TELUS and RingCentral Expand Portfolio of Cloud Communications Solutions to Keep Canadian Businesses Connected
July 13 2017 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
New professional call-handling solution for
smartphones and tablets means less time managing calls and more
time managing the business
TELUS (TSX: T, NYSE: TU), Canada’s fastest-growing national
telecommunications company, and RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE:RNG), a
leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications and
collaboration solutions, today announced the expansion of TELUS’
cloud communications portfolio for Canadian businesses with the
introduction of TELUS Business Connect Mobile. The new
cloud-based mobile offering makes the features of an
enterprise-grade PBX phone system available on smartphones and
tablets – eliminating the need for a landline or expensive
on-premise equipment.
This solution is designed to drive productivity and cost savings
for businesses of any size with mobile or remote workforces. It
includes:
- an easy setup and an administrative
self-serve web tool
- an auto-attendant feature to answer
every call with a customized greeting
- call routing and call forwarding to
ensure the call goes to the right person every time
- a dedicated business phone and
toll-free number
- service in English and French
“TELUS Business Connect Mobile harnesses the power of mobility
and the capacity of the cloud to make professional call handling
affordable for Canadian businesses of any size,” said Craig
Thornton, vice-president Business Mobility Solutions for TELUS.
“Through our collaboration with RingCentral, we’re helping
businesses empower their mobile workforces while driving agility
and cost savings.”
TELUS Business Connect Mobile expands the portfolio of TELUS
Business Connect solutions, powered by RingCentral, with an entry
level offering. The TELUS Business Connect Standard and Premium
office editions offer full-featured voice, audio and video
conferencing, and additional capabilities across multiple devices,
like desk phones, computers, tablets and smartphones.
“Mobile ubiquity is fueling demand among businesses to untether
employees and empower them to work from any location using their
mobile devices for all business communication needs,” said Marty
Piombo, vice president of strategic partnerships for RingCentral.
“We’re pleased to expand our relationship with TELUS and be one of
their premier cloud communications solution partners. Together,
we’re enabling businesses to be efficiently connected with their
customers, partners and peers.”
About TELUS
TELUS (TSX: T, NYSE: TU) is Canada’s fastest-growing national
telecommunications company, with $12.9 billion of annual revenue
and 12.7 million subscriber connections, including 8.6 million
wireless subscribers, 1.7 million high-speed Internet subscribers,
1.4 million residential network access lines and 1.1 million TELUS
TV customers. TELUS provides a wide range of communications
products and services, including wireless, data, Internet protocol
(IP), voice, television, entertainment and video. TELUS is also
Canada's largest healthcare IT provider, and TELUS International
delivers business process solutions around the globe.
In support of our philosophy to give where we live, TELUS, our
team members and retirees have contributed over $482 million to
charitable and not-for-profit organizations and volunteered more
than 7.7 million hours of service to local communities since 2000.
Created in 2005 by President and CEO Darren Entwistle, TELUS’ 12
Canadian community boards and 5 International boards have led the
Company’s support of grassroots charities and have contributed more
than $60 million in support of 5,595 local charitable projects,
enriching the lives of more than 2 million children and youth,
annually. 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.
About RingCentral
RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE:RNG) is a leading provider of global
enterprise cloud communications and collaboration solutions. More
flexible and cost-effective than legacy on-premises systems,
RingCentral empowers today’s mobile and distributed workforce to
communicate, collaborate, and connect from anywhere, on any device.
RingCentral unifies voice, video, team messaging and collaboration,
conferencing, online meetings, and integrated contact center
solutions. RingCentral’s open platform integrates with leading
business apps and enables customers to easily customize business
workflows. RingCentral is headquartered in Belmont, California, and
has offices around the world.
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TELUS Media RelationsRyan Bazeley,
604-230-3268ryan.bazeley@telus.comorRingCentral Inc.Mariana
Kosturos, 650-562-6545mariana.kosturos@ringcentral.com
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