Telus originals, which supports documentary filmmaking in British Columbia and Alberta, announced Wednesday a new slate of greenlit documentary projects exploring themes including aging with dignity, mental wellbeing, biodiversity and belonging.
“We’re proud to support a slate of films that reflects the depth of documentary talent in British Columbia and Alberta and brings forward stories grounded in the lived experiences of the communities we serve,” Teresa Polonio, managing production executive at Telus, said in a company press release. “We believe storytelling can be a powerful force for good, and this newly greenlit slate reflects…
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Telus and Santa Clara, Calif.-based Fortanix announced Monday a new Confidential AI solution — built on NVIDIA infrastructure — that enables Canadian organizations in regulated industries to train and deploy AI on their most sensitive data with cryptographic proof that it remains securely within Canadian jurisdiction.
“Confidential AI applies advanced encryption technology — called Confidential Computing — specifically to protect AI workloads, maintaining encryption of sensitive data even while being actively processed by the AI system,” explained a Monday press release from Telus.
Developed jointly by Telus and Fortanix, leveraging NVIDIA infrastructure at…
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Telus and Xanadu Quantum Technologies Inc., a Toronto-based quantum computing company, announced Monday they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore the development of a quantum data centre integrated with Telus’s secure, Canadian-controlled sovereign infrastructure.
Under the MOU, the two companies will explore how quantum processors can be combined with high-performance computing systems to create sovereign hybrid quantum–classical computing infrastructure in Canada, which they say will be one of the first of its kind in the world.
The collaboration will bring together Xanadu’s expertise in photonic quantum computing and Telus’s sovereign…
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By Ahmad Hathout
The CRTC said Thursday it is eliminating fees that it believes are keeping customers stuck in internet and wireless service plans.
The regulator said it is targeting fees on activation, changing and canceling of those plans – with some exceptions. The fees will continue to apply where a subsidized device is provided by the wireless service provider – which represents a real cost to the business – and in a situation where the internet service provider is doing an installation at the customer’s home.
“If you were to buy or purchase a cellphone through a service provider, we already…
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Bell has withdrawn its April 2025 undue preference complaint against Telus after the two companies recently reached an agreement regarding the distribution of Bell Media’s discretionary services Oxygen True Crime, USA Network, CTV Nature, CTV Speed and CTV Wild.
Bell had previously alleged Telus was unduly disadvantaging Bell Media’s new channels — rebranded as a result of Rogers’s blockbuster deal with Warner Bros. Discovery in June 2024 — alleging Telus had given undue preference to Rogers’s newly launched channels in some of its TV packages.
The resolution of Bell’s channel distribution…
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Vancouver-based Magnify Digital on Wednesday announced New Zealand’s national Māori screen content funder, Te Māngai Pāho, has signed an agreement to deploy Magnify Digital’s audience intelligence platform, ScreenMiner, across funded Māori productions.
The agreement will make ScreenMiner available to 150 projects annually, giving producers access to consolidated quantitative metrics and structured qualitative audience feedback to inform strategy and strengthen audience growth, Magnify Digital said in a press release. Te Māngai Pāho will receive standardized reporting and portfolio-level insight across participating titles, it added.
“We invest in stories that promote Māori language and culture, but we…
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By Ahmad Hathout
SpaceX is getting broad support for its Starlink broadband satellite service to use the E-band spectrum to expand connectivity, including to Canada’s rural and remote communities.
The American aerospace company filed a request with Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) in December requesting that it be able to utilize the E-band (71-76 GHz downlink and 81-86 GHz uplink) for fixed satellite service (FSS) communications between its satellites and gateway earth station located at Saint-Laurent, Quebec and Janet, Alberta, which are currently serving users via the Ka-band. The E-band is used by terrestrial wireless network providers for…
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Telus announced Tuesday it has signed a commercial agreement with Texas-based AST SpaceMobile to deliver satellite-powered cellular broadband service — including text messaging, voice calls and data — direct to everyday smartphones, starting late this year.
The satellite-to-mobile connectivity will be made possible by combining AST SpaceMobile’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation and Telus’s wireless network, enabling Telus customers to connect in areas of Canada where traditional cellular network infrastructure is not available.
As part of the agreement, Telus will invest in ground-based satellite infrastructure and become an equity shareholder in AST…
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Capgemini last week announced it has been selected by Telus to lead an automation initiative to modernize the Vancouver-based telecom’s network operations.
An autonomous network is one that evolves from manual, rules-based operations to intent-based and closed-loop systems, explained a press release from Capgemini, a Paris-headquartered provider of AI-powered business and technology transformation services and solutions to companies across the globe.
“These intelligent networks can detect anomalies, predict equipment failures and resolve issues in real-time,” the press release said. “The result is a more resilient, efficient network that delivers consistent performance while significantly…
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By Ahmad Hathout
Telus and Bell have agreed to end applications to the CRTC that each claimed the other was making it difficult to lease space on their fibre networks.
According to a Friday letter from the CRTC, Telus and Bell submitted letters to the regulator earlier this week to withdraw their applications. The regulator, in turn, voided an interim order that forced Bell to revert system updates that Telus claimed was causing its wholesale access issues in Ontario and Quebec.
“Commission staff expects that any processes and procedures associated with the wholesale provisioning of HSA will apply to all wholesale customers…
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