TELUS delivers 1xEVDO service to Victoria

July 4, 2006

TELUS announced the expansion of its Wireless High Speed service to Victoria, B.C., offering consumer and business clients mobile access to the Internet, e-mail and other multimedia applications at broadband-like speeds similar to desktop Internet access at home.

"TELUS has been delivering state-of-the-art telecommunications services to British Columbians for more than one hundred years and today's announcement marks another step in making it simple for consumers and businesses to stay connected for ultimate productivity," said Robert Blumenthal, TELUS senior vice-president of Products and Services. "By uniting the broadband-like speed of our Wireless High Speed network with the newest portable computing and entertainment devices, TELUS is providing clients with the most powerful mobile data solutions available."

Whether working in one of the city's thriving industries or visiting beautiful tourist destinations, business and consumer clients can now use TELUS Wireless High Speed service to access the information they need quickly and easily without being tied to their desks.

With typical download speeds of approximately 400 to 700 kilobits per second, and maximum possible speeds of more than 2 megabits per second, TELUS Wireless High Speed service offers clients the speed they need for powerful mobile computing. Wireless High Speed is based on the CDMA 1xEVDO standard, the newest 3G wireless data technology available.