VANCOUVER – Telus will trial mobile edge computing after teaming up with San Francisco-based MobiledgeX Inc.
Third parties like mobile apps developers, consumer device makers and IoT hardware manufacturers will be able to test new innovations that take advantage of end-to-end low latency.
Ecosystem players with use cases that bring demanding performance and data governance requirements, like Industry 4.0, immersive augmented reality and multiplayer mobile gaming, may start working with MobiledgeX now to begin planning for trial participation and future use of the edge, enabled by MobiledgeX’s global network of participating operators.
Telus will pilot MobiledgeX Edge-Cloud R1.0, which aggregates processors…
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MONTREAL – The company's Big Three wireless companies are offering a helping hand to Canadians impacted by the spring floods in Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and New Brunswick.
Telus said that it is providing $50,000 in funding and in-kind support, including cash donations for local flood relief as well as food and items such as chargers and comfort kits for those in the hardest hit areas. Its employees are also pitching in by helping to fill and deliver sandbags to homes in vulnerable zones in Ottawa and Pierrefonds-Roxboro in the Greater Montreal Area, and by participating in local clean-up activities in the region of La Beauce.
In addition:
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OTTAWA – Back in 2015, the CRTC concluded a review of telecommunications wholesale wireline services. In that decision the Commission set a speed threshold for aggregated wholesale services of 100 Mbps.
In November 2018, the Canadian Network Operators Consortium (CNOC) filed an application to review and vary the 2015 decision. Amongst others, CNOC sought, the removal of the Speed Cap on aggregated wholesale services on an expedited basis.
On March 20, 2019, the CRTC granted that interim relief while it continued to examine the file in front of it.
As said Chris Seidl, Executive Director, Telecommunications, in…
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TORONTO – In a ruling issued Tuesday, April 23,2019, the Ontario Superior Court decided to stay a case brought by Iristel/Ice Wireless against Telus which relates to a dispute between the two companies over failed calls to the North.
This is the latest development between the two telcos who have each blamed the other for hundreds of phone calls to northern Canada failing to get through.
While the CRTC issued its interim ruling in November, making sure calls went through properly, it still must determine whether the traffic at issue is wrongly stimulated by Iristel as Telus claims…
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VANCOUVER – Telus is helping customers with disabilities to connect with customized technology and devices.
Assistive Tech for Good is a partnership between Telus and Neil Squire Society. Currently available in British Columbia and Alberta, the program offers Canadians with disabilities specialized support in selecting the right assistive technology based on their diverse needs, plus assistance with selecting a compatible smartphone or tablet, and free set-up and training needed to independently control their mobile device.
“At Telus, we understand that technology is the great equalizer, but only if we all have access to it equally,” said…
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ST. ALBERT, AB – Telus will invest $100 million to connect more than 90% of homes and businesses in the City of St. Albert, including the neighbouring communities in Sturgeon County, directly to its fibre optic network.
The gigabit-enabled Telus PureFibre network will enable connected residents to immediately take advantage of dramatically faster Internet speeds of up to a gigabit, while businesses, schools, healthcare providers and other institutions can access even more speed and capacity, reads the news release. The network offers symmetrical service, meaning that customers can upload just as fast as they download.
Construction work will begin in June, and Telus said…
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Auction raises $3.47 billion
OTTAWA – The results of Canada’s 600 MHz spectrum auction were announced after the markets closed Wednesday afternoon.
Rogers Communications acquired the most licences, 52, for a whopping $1.725 billion. “We are proud to make leading and meaningful investments to build the 5G ecosystem in Canada and to help drive our country’s global competitive advantage,” said Joe Natale, president and CEO, in the company press release. “This 5G spectrum is a precious and scarce resource that will benefit Canadians and Canadian businesses across the country.” Rogers was awarded licences in the A and…
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Small businesses must go through arbitration, not class action suit
OTTAWA – In an arcane but important ruling, the Supreme Court today determined that when Telus Ontario business subscribers must enter into mediation and arbitration when they have a dispute, and are not to join class action lawsuits.
The proposed class action against Telus was on behalf of about two million Ontario residents who entered into mobile phone service contracts with Telus challenging an undisclosed practice of rounding up calls to the next minute such that customers believed they were overcharged.
The question decided with today’s decision is whether both consumers and…
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VANCOUVER – Telus’ strategic investment arm Telus Ventures has added three early stage precision medicine and diagnostics-focused Canadian startups to its portfolio of health technologies.
Toronto-based Acorn Biolabs, Vancouver’s GenXys Health Systems and Vital Biosciences join Telus Ventures’ other active investment companies, and build on the more than 70 transactions made since 2001 to deliver on a commitment to help develop exciting, new health technologies with the potential to improve the health outcomes of patients across Canada and worldwide through the delivery of customized and timely patient…
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OTTAWA – With the global Internet of Things market predicted to swell to US$1.1 trillion by 2021, more complex applications and the need for greater security are driving innovation within the industry
This is a trend which a new tech accelerator announced today will attempt to address.
L-SPARK, a Canadian software-as-a-service (SaaS) accelerator, and Telus have partnered to launch the “Secure IoT Accelerator” program in collaboration with BlackBerry and data analytics company Solace. The Secure IoT Accelerator program is intended to enable Canadian Internet of Things (IoT) ventures by providing them global market reach capability with a secure by design…
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