VANCOUVER – Telus announced today its fourth quarter 2021 results, which reports approximately $4.9 billion in consolidated operating revenues and other income for the quarter ended Dec. 31 – a 20% increase compared to the fourth quarter of 2020.
This was partly due to a $410 million pre-tax gain from the sale of its financial solutions business, excluding which the increase to Telus’ operating revenues and other income for Q4 2021 would have been 9.9%, according to a press release.
The company also reported adjusted EBITDA increased 7.6% to $1.5 billion in Q4 2021 compared to the same quarter the…
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VANCOUVER — Telus Communications announced today it is partnering with Google Cloud and NXN Digital “to deliver the next-generation of sustainable, efficient, secure, and innovative Internet of Things (IoT) technologies that will empower businesses, communities, and their residents through a vast ecosystem of people-first solutions,” a Telus press release says.
NXN Digital is a Dubai-based smart digital services provider with a Canadian office in Laval, Quebec.
“This strategic alignment is combining the strength and speed of Telus’ leading networks with Google Cloud’s infrastructure and data analytics, and NXN Digital’s ‘smart city as a service’ platform, to enable cities and districts of…
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RIMOUSKI, Que. — Following the launch of its Internet for Good for Seniors program in British Columbia and Alberta last month, Telus Communications announced today low-income seniors in Quebec receiving the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) now have access to the company’s high-speed Internet service starting at $9.95 per month.
Internet for Good for Seniors expands on Telus’s Internet for Good program, which was first launched in Quebec in 2018 and is currently available to 45,000 low-income families and people living with disabilities in Quebec.
Now, more than 30,000 eligible low-income seniors in the greater Quebec City region, Eastern Quebec and…
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VANCOUVER — Telus Communications today reaffirmed its goals to address some of “the most pressing social challenges” facing Canadian communities today and in the future.
Drawing on its “let’s make the future friendly together” branding message, Telus wants to “inspire Canadians, customers, team members, and retirees across the country to join us in creating a friendlier future for generations to come by continuing to use our technology and human compassion to help make the world a better place,” according to a Telus press release.
Specifically, Telus is setting out the following social purpose goals:
Let’s make healthcare more accessible by providing…
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EDMONTON and VANCOUVER — Telus Communications announced today the launch of PureFibre X, its new tier of home Internet with symmetrical upload and download speeds of 2.5 Gbps, in Edmonton as well as British Columbia’s Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley.
Telus’s PureFibre X Internet plan includes next-generation Wi-Fi 6, the fastest home Wi-Fi available anywhere in Western Canada, the company says in a press release.
“By combining Wi-Fi 6 technology with PureFibre X, households will experience faster Internet speeds on more devices so everyone can simultaneously game, surf the web, make video calls, work or learn from home, and stream in…
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VANCOUVER — In honour of Black History Month, Telus announced today it will donate the full cost of rentals from its Celebrating Black History collection in the Telus Video on Demand library, up to $10,000, to the Black Health Alliance, a community-led charity working to improve the health and well-being of Black communities in Canada.
The Celebrating Black History collection is available now through March 1 to all Telus Optik and Pik TV customers. The 42 curated films in the collection featuring Black artists and honouring Black history include award-winning titles such as Just Mercy, Harriet, I Am Not Your…
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OTTAWA — Telus Communications and the University of Ottawa (uOttawa) announced today a five-year partnership that will see Telus invest $6 million to enable 5G technology across the university’s multiple campuses and help transform uOttawa into a 5G-connected innovation hub.
This collaboration “will not only fuel multidisciplinary research to advance global health and life-saving diagnostics and treatments and cyber security, but will also transform uOttawa campuses and enrich the student experience through new curriculums and teaching methods as students participate in cutting-edge research leveraging the power of 5G,” reads a press release.
“5G will be a game changer in how we…
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WATERLOO – Network intelligence solutions provider Sandvine announced today it signed a new multi-year contract with Telus.
Telus, which has been a Sandvine customer since 2013, will use the company’s “Application and Network Intelligence solutions on Google Cloud to further assist the company in monitoring and managing expected growth in mobile data and video traffic across its network,” a Sandvine press release explains.
Telus will leverage the company’s “4G and 5G analytics solutions to support its efforts in driving adoption, ensuring security, providing customer insights, and enhancing application experience while managing the associated surges and shifts in network traffic.”
Sandvine’s ActiveLogic Hyperscale…
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VANCOUVER – Telus Business announced today it is now offering Telus Health Virtual Care at no extra cost to its customers who have a small business smartphone plan as a way of supporting the well-being of the small business community.
“At the beginning of the pandemic, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business found that 45 per cent of business owners experienced psychological health issues due to the pandemic and 43 per cent were working significantly more hours than before,” a Telus press release says. “Two years later, business owners still continue to face these obstacles.”
Access to Telus Health’s app-based virtual healthcare…
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Shaw still fastest fixed broadband provider in latest quarter
SEATTLE — Telus Communications was once again the fastest mobile operator among top providers in Canada in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to Seattle-based mobile and broadband network testing company Ookla’s most recent quarterly report on the Canadian market.
Released today, Ookla’s Q4 2021 Speedtest Global Index market analysis for Canada also shows Shaw Communications retained its top ranking as the country’s fastest fixed broadband provider.
Using its Speedtest Intelligence data for Q4 2021, Ookla gave Telus a speed score of 98.29 for its mobile network performance (see chart above), which…
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