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Amp'd gets licensing deal, $7.5 million infusion from up north
Even as Amp'd has seemingly failed to live up to expectations in the US of A, the young MVNO is looking to expand its business outside its home borders -- though not quite as an MVNO. A deal with Telus gives the carrier exclusive rights to the Amp'd name in Canada, though instead of running its own virtual network, Amp'd will be turning the reigns over to Telus, which in turn will be offering Amp'd-branded goods and services directly. Meanwhile, subsidiary Telus Ventures has dropped a cool $7.5 million into Amp'd (purely a coincidence, we're sure), we're guessing as a little "thank you" for the deal. Look for Telus to light up Amp'd Canada early next year, though unfortunately for Canadian pre-paid fans, it sounds like only Amp'd's post-paid service will be making the jump.[Via MocoNews]
When it rains, it pours: Telus gets some Nokia love, too
It seems Motorola isn't the only manufacturer spreading joy north of the border this week. Our colleagues at Engadget Chinese brought word of Nokia's new CDMA slider late last year: 24MB of shared flash, 2.0 megapixel camera, and QVGA display all sitting atop S40 3rd Edition, making the 6265i Nokia's flagship CDMA piece. Not bad for a company known far better for its GSM efforts, and at least Qualcomm won't get all bent out of shape when this one goes on sale. Available now for our friends on Telus for $99.99 with a 3-year (yikes!) contract.[Thanks, Gerald and Bernie]
Telus gets the Q
See now, that wasn't so bad, was it? Apparently Verizon's world exclusivity on the Q wasn't so worldly exclusive after all, as Telus is already showing stock after our suggestion a couple days ago that Canadians might need to wait a little while. Remember, folks: a pessimist is never disappointed. Now go, friends; get thee to a Telus store for thy Q.[Thanks, everyone]
Telus poised to get the Q
Our Canadian readers drooling over Verizon's recent release of the Motorola Q may not have much longer to wait. In fact, we can say with certainty that it's coming -- Telus' own site says so -- but naturally the term "coming soon" is open to interpretation. It's safe to say that Verizon's long arm of exclusivity on the Q extends into the Great White North, and while we don't know how long it runs, six months is a safe guess. In the mean time, we trust Telus customers can keep themselves occupied with the nifty retro Motorola M800 bag phones they appear to sell.
