion is part of the long-term strategy to increase access to High Speed Internet in rural Saskatchewan. That strategy includes upgrading speeds to 10 Mbps download in over 220 existing DSL communities, in addition to expanding DSL of up to 5 Mbps to 50 additional communities. SaskTel…
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OTTAWA – The Federal Court has shot down a request by Telus challenging the Industry Minister’s authority to set the eligibility requirements for parties participating in next week’s 700 MHz spectrum auction. The telco was also ordered to pay for the costs of pursuing its legal action.
Telus filed an application with the Federal Court last August asking for an order to prohibit Industry Minister James Moore from setting any other eligibility criteria than what is set out in the Radiocommunications Act when issuing licenses for spectrum access. This criteria prevents “large wireless service providers” from bidding for more…
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NEW YORK and VANCOUVER – NBCUniversal is expanding its distribution deal with Telus to add Golf Channel, CNBC and MSNBC to Telus’ digital application Optik on the go App, the companies said Thursday.
With Telus’ Optik on the go, Optik TV customers in B.C. and Alberta will enjoy live, in home streaming of more than 1900 hours of live golf programming across the PGA Tour, Champions Tour, Web.com Tour, LPGA, European Tour and others. On the news front, CNBC provides business news and real-time financial market coverage and business information, while MSNBC offers in-depth analysis, insightful political commentary…
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PRINCE RUPERT, BC – CityWest is getting out of the cellular business “to focus investments on other product lines” and is referring its wireless customers in Prince Rupert to Telus.
The small telco said its customers can switch their account without cancellation fees, and may trade-in their current device for credit towards any new Telus smartphone. Telus and CityWest will soon offer other features to customers making the switch, such as allowing them to keep their wireless phone number and bundled packages of CityWest wired and Telus wireless services.
Telus, which already has an extensive wireless network in Prince Rupert, said that…
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TORONTO – Telus has rolled out a new mobile portal called Travel Tracker to help customers manage their data usage and costs in real-time while travelling.
When a customer arrives in their destination country, they will receive a free text message informing them of the voice, SMS and data rates in that country, roaming options, and now, a link to the Travel Tracker portal. In addition, Telus will send an immediate text notification to let customers know when their device begins to use data while roaming, and, a summary text message upon return to Canada showing data usage during their…
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