David Barbour
By: The Ottawa REDBLACKS
Photo: David Barbour
OTTAWA – The Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) today announced TELUS is a Founding Partner and the Official Telecommunications Supplier for TD Place and OSEG’s three sports teams-the Ottawa REDBLACKS (CFL), Ottawa Fury FC (NASL) and Ottawa 67’s (OHL). The ten-year founding partnership agreement ensures that visitors to TD Place receive Canada’s most advanced fan experience when they attend sporting events and concerts at the facility.
“Several years ago, when we began researching the elements that differentiate a good fan experience from a great one, we learned that free high-speed Wi-Fi and access to unique content were critically important,” said OSEG CEO Bernie Ashe. “TELUS understands it’s not just about the technology; it’s about enhancing relationships with guests and giving them the ability to exchange information, photos and videos with friends in the stadium or anywhere in the world, without thinking about bandwidth or data plan minutes. TELUS provides the technology and creative guidance to enable us to deliver a great fan experience.”
A facet of the founding partnership that drives fan experience is the integration of the world’s most advanced platform for digital content management, Cisco StadiumVision™. StadiumVision, supplied, deployed and operated by Telus at TD Place, will provide fans with live coverage of games, unique video features and a range of other event related information on the 400+ HD video screens located throughout the facility.
“Today is an exciting day for the city of Ottawa, as well as for its sports and entertainment fans,” said Michael Sangster, Vice President of Federal Government Relations at TELUS. “It is also a very proud and exciting day for the entire TELUS team. We are a company that believes strongly in giving back to our communities, and this partnership allows us to be a part of sports and entertainment history in the beautiful city of Ottawa.”
The founding partnership with TELUS also ensures that Ottawa REDBLACKS fans will have access to team related digital content on mobile devices with the official REDBLACKS App. The app, developed by Telus and available for Android and iOS, will deliver video features, replays, stats, stadium information and a range of soon to be imagined future content.
“That’s another key differentiator,” said Ashe. “TELUS solutions are scalable to meet our future technology requirements and fan preferences. They are a true partner and we are delighted to welcome TELUS to TD Place.”
Your REDBLACKS ticket is also a bus pass for free transit to and from TD Place on game days. The service starts 3-hours before and extends for 3-hours after the game. Your ticket also entitles you to free Park and Shuttle service from several parking lots near TD Place or free Park & Ride service on OC Transpo and STO. For more information visit our Transportation Page.
