Why Telus is dumping copper, quickly
By Greg O’Brien
EDMONTON – Telus is spending big over the next couple of years to push fibre optics more deeply into its network than ever before, perhaps even more deeply than most other telcos around the world.
Zainul Mawji, the company’s executive vice-president home solutions (and one of the highest-ranking women in Canadian telecom), has been at the tip of the company’s fibre spear since it began its PureFibre push in 2013. “I was employee number two on that particular foray in our organization,” she told Cartt.ca in a late May interview.
“We had very high…
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VANCOUVER and TORONTO — Telus Ventures announced today it is investing in a newly created Black Innovation Fund, which was launched today by Black Innovation Capital (BIC) and BDC Capital.
The fund is focused on investing in Canadian pre-seed and seed stage technology companies founded by Black entrepreneurs. The initial close of funding amounts to $6.4 million, with investors including RBC Ventures and Globalive Capital in addition to Telus Ventures.
“As one of Canada’s most active venture funds, Telus Ventures holds itself to an extremely high standard for finding and funding new and emerging technologies. It should be no different in…
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LEDUC, AB — Telus Communications announced today it is investing $25 million to expand its PureFibre network in Leduc, Alta., which will provide direct connectivity for 90% of the community’s homes and businesses to Telus’s gigabit-enabled, fibre-optic network.
Construction on the PureFibre network in Leduc, which is just south of Edmonton, is already underway, and Telus says it anticipates the majority of homes and businesses will be connected by next spring.
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VANCOUVER — In partnership with March of Dimes Canada and in support of National AccessAbility Week, Telus Communications today announced it’s expanding its Tech for Good program across the country to support more Canadians with disabilities who require assistance to independently use their mobile device.
First launched in Alberta and British Columbia in 2018, the program offers “customized recommendations, training, and support on mobile devices and, based on individual need, the assistive technology required for persons with disabilities to use their mobile device. Tech for Good enables equitable access to mobile devices, empowering people with disabilities to live, work,…
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VANCOUVER — Loop Insights, a data intelligence company using artificial intelligence to drive real-time insights, enhanced customer engagement and automated venue tracing for global retailers and venues, announced today a multi-year reseller agreement with Telus which will see the wireless service provider sell Loop solutions directly to its national business customers as a Telus product.
Telus will be offering the full suite of Loop products, including its data insights and wallet pass engagement platforms. Telus will provide marketing, pre-sales, and sales services for Loop products, as well as after-sales service and support.
The reseller agreement is an expansion of the two…
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VANCOUVER — Telus Health announced today its LivingWell Companion personal emergency response service is now available on Apple Watch.
The new Telus Health Companion on Apple Watch combines LivingWell Companion’s 24/7 emergency monitoring service with Apple Watch’s fall detection and location-sharing capabilities to provide emergency response to users like seniors who have taken a hard fall. Trained operators at Telus Health’s central monitoring station will immediately contact the customer to confirm the emergency, and then alert the customer’s designated emergency contacts and, if needed, dispatch emergency support.
Customers with an Apple Watch Series 4 or later can add the Telus…
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HAVRE-SAINT-PIERRE, Que. – Telus announced today it is investing $8 million in the North Shore region in 2021 to deploy 5G technology to more than 10 communities and to expand its fibre network to families and businesses in Havre-Saint-Pierre.
With $3 million in additional support from the governments of Quebec and Canada, Telus will continue to deploy its PureFibre and high speed wireless network by September 2022 to 600 homes and businesses in the communities of Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan, Mingan (Ekuanitshit ) and Port-Menier.
“Our 75 team members in the North Shore region are committed to actively continuing the deployment of our networks…
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QUEBEC CITY — Today, Telus announced it is investing $38 million this year to deploy its PureFibre and 5G networks in Quebec’s Capitale-Nationale region.
Combined with an additional contribution of more than $1 million from the governments of Quebec and Canada, Telus’s investment will provide direct access to its PureFibre network for more than 2,000 households and businesses in the Portneuf regional county municipality (RCM) and Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures by September 2022, says Telus’s press release.
According to a press release issued today by ISED Canada, the governments’ combined contribution of $1.09 million, provided through the Canada-Quebec Operation High Speed program,…
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VANCOUVER — Telus today announced the launch of its new Telus Esports Series powered by Northern Arena, offering more than $50,000 worth of gaming and wellness prizes to Canadian gamers age 15 and up.
The six-week, multi-tiered esports series will feature the game Rocket League, a free-to-play, family friendly sports-based video game. Players of all skill levels can take part by joining one of two divisions for casual or competitive players.
Telus is working with Northern Arena, a Mississauga, Ont.-based premier esports and video game content producer, to bring this gaming league tournament to Canadians – and remind gamers PureFibre is…
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RIMOUSKI — Telus Communications announced today it is investing $16 million in the Lower St. Lawrence region of Quebec this year to deploy its PureFibre and 5G networks.
In addition, thanks to a $1-million contribution from the governments of Quebec and Canada, Telus has completed the deployment of its high-speed services in the Mitis regional county municipality (RCM), and 1,800 additional families and businesses have direct access to Telus’s PureFibre network, the company says in its press release.
With its own investments, Telus will deploy its 5G mobile service in six additional Lower St. Lawrence communities in 2021, including in…
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