EDMONTON — Telus Health’s Home Health Monitoring solution is being used in a technology trial for people with chronic health conditions living in central Alberta, it was announced Tuesday by Edmonton’s Health City, a not-for-profit economic development initiative focused on the health sector.
The technology trial is a collaborative effort between Alberta Central Zone Primary Care Networks (PCNs), Telus Health, Health City, Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd., Alberta Innovates, and Alberta Health Services. Wolf Creek, Drayton Valley and Kalyna Country PCNs will be the first central Alberta PCNs to trial the technology for people with chronic health conditions, with potential to…
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TORONTO — Canadian smartphone/tablet repair company Mobile Klinik announced Monday it has been acquired by Telus, but will continue to operate as an independent business division. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Mobile Syrup was first to report this story.
Since opening its first store in Ottawa in September 2015, Mobile Klinik has expanded to 80 stores in eight provinces. The smartphone repair chain has been on an acquisition spree itself this past year, acquiring Fonelab in January 2020 and Device Care in July 2019. In 2017, Mobile Klinik acquired mobilFIX and Dr. Mobile to…
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By Ahmad Hathout
GATINEAU – On Friday Telus made public the board resolution its CEO Darren Entwistle cited during the CRTC’s wireless hearing earlier this year, which says the company will need to free up $1.1 billion if the CRTC carries forward any plan to mandate mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) – companies which ride on incumbent networks without necessarily having their own infrastructure.
The regulator had already expressed a preliminary view prior to the hearing that MVNOs would be appropriate to induce competition in the industry and the federal government has strongly signalled its support for the same.
Telus used audit…
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GATINEAU — Cartt.ca readers may remember during February’s wireless policy review hearing Telus CEO and president Darren Entwistle said his company’s board had signed a resolution to cut network investments by $1 billion, which would result in 5,000 job losses, if the CRTC mandated mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs).
During his appearance at the hearing, Entwistle offered to file the board’s resolution in confidence to the CRTC, which Telus subsequently did on March 10. According to the Commission, Telus filed the board resolution document entirely in confidence and did not file an abridged version for the public record.
That was…
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VANCOUVER – Telus announced Thursday it is now rolling out its first wave 5G network in Vancouver, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton, and the Greater Toronto Area, and will continue to expand to an additional 26 markets across Canada throughout the remainder of the year.
5G will be available at no additional cost on Telus Peace of Mind plans.
“As the first phase of our 5G rollout, we are pleased to offer citizens access to the next generation of wireless technology that will profoundly enhance the way we connect to information, resources and one another,” said Darren Entwistle, president and CEO.
The company also…
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KEGASKA and LA ROMAINE, Que. – Telus today launched the second phase of its high-speed network deployment in the Lower North Shore (that portion of Quebec tucked under Labrador) to provide all of the region’s communities with access to 4G LTE advanced technology by 2021, meaning residents will have access to mobile phone service and high-speed home Internet with speeds similar to those available in urban centres.
Around 1,000 citizens in these two communities of the vast and roadless Lower North Shore are already connected.
“Telus’ ambition is to deploy its infrastructure in remote regions, especially in the unprecedented context of…
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VANCOUVER — Fans of the loveable critters that appear in Telus ads may be interested to know reusable cloth masks featuring the animals are now available online and in stores, with proceeds going to the Telus Friendly Future Foundation to support public healthcare efforts and Covid-19 relief efforts across the country.
While quantities last, the Telus-branded masks will be available in packs of three for $45, in both youth and adult sizes and in an assortment of patterns. The dual-layered masks are made out of 100% recycled polyester on the outside and 100% organic cotton on the inside, adhering to…
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MONTREAL — Darren Entwistle, Telus president and CEO and a McGill alumnus, is donating $100,000 of his salary to support the work of researchers at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) studying the impact of virtual connections on hospitalized patients who are cut off from their families and friends during the Covid-19 pandemic, it was announced today.
As previously reported, Entwistle is donating three months of his salary to help support Canadian healthcare workers on the front lines battling Covid-19. He has chosen the MUHC Foundation as one of the donation recipients.
On June 5, MUHC researchers Dr. Inés Colmegna,…
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By Denis Carmel
VANCOUVER – In a civil suit filed on June 10, Telus has asked the British Columbia Supreme Court to grant an injunction preventing Shaw, from using the term “Fibre+” as the product name for its fastest Internet service.
“The false and misleading statements in Shaw’s advertising and promotional materials described above, which Shaw knew and knows are false, were made with the intent to cause consumer confusion and injury to Telus without lawful justification, and will result in Telus suffering actual economic loss,” writes Telus in its statement of claim.
Telus argues that using the word “Fibre”, Shaw misrepresents…
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REGINA – Telus Health today announced the expansion of its Home Health Monitoring solution to digitally monitor the recovery of lung transplant patients across Saskatchewan.
Launched in partnership with the Saskatchewan Health Authority and eHealth Saskatchewan, this digital health dashboard enables a virtual healthcare team to provide medical support remotely, for patients in real-time as they recover in their own homes and away from Covid-19 and other infections.
Accessible through a mobile device, tablet or desktop computer, HHM sends daily prompts to patients to report their biometrics such as spirometry (i.e. lung function), blood pressure and overall health condition. If patients…
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