- TELUS (T) launches TELUS Global Connect, enabling TELUS customers to customize and manage IoT device connectivity on cellular networks around the globe
- TELUS Ventures investment in Eseye is C$26.3 million
- Eseye was selected to enrich the TELUS IoT offering with a white-labelled, global IoT connectivity management solution
- TELUS is a communications technology company with C$16 billion in annual revenue and 16 million customer connections
- TELUS (T) is down 0.57 per cent and is trading at C$26.18 at 11:58 am EST
TELUS (T) launches TELUS Global Connect, enabling TELUS customers to customize and manage IoT device connectivity on cellular networks around the globe.
This enhanced partnership complements TELUS’ tools, combined with TELUS’s anticipation of even greater market demand for cloud virtualization of services.
It also anticipates and leverages the combined requirements for emerging services and global reach demanded by customers.
The launch of TELUS Global Connect is part of a growing partnership between TELUS and Eseye, a pioneer of leading-edge IoT connectivity management solutions. It includes a TELUS Ventures investment in Eseye of C$26.3 million.
“We are constantly striving to provide better value and more flexibility to TELUS IoT customers, who already enjoy access to Canada’s largest dedicated IoT network. Now, TELUS Global Connect delivers a platform for customers to enjoy that same reliable connectivity beyond Canada’s borders in nearly every country on the planet,” said Mike Cihra, TELUS Vice President, IoT.
“As evidence of our tireless commitment to help transform our customers’ organizations, our partnership for IoT connectivity management acknowledges the global nature and requirements of so many of our customers’ operations,” added Cihra.
Eseye was selected to enrich the TELUS IoT offering with a white-labelled, global IoT connectivity management solution that delivers near 100 per cent global connectivity management across 700 mobile networks in 190 countries.
TELUS IoT customers will have access to localized IoT networks in key markets worldwide, enabling them to offer competitive pricing, lower latency for data and application function.
The platform also delivers options for integration with AWS and Microsoft Azure.
“This strategic partnership and investment in Eseye marks an inflection point for the company. Our many years at the leading edge of cellular IoT connectivity have seen us deliver value to more than 2 thousand customers across the globe,” said Nick Earle, CEO of Eseye.
“Today, this partnership validates our technology platform and goal to provide ubiquitous, cellular connectivity to devices anywhere in the world. We’re excited to be working with TELUS to deliver this new global IoT capability to their customers,” concluded Eseye.
“TELUS is a leader in IoT connectivity and technologies in Canada, and this investment in Eseye will help to expand our IoT leadership across the globe, delivering our customers best-in-class IoT solutions,” said Rich Osborn, President and Managing Partner, TELUS Ventures.
TELUS is a communications technology company with C$16 billion in annual revenue and 16 million customer connections spanning wireless, data, IP, voice, television, entertainment, video, and security.
TELUS (T) Stock is down 0.57 per cent and is trading at C$26.18 at 11:58 am EST.
