TELUS | annual report 2001

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What can TELUS Mobility’s wireless clients expect in terms of Wireless Web services going forward?

We will continue to expand our rich variety of browser-based Wireless Web services in 2002. TELUS Mobility provides Wireless Web and data services, via its digital PCS and Mike networks, to business and consumer clients across Canada. Our roster of online content partners grew to more than 100 in 2001 – including e.mail, news and financial services, online shopping and games, as well as e.mail and server-based Wireless Web services for business clients.

In 2001, TELUS Mobility became the first company in Canada to implement a Pay Per Use (PPU) billing system for the wireless Web, a value-based approach that bills clients for the specific services they want and use the most. Because PPU allows TELUS Mobility to provide a dependable revenue stream to content partners for their very best online content, we will be able to offer numerous new and unique premium Wireless Web services in 2002. For example, premium games services are popular with our clients, and TELUS Mobility is expanding these offerings and promotional efforts in 2002.

Growth in wireless e.mail and messaging will also be a focus in 2002. TELUS Mobility is preparing new Short Message Service (SMS) text messaging, including inter-carrier message capability, and Instant Messaging services. In keeping with TELUS Mobility’s focus on providing "cool" and exclusive phones, clients can also look forward to a variety of new Web-ready digital PCS and Mike handsets with larger colour screens, enhanced user interfaces and other Web-enabling features.

The overlay of high-speed Third Generation (3G) wireless on TELUS Mobility’s national network is nearing completion in preparation for commercial 3G launch in the first half of 2002. This is based on the CDMA2000 1XRTT standard, which is the evolution of the leading North American wireless technology standard, CDMA (code division multiple access). The capital-efficient 1XRTT platform offers not only high-speed packet data and Web access services, but also greatly increases network voice capacity and extends battery life on clients’ digital phones. TELUS Mobility is preparing both business and consumer service offerings built around 3G wireless modem cards supplied by partner Sierra Wireless.

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