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GM adding Telus 5G connectivity to future car models

VANCOUVER and OSHAWA, Ont. — Telus and GM Canada announced today they have signed a multi-year agreement to connect GM’s next-generation vehicles to Telus’s 5G network. This is the first time GM has chosen a domestic communications company to provide connected-vehicle services to Canadian customers, according to a press release. The first GM cars and trucks with built-in connectivity to Telus’s 4G-LTE and 5G network are expected to be introduced with the 2025 model year. “Additionally, through GM’s fifth generation rollout, current 4G LTE-equipped model year 2019 and newer vehicles will be able to migrate to the new Telus network....