TORONTO – Canadian Telecom Summit organizers announced this week Chris Terris (above), Telus Agriculture vice-president of global strategy and animal health, will be giving a keynote speech at the upcoming event, as well as announcing the moderator and panelists for the event’s Regulatory Blockbuster panel.
Terris “played an instrumental role in shaping the development of Telus Agriculture, including on the M&A, integration and brand and communication fronts,” a press release says.
“He and his team are focused on applying Telus technology to build solutions that create better food outcomes by improving the flow of information across the agricultural value chain, from…
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VANCOUVER – Telus announced this week its 5G network can now be accessed in several new communities across British Columbia.
The communities includes Fort St. John, Chetwynd, Cranbrook, Tumbler Ridge, Kitimat, Prince Rupert, Grand Forks, Pemberton, Whistler and Vernon.
These projects are part of a $13-billion investment the company is making in B.C. through 2024.
Telus’s 5G network provides speeds of up to 1.7 Gbps, according to the press releases announcing the network expansion.
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Bell says licensees should pay less if restrictions are permanent
By Ahmad Hathout
Canada’s big telecoms said they are surprised by an Innovation Canada decision to restrict the use of the 3.5 GHz spectrum in areas where there are interference possibilities, principally around 26 major airports, which they say will affect the ability of Canadians’ living in the surrounding areas to get 5G services.
ISED proposed the restrictions in an August consultation document.
Bell said in its submission to the consultation the decision came after the June spectrum auction and the federal minister gave no indication there was an asterisk on…
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TORONTO – Mediapro Canada announced today OneSoccer, its dedicated soccer streaming service, will broadcast live coverage of the celebration tour matches played by the Canadian women’s national soccer team (above), who recently won gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
The tour features two matches against New Zealand. “The initial two-match series begins in Ottawa’s TD Place on October 23rd, before moving on to Stade Saputo in Montréal on October 26th,” a press release says.
Mediapro Canada will produce live coverage of the matches, “using a minimum of eight cameras and two netcams.”
Kaylyn Kyle, Canadian women’s national team member and Olympic bronze…
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Judge zeroes in on the term “wholesale” for Quebecor subsidiary Fibernoire
By Ahmad Hathout
TORONTO – Arguments before the Federal Court on Tuesday about whether Videotron correctly qualified for 3.5 GHz spectrum for wireless services in western Canada pivoted on what kind of impact this decision could have on the market – and whether unfair advantages would be given based on a specific interpretation of the auction rules.
In July, Quebecor’s Videotron was awarded 294 licences for nearly $830 million in the set-aside portion of the 3.5 GHz auction that began in June. This includes licences in Manitoba, Alberta and British…
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BRITISH COLUMBIA — Residents and businesses in five more B.C. communities now have access to Telus Communications’ 5G network, the Vancouver-headquartered telecom company announced yesterday.
The B.C. towns that now have Telus 5G coverage are Campbell River, Comox, Courtenay, Cumberland and Saanich.
This expansion of its 5G network is part of the company’s larger $13-billion investment in infrastructure and operations in B.C. through 2024, according a press release.
Telus says by the end of the year more than 70% of the population across Canada will have access to its 5G network.
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Government will not publish submissions received
By Amanda OYE
GATINEAU, QC – Comments submitted to the federal government’s consultation into harmful content online highlight a multitude of issues with its proposals for addressing the issue as well as with the consultation process itself.
The submissions to the consultation are not easy to come by. The deadline for comments passed in September, but the government decided it would not publish the ones it received.
A spokesperson for Canadian Heritage told Cartt.ca via email the submissions will only be available if an Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP) request is made because the submissions…
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Shaw fastest fixed broadband provider during the quarter
SEATTLE — In its latest quarterly report, released today, Seattle-based mobile and broadband network testing company Ookla says Telus Communications was the fastest mobile operator in Canada in the third quarter of 2021, while Shaw Communications was the fastest fixed broadband provider in the country during Q3.
Using its Speedtest Intelligence data for Q3, Ookla awarded Telus a speed score of 81.93 for its mobile network performance. The next fastest mobile operator was Bell with a speed score of 77.15, according to Ookla’s report. The remaining top mobile providers included in the…
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ALBERTA – Telus announced yesterday several communities across Alberta can now access its 5G network.
This includes Fort McMurray, Okotoks, Hinton, Bonnyville, High Prairie, Jasper, Vegreville, Vulcan and Wetaskiwin.
The expansion of Telus’s 5G network to these communities is part of the company’s $14.5 billion investment in Alberta through 2024, according to a press release.
Telus will expand its 5G network to 136 communities in Alberta by the end of the year, which will end up benefitting a total of 153 communities in the province.
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VANCOUVER – Telus announced today François Gratton (above) will take on the roles of non-executive chair of the board of directors of Telus Health and Telus Agriculture at the end of this year.
Gratton’s current position is as executive vice-president of Telus and group president of Telus Health and Telus Agriculture.
He has 20 years of experience in senior leadership roles at company, during which time he “has leveraged his tremendous passion for technology, coupled with his talent for bringing innovative solutions to both businesses and consumers, to drive growth within important areas of our company,” a press release says.
“I would…
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