?The TELUS Wi-Xi allows the BIXI bike to
emit free Wi-Fi
Montreal (Quebec)- Today, TELUS is
pleased to announce that the Wi-Xi squad will hit the
streets of Montreal. The squad will visit various popular
public places throughout the summer to give Montrealers
free access to TELUS' powerful 4G LTE network.
The BIXI bike, decked out in TELUS colours, is
transformed into a Wi-Fi access point thanks to the TELUS
Wi-Xi, a 4G LTE modem which is linked to a battery that is
recharged by pedal power. A TELUS innovation, the TELUS
Wi-Xi allows up to 10 users per bike to connect to TELUS's
powerful 4G LTE network. The innovation behind this pilot
project highlights TELUS' desire to fully exploit the power
of the Internet in order to offer the best technological
solutions for households and offices and, now, on streets
city-wide.
"We are proud to be associated with BIXI. This is our
way of contributing to its success while, at the same time,
ensuring that all Montrealers can benefit from our
expertise and our cutting edge technologies," said
François Gratton, Senior Vice-President, Business Market,
Eastern Canada, and Consumer Mobility, Quebec at TELUS. "At
TELUS, technological innovation drives each of our big
projects because we believe that it can help to make the
future friendly in our communities."
"BIXI, equipped with TELUS's Wi-Xi technology is a
clear example of the accomplishments that our partnership
can bring forth. For us, TELUS is more than a sponsor, it
is a key contributor for Bixi's development across Canada",
said Michel Philibert, Director of Communications and
Marketing at BIXI.
As health forms one of the major pillars of TELUS'
community investment commitment, for the second year in a
row, TELUS will contribute $1 for each BIXI subscription,
for up to a total of $50,000, to the
Heart and Stroke Foundation.
The TELUS Wi-Xi squad will wind through the streets
of Montreal and visit the various popular places in the
city in order to reach as many Montrealers as possible. For
more information and the schedule of when and where the
squad will visit in the next weeks, visit
montreal.bixi.com/about-bixi/news.
About the Société de vélo en libre-service (Public
Bike System Company)
The Société de vélo en libre-service is the
organization behind the design, development and operation
of BIXI, the very first large-scale bike-sharing system in
North America. Dedicated to complementing public mass
transport, the service allows citizens to borrow a bike
from one station, use the bike to get around, and then
return it to any station in the network.
The Société de vélo en libre-service offers a
cutting-edge bike-sharing system available in cities on
three continents: London (UK); Melbourne (Australia);
Minneapolis, Washington DC/Arlington and Boston (US);
Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa and Gatineau (Canada). In
addition, the Société de vélo en libre-service offers
concrete alternative transportation solutions as well as
technical and operational consulting services.
About TELUS
TELUS (TSX: T, T.A; NYSE: TU) is a leading national
telecommunications company in Canada, with $10.5 billion of
annual revenue and 12.7 million customer connections
including 7.4 million wireless subscribers, 3.5 million
wireline network access lines and 1.3 million Internet
subscribers and more than 550,000 TELUS TV customers. Led
since 2000 by President and CEO, Darren Entwistle, TELUS
provides a wide range of communications products and
services including wireless, data, Internet protocol (IP),
voice, television, entertainment and video.
In support of our philosophy to give where we live,
TELUS, our team members and retirees have contributed more
than $260 million to numerous charitable and not-for-profit
organizations, and volunteered 4.2 million hours of service
to local communities since 2000. Eleven TELUS Community
Boards across Canada lead TELUS' local philanthropic
initiatives. TELUS was honoured to be named the most
outstanding philanthropic corporation globally for 2010 by
the Association of Fundraising Professionals, becoming the
first Canadian company to receive this prestigious
international recognition.
For more information about TELUS, please visit telus.com .
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For more information, please contact:
Amélie Cliche
TELUS Media Relations
Mobile : 514-242-8870
amelie.cliche@telus.com
Marie-Hélène Houle
Société de vélo en libre-service
514 789-2494, poste 2053
Mobile : 514-567-6287
mhoule@publicbikesystem.com
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