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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VANCOUVER — Telus today announced the launch of its Internet for Good for Seniors program, which provides low-income seniors in British Columbia and Alberta receiving the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) with access to Internet service starting at $9.95 a month.
Eligible seniors can choose between two plans: Internet 25 with speeds up to 25 Mbps for $9.95 per month, or Internet 50 with speeds up to 50 Mbps for $19.95 per month. Both plans provide unlimited data.
Internet for Good for Seniors is an expansion of Telus’s Internet for Good program, which was first launched in 2016 and is currently available…
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VANCOUVER – Telus announced today its 5G network now reaches 70% of the Canadian population in 744 urban and rural communities.
This is 129 communities more than originally planned for the year, according to a press release.
The breakdown of the 744 communities includes 202 communities in British Columbia, 245 in Quebec, 151 in Alberta, 14 in Manitoba, 105 in Ontario and 27 in Atlantic Canada.
“The increased connectivity, ultrafast speeds and responsiveness of this unprecedented technology offer a leap in capabilities over 4G networks,” the release says.
“5G is unleashing human productivity and contributing to improved health and educational outcomes, supporting environmental…
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TORONTO — Telus Health announced today the launch of its new digital Virtual Pharmacy service, which the company says helps improve patients’ medication management by allowing them to set up automatic refill reminders for prescription medications that are shipped directly to their home.
In addition, the service “allows users to have unlimited one-on-one video and phone consultations with pharmacists from the comfort of their home, while also providing them with tools to keep track of their family’s medications through the service’s online dashboard,” a Telus Health press release says.
“As people’s lives continue to get busier, we need to focus on…
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TORONTO and SAN FRANCISCO – Last week, agriculture businesses Full Harvest and Ukko Agro each announced investments by Telus Ventures.
Full Harvest, a San Francisco-based produce business-to-business marketplace that specializes in surplus and imperfect produce, announced it closed a $23 million Series B round of growth financing, which was led by Telus Ventures.
“Working with some of the largest food and beverage companies (Danone North America, Health-Ade), processors (SVZ) and growers (Tanimura & Antle, Church Brothers, Deardorff Farms), Full Harvest reduces produce sourcing headaches and food waste by moving the produce supply chain online – allowing buyers to purchase more sustainable…
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