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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
TELUS Mobility Introduces Push To Talk Service on its National PCS Network
SCARBOROUGH, ON, Jan. 17 - TELUS Mobility today announced Instant
Talk, a new Push To Talk (PTT) service operating on the company's national PCS
digital wireless network. Like TELUS Mobility's Mike network, Instant Talk
allows clients to use their wireless phones to communicate with contacts
across Canada at the push of a button, just like a walkie talkie.
TELUS Mobility also today announced the coming extension of Mike phone
and PTT coverage from Canada and the United States into Mexico and South
America later this quarter.
"Instant Talk and our Mike coverage expansion confirm TELUS Mobility's
position as Canada's PTT leader," said George Cope, president and CEO. "In the
last decade, the powerful PTT capabilities of our Mike's Direct Connect
service have made it the wireless tool of choice for Canadian business.
Instant Talk now allows PCS clients entry into the world of instant Push To
Talk communications."
National digital PTT service makes a mobile phone work like a walkie
talkie. By pressing a single button, clients can communicate immediately with
one or many contacts at once, saving time and money compared to regular
wireless phone calls.
Instant Talk
Instant Talk, the newest PTT service from TELUS Mobility, lets clients
Push To Talk throughout TELUS Mobility's 1X PCS coverage area across Canada.
"Instant Talk has many of the capabilities of our more powerful Mike
service, including instant contact and affordable rates. While Instant Talk is
a lighter version of Mike's Direct Connect, it allows clients to communicate
faster than with any standard wireless phone in Canada," said Cope.
Instant Talk service will be available with two new PTT-capable phones,
the Kyocera KX440 and the Motorola V65p - both featuring a dedicated button on
the side of the phone that allows clients to simply Push To Talk. Unlimited
Instant Talk service is available as an add-on to most TELUS Mobility PCS rate
plans. Clients with monthly rate plans over $40 can add Instant Talk for $10
while those with plans $40 and under can add Instant Talk for $20.
The Kyocera KX440 is a colour screen phone with integrated speakerphone,
voice activated dialing and 2-way text messaging capability. It costs $79.99
on a three-year contract, or $229.99 for clients without contracts. The
Motorola V65p, available later in Q1, is a compact metallic flip phone with a
large colour screen, integrated speakerphone, voice activated dialing, dual
LCD displays and 2-way text messaging. Pricing will be announced when the
Motorola V65 phone is available.
Mike Expansion
TELUS Mobility also today announced that, in partnership with NII
Holdings (formerly Nextel International), a mobile communications company for
business clients in Latin America, it plans to launch Mike's Direct Connect
and phone service in Mexico, Argentina, Brazil and Peru in Q1. Last year,
TELUS Mobility extended Mike's Direct Connect service throughout the
continental United States and Hawaii.
"Last year's extension of Mike's Direct Connect service across the United
States was an immense benefit to our clients who travel to the US or have
business colleagues located there," said Cope. "Later this year, clients doing
business in or with Mexico and South America's largest countries will enjoy
the same immediate contact advantages, from Burnaby, BC to Brasilia or
Bedford, Nova Scotia to Buenos Aires."
Video b-roll is available via satellite at the following time and
coordinates.
TIME OF FEED: 2:00 PM ET - 2:30 PM ET, Jan. 17th 2005
CO-ORDINATES: Anik F2 C Band Analog, Transponder 3B
Audio subcarrier 6.2 and 6.8
Downlink Frequency 3820 vertical
About TELUS Mobility
TELUS Mobility provides its 3.75 million clients across Canada with a
full suite of wireless voice, Internet and data services through its PCS CDMA
and Mike iDEN digital wireless networks. For more, please visit
telusmobility.com. For information on TELUS Mobility Push To Talk services,
please visit telusmobility.com/PTT.
TELUS (TSX: T, T.NV; NYSE: TU) is the largest telecommunications company
in Western Canada and the second largest in the country, with more than $7
billion of annual revenue, 4.8 million network access lines and 3.75 million
wireless customers. The company provides subscribers with a full range of
telecommunications products and services including data, voice and wireless
services across Canada, utilizing next generation Internet-based technologies.
For more, please visit telus.com.
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