VANCOUVER — Telus Communications announced today it is partnering with Google Cloud and NXN Digital “to deliver the next-generation of sustainable, efficient, secure, and innovative Internet of Things (IoT) technologies that will empower businesses, communities, and their residents through a vast ecosystem of people-first solutions,” a Telus press release says.
NXN Digital is a Dubai-based smart digital services provider with a Canadian office in Laval, Quebec.
“This strategic alignment is combining the strength and speed of Telus’ leading networks with Google Cloud’s infrastructure and data analytics, and NXN Digital’s ‘smart city as a service’ platform, to enable cities and districts of…
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RIMOUSKI, Que. — Following the launch of its Internet for Good for Seniors program in British Columbia and Alberta last month, Telus Communications announced today low-income seniors in Quebec receiving the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) now have access to the company’s high-speed Internet service starting at $9.95 per month.
Internet for Good for Seniors expands on Telus’s Internet for Good program, which was first launched in Quebec in 2018 and is currently available to 45,000 low-income families and people living with disabilities in Quebec.
Now, more than 30,000 eligible low-income seniors in the greater Quebec City region, Eastern Quebec and…
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VANCOUVER — Telus Communications today reaffirmed its goals to address some of “the most pressing social challenges” facing Canadian communities today and in the future.
Drawing on its “let’s make the future friendly together” branding message, Telus wants to “inspire Canadians, customers, team members, and retirees across the country to join us in creating a friendlier future for generations to come by continuing to use our technology and human compassion to help make the world a better place,” according to a Telus press release.
Specifically, Telus is setting out the following social purpose goals:
Let’s make healthcare more accessible by providing…
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TORONTO – In the wake of Tony Staffieri being made permanent president and CEO of Rogers Communications, there have been several major changes to the company’s leadership team.
To start, the role of chief legal and regulatory officer, which was held by Lisa Damiani since spring of 2021, is no longer listed on the company’s leadership page. (Update: Damiani is staying on as an advisor for the Shaw transaction.)
Instead, Ted Woodhead, who was the company’s senior vice-president of regulatory, is now listed as chief regulatory officer and government affairs and Marisa Wyse is listed as chief legal officer. Woodhead first…
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EDMONTON and VANCOUVER — Telus Communications announced today the launch of PureFibre X, its new tier of home Internet with symmetrical upload and download speeds of 2.5 Gbps, in Edmonton as well as British Columbia’s Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley.
Telus’s PureFibre X Internet plan includes next-generation Wi-Fi 6, the fastest home Wi-Fi available anywhere in Western Canada, the company says in a press release.
“By combining Wi-Fi 6 technology with PureFibre X, households will experience faster Internet speeds on more devices so everyone can simultaneously game, surf the web, make video calls, work or learn from home, and stream in…
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VANCOUVER — In honour of Black History Month, Telus announced today it will donate the full cost of rentals from its Celebrating Black History collection in the Telus Video on Demand library, up to $10,000, to the Black Health Alliance, a community-led charity working to improve the health and well-being of Black communities in Canada.
The Celebrating Black History collection is available now through March 1 to all Telus Optik and Pik TV customers. The 42 curated films in the collection featuring Black artists and honouring Black history include award-winning titles such as Just Mercy, Harriet, I Am Not Your…
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By Ahmad Hathout
PRINCE RUPERT TELECOM CityWest disputed a claim by Telus subsidiary Mascon that Quadra Island in British Columbia is mostly covered by the latter with federal goal speeds, according to a February 2021 information note obtained via a freedom of information request.
B.C.’s Ministry of Citizens’ Services, which manages telecom issues, also fielded a concern emerging from a Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) forum held that February that some rural communities would be excluded from the federal government’s $2.75-billion Universal Broadband Fund (UBF) program “resulting from discrepancies” in Innovation Canada broadband service maps, which allegedly show higher speeds…
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“… we won’t stop there,” minister says
OTTAWA – Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada announced today mid-range wireless plans have been reduced by 25% three months before the federal government’s target date.
The government initially announced it was committing to tracking and lowering the cost of mid-range wireless plans from Virgin (Bell), Koodo (Telus) and Fido (Rogers) over the course of two years in March 2020. (The latest tracking report, which has pricing from October to December 2021 for each of the provinces, can be found here.)
Benchmark prices were “based on prices advertised on company websites in early…
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TORONTO – Rogers Communications received top scores in umlaut’s fixed broadband certification report, released today, including the highest total score at 929 out of a possible 1,000 (see chart above).
Telus and Bell meanwhile received total scores of 910 and 903 respectively. (Scores have been rounded.)
The scores are broken down by speed downlink, speed uplink and latency (see chart below).
Rogers received a score of 482 out of a maximum of 500 for speed downlink, while Telus scored 467 and Bell scored 464. For speed uplink, Rogers scored 220 out of a possible 250, Telus scored 207 and Bell scored 198.
For…
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TORONTO — Mediapro Canada announced today its dedicated soccer channel OneSoccer is gearing up to cover the Canadian men’s national team’s upcoming matches in the Concacaf Final Round of FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifiers.
OneSoccer will air live coverage of the Canadian men’s away qualifier in Honduras on Jan. 27 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. This will be followed by a critical home qualifier against the USA team at Hamilton’s Tim Hortons Field on Jan. 30 at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT.
The final match in this fourth FIFA World Cup qualifying window will see the Canadian team travel back…
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