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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MONTREAL – The Telus Friendly Future Foundation has donated $100,000 towards Breakfast Club of Canada’s support of Canadian children and families through the current pandemic.
While the Club usually reaches over 240,000 children daily through school nutrition programs, but “(w)hen schools closed in March, Breakfast Club of Canada’s efforts were immediately focused on finding new ways to reach children and to continue our mission to feed kids in vulnerable situations,” said Daniel Germain, president and founder of Breakfast Club of Canada.
“We quickly created an Emergency Fund and experienced an overwhelming response from many partners who took action and contributed in…
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VANCOUVER — Home Internet customers in Western Canada now have another high-speed option to consider, with the announcement from Telus on Wednesday it is launching its Telus PureFibre 1.5 Gigabit service for residents in B.C. and Alberta.
This follows Shaw’s announcement two weeks ago that its gigabit-speed Internet service, Fibre+ Gig, is now available to more than 99% of its residential customers in Western Canada.
Telus PureFibre 1.5 Gigabit provides up to 1.5 Gbps download and up to 940 Mbps upload speeds, according to the Telus news release. Telus says its PureFibre network is the largest 100% pure fibre-to-the-premise…
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VANCOUVER — After an appearance on CBC News Network’s Power & Politics program on Tuesday, in which he stupidly equated being mocked in school for wearing glasses to the experiences of Black people and other marginalized communities facing racism, former Conservative MP and Canadian Alliance party leader Stockwell Day has been forced to resign from the Telus board of directors.
During his appearance on Power & Politics, Day also disputed a suggestion that systemic racism can be found in Canada.
In a news release issued by Telus Wednesday afternoon, the company made the following statement:
“Telus Corporation announced today that it…
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MONTREAL — The Telus Friendly Future Foundation has donated $170,000 to the Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) to help support researchers developing a 3D printing alternative to nasopharyngeal swabs used for Covid-19 screening tests.
To address anticipated shortages of traditional swabs, researchers at CHUM are focusing on a 3D printing strategy where engineers, researchers and clinicians will work collaboratively to design, prototype and manufacture materials that will be tested by clinicians to ensure continuity of Covid-19 screening despite potential supply chain shortages, says the news release.
“In the face of this urgent need for action, the Fondation du…
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