TELUS Plans $1B in Wireless and Network Upgrades for B.C.
TELUS said that it will be investing $1 billion in new infrastructure and facilities across B.C. in 2013. This is part of a three-year, $3 billion commitment to connect homes and businesses directly to fibre optic cable, extend wireless reach to more communities and expand 4G LTE network coverage throughout the province. Darren Entwistle, TELUS [...]
MTS To Sell Allstream to Accelero Capital for $520M
Accelero Capital Holdings has agreed to purchase the Allstream business unit from Manitoba Telecom Services (MTS). The transaction values Toronto-based Allstream, formerly AT&T Canada, at $520 million. Allstream provides enterprise-focused communications solutions to more than 50,000 businesses and employs 2,000. Naguib Sawiris, Accelero’s Non-Executive Chairman and Co-Founder, who has overseen more than $1 billion of [...]
BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 Gaining Market Support
North American companies continue to show support for BlackBerry 10 and its enterprise management platform, BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 (BES 10). BlackBerry reports that several major enterprise customers are currently testing, adopting or continuing to use the mobility platform including Canadian Tire Corporation, ING DIRECT, Ingram Micro, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Ricoh Canada and [...]
Amazon Adds Cloud Drive for Canadian Users
Amazon Cloud Drive is now available for Canadian customers. Amazon.ca users are now able to upload and store all of their digital files in the Amazon Cloud, and access them using Cloud Drive for Windows and Mac, or from any Web browser. They can also use Cloud Drive Photos for Google Android or Apple iOS [...]
TELUS Plans to Acquire Mobilicity for $380M
TELUS has agreed to pay $380 million for Mobilicity, a wireless provider that formed in 2008. The deal requires approval from several sources including the Competition Bureau, Industry Canada, and Mobilicity’s debtholders. Service to Mobilicity’s 250,000 customers will be not be disrupted assures Stewart Lyons, Mobilicity President. “A concern for our customers and employees led [...]
Rogers Retail Stores Available on Google Street View
Rogers customers who want another option to get an inside look at what’s available in the retail stores can take a Google Street View. Google Maps with Street View lets you explore places around the world through 360-degree street-level imagery. Google’s Street View allows you to explore world landmarks, view natural wonders, navigate a trip, [...]
Who Has The Happiest Wireless Customers In Canada?
A recent study from research firm J.D. Powers and Associates indicates that wireless customers of SaskTel and Koodo are among the happiest in Canada. The J.D. Powers report on the 2013 Canadian Wireless Total Ownership Experience maintains that even though customers are shelling out more money for mobile services, overall satisfaction is higher by 6 [...]
