VANCOUVER – Telus flipped the switch on its LTE-M low-power wide-area (LPWA) network Thursday, with coverage available now across British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada, plus major centres in Manitoba.
Telus said that the purpose-built, 5G-ready LTE-M network delivers a strong wireless connection to IoT devices while requiring minimal power for each transmission, crucial for large-scale IoT deployments and devices located in remote areas.
Built on licensed cellular standards-based technology, which the company said offers a higher quality of service, greater reliability and carrier-grade security, the network is designed to be fully compatible with 5G technologies and will support…
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GATINEAU – If we may paraphrase some of the reaction by TekSavvy, Tbaytel and Eastlink representatives Wednesday morning in front of the CRTC it would be: "It seems strange to mandate us to continue being nice to our customers."
These three smaller independents (respectively, a wholesaler, a municipally owned telco and a regional wired and wireless carrier) also all had the same story to tell when it came to the dubious sales practices which have been so far outlined by consumers during the CRTC’s Telecom Sales Practices hearing this week in Gatineau:…
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Record donation
VANCOUVER – Telus is donating $120 million to kick start a new independent charitable organization mandated to address the social and economic challenges facing Canada’s disadvantaged youth.
According to president and CEO Darren Entwistle, the Telus Friendly Future Foundation will provide funding grants to “often overlooked” grassroots charities that help young Canadians build digital literacy skills, provide basic healthcare and mental health support to the homeless, and open up essential educational opportunities.
“At Telus, we believe that the challenges faced by vulnerable Canadian youth are unacceptable, which is why we are increasing our support of this important group,” said…
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Telecom Act takes precedence when it comes to rights of way, siting, etc.
CALGARY – The Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta told the city of Calgary in no uncertain terms that it has no right to regulate where, when, why and how telecom infrastructure can be installed in the city.
In January Bell Canada, Rogers Communications, Shaw Communications and Telus Corp. filed a motion to strike down a bylaw passed by the city to regulate the process for, access and use of municipal rights of way for telecommunications providers.
In a decision released Friday, the court agreed with the four large…
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YOU HAVE TO SYMPATHIZE with the folks who took the time to register their frustration with Canadian telcos and cellcos by filing an intervention to the CRTC’s latest hearing which begins Monday.
They feel lied to. They believe they were told one thing and sold another. That they were never informed how the price they agreed to was just a promotion which ends in six months. That they told sales reps the products and services they wanted and then had other things added onto their bills. That they ended up on a contract they didn’t want.
Having read through quite a…
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TORONTO – Iristel has taken its fight with Telus to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice claiming Telus has breached its wholesale contract and is seeking damages of $135 million.
In the statement of claim filed October 2nd, Iristel and ICE Wireless claim Telus has been not living up to its end of their contract by failing to connect calls to ICE Wireless customers or pay its bill to Iristel. In the filing Iristel says it is owed over $156,000 by Telus, but is claiming damages far higher to that because it is undermining Iristel’s standing in the telecom business…
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VANCOUVER – Telus CEO Darren Entwistle and Bell Canada CTO Stephen Howe will be among the opening speakers at a conference in Vancouver next month that promises to deliver a global perspective on the future of the 5G ecosystem.
The Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance – which drives and guides the development of all future mobile broadband technology with a focus on 5G – is bringing together the mobile industry to discuss the future of this emerging ecosystem to a global audience at its 7th Industry Conference & Exhibition 2018 scheduled for November 6-8 at the JW…
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ON MONDAY, WE described a Federal Court of Appeal decision as one that strikes down the CRTC’s TV Wholesale Code.
Bell Canada had appealed the Code to the Court, saying the way it was implemented fell outside the CRTC’s jurisdiction – and in its decision released Monday the Court agreed with Bell, saying the Commission had no authority under section 9(1)(h) of the Broadcasting Act to meddle in private carriage contracts the way the Wholesale Code mandates.
The decision seemed to us to be the end of that Code – and we were bolstered in that…
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OTTAWA – The Copyright Act review resumed in Ottawa on Monday, where representatives from Telus had the opportunity to discuss the company’s stance. The company’s appearance before the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology followed last week’s presentations by Bell, Rogers, TekSavvy and Shaw.
Like TekSavvy, Telus is in the somewhat unique position of not being vertically integrated, something that Ann Mainville-Neeson, the company’s VP of Broadcasting Policy and Regulatory Affairs highlighted at the outset of the presentation.
“We are purely an aggregator and distributor of the best content there is to offer,” she explained.
As such, Mainville-Neeson…
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TORONTO – Dave Fuller, executive vice-president and president of consumer and small business solutions at Telus will leave the company in January, it was announced Monday.
Telus also announced the appointment of Zainul Mawji and Jim Senko to the positions of president, home solutions and small business and president, mobility solutions, respectively.
Fuller departs Telus after 14 years with the company
“I have thoroughly enjoyed my time as a proud team member of Telus over what has been almost 15 years with this great organization” said Fuller (above) in the company press release. “I have been truly privileged to work in…
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