Company challenges CRTC on decision not to indulge passive infrastructure debate; seamless roaming
By Ahmad Hathout
OTTAWA – When the CRTC asked for comments for its review of the wireless industry—with eyes trained on whether it would force negotiations on access to big wireless networks—a parallel issue emerged in the submissions: How will the regulator deal with the emerging friction between cellcos and local officials when it comes to equipment attachments on municipal infrastructure?
Apparently, not at all. Mid last month, in its decision to force the big three carriers to lease wireless network capacity to regional carriers, the Regulator said…
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MONTREAL — Telus and Ericsson Canada announced today they have conducted the first multivendor network slicing proof of concept in a lab environment based on 3GPP Release 16 and the IETF Layer 3 NW Yang Model (L3NM) standard.
“With the completion of this network slicing proof of concept, Telus and Ericsson have successfully tested the maturity of standards and readiness of commercial products to meet the needs of enterprises and industry verticals,” reads Ericsson’s press release.
Expected to help accelerate commercial 5G applications, end-to-end network slicing enables each slice to provide a dedicated network for specific applications “that can create…
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VANCOUVER – Telus reported first quarter net customer additions of 145,000 for the period ending March 31, 2021, up 39,000 over the first three months of 2020.
The company’s release added them up this way, saying the number includes “31,000 mobile phones, 63,000 connected devices, in addition to 33,000 internet, 11,000 TV and 17,000 security customer connections.” It was offset by residential voice line losses of 10,000.
The company’s rapidly growing health division saw revenue rise 10%, “driven by accelerated demand for virtual care, which has seen Canadian members nearly triple over the past 12 months to 2 million,” reads the…
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TORONTO — To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, Life Labs announced today it has partnered with Telus Health to provide MyCareCompass customers in Ontario with improved access to allied health services such as virtual counselling through the Babylon by Telus Health virtual care service.
According to a recent study by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), 40% of Canadians say their mental health has worsened since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, says LifeLabs’ press release. Additionally, Canadians are continuing to rely on virtual care during the pandemic to support their healthcare needs, says the release.
In addition to letting customers…
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QUEBEC CITY — A $38-million joint investment made as part of the Canada-Quebec Operation High Speed program will see Sogetel and Telus deliver high-speed Internet access to 2,850 households in the Granit regional county municipality (RCM) by September 2022, according to a press release today issued by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.
For the deployment of high-speed Internet services in the Granit RCM, Telus will receive $5.2 million in funding to connect 450 households in five municipalities, including Audet, Frontenac, Lac-Drolet, Lac-Mégantic and Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton. With Telus’s financial contribution, the total value of the project is $12.2 million.
Sogetel will receive…
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VANCOUVER – Beginning May 1, Telus is inviting all Canadians to participate in its Days of Giving, with the goal to mobilize almost 50,000 volunteers around the world to do good in their local communities, says the company.
“As part of the $85 million it will once again give charities this year, Telus is donating more than $100,000 to various charities during #FriendlyFuture Days and helping inspire Canadians to give back safely and virtually,” reads today’s press release. That $85 million is 5% of its pre-tax profits.
“Whether it’s cleaning up a neighbourhood park, providing career advice to youth, dropping off…
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VANCOUVER — Telus announced today the launch of Telus Health Virtual Care, the next evolution of its national, employer-focused virtual care service.
Telus Health is broadening its offering by integrating the best-in-class features of Akira by Telus Health — the company’s bilingual, on-demand virtual care service — and EQ Care — its recently acquired company that delivers specialized virtual care functionalities and advanced employee assistance features such as LifeJourney.
In addition, through a recent integration (which we reported on here), Telus Health Virtual Care is also the first service in Canada to be able to securely share patient…
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VANCOUVER — Digital marketing and audience analytics company Magnify Digital announced Tuesday morning Bell Fund, Shaw Rocket Fund and Telus Fund are joining together to support a pilot project designed to drive discoverability of Canadian content and to provide content producers with tools and insights to help build audiences for their projects.
Vancouver-based Magnify Digital says its new audience analytics platform, ViewerCentric, is a cornerstone of its so-called Audience Development Pilot Project, which aims to standardize audience development requirements and reporting periods across the three funders.
ViewerCentric aggregates and visualizes audience data from multiple sources in one dynamic platform to help…
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VANCOUVER and TORONTO — Telus’s strategic investment arm, Telus Ventures, announced today it has invested in spatial technology company Dark Slope’s immersive learning business Lumeto, which has been incubating for 18 months as it developed its Involve XR learning platform for the healthcare and public safety sectors (XR is a catch-all term for augmented reality or virtual reality-type platforms).
Alongside the public launch of Lumeto, Dark Slope announced the closing of its pre-series A round of financing which raised $3 million and was led by MaRS IAF and included Telus Ventures and Golden Ventures as new investors. Original investors…
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VANCOUVER – While the Samsung Galaxy A32 5G and A52 5G devices are now available to consumers, including through Telus, the company announced a matching program where Samsung phones will be donated to its Mobility for Good program.
Telus said for every A32 5G and A52 5G device purchased between April 23 to May 31, it will give a new Samsung smartphone to its Mobility for Good program, which supports Canada’s most vulnerable community members with subsidized smartphones and plans.
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