VANCOUVER and MARKHAM, Ont. — Telus and IBM Canada announced today they are deploying a Canada-wide 5G edge computing platform “to enable enterprises across multiple industries to accelerate innovative solutions that deliver new value to their clients and operations,” says a press release.
“Telus’ 5G edge computing platform, deployed as a Hybrid Multi-Cloud environment paired with IBM Cloud Satellite, extends secure and open cloud services to the edge of the network, helping customers improve business performance and customer experience while meeting critical data security and sovereignty requirements,” explains the release.
“By harnessing the power of 5G to increase bandwidth and…
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Rogers and Fido see largest increases
OTTAWA – The Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services (CCTS) accepted 17,003 consumer complaints in the past year – a 9% increase compared to the previous year, according to its annual report released today.
The annual report covers the period from Aug. 1, 2020, to July 31, 2021. In this timeframe, CCTS concluded 17,506 complaints, a 10% increase from last year (this includes complaints received before Aug. 1, 2020, which were concluded during the year covered by today’s report.)
The concluded complaints raised over 42,000 issues. The top issues were billing (16,304), contract dispute (13,147), service…
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VANCOUVER and TORONTO — Telus Corporation announced today the sale of its financial solutions business to Dye & Durham, a Toronto-based provider of cloud-based software and technology solutions for the legal community, business professionals, governments and financial institutions.
The transaction, which closed today, is valued at $500 million, according to a Telus press release.
Net proceeds from the transaction “will be used to support strategic growth investments including connecting more homes and businesses to our leading PureFibre network, advancing our 5G network build and investments to support enhancing new areas of growth including our offerings to small and medium sized…
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CAMROSE, Alta. – Telus announced yesterday it has expanded its 5G network to Camrose as part of its $14.5 billion investment in Alberta through 2024.
More than 70% of Canadians will have access to Telus’s 5G network, which provides speeds up to 1.7 Gbps, by the end of the year, a press release announcing the expansion says.
Currently, 67% of Canadians can connect to Telus’s 5G network, according to the release.
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TORONTO – OneSoccer, Mediapro’s dedicated soccer channel in Canada, announced today it will cap off the 2021 season with live coverage of the Canadian Premier League (CPL) final on Sunday, Dec. 5 at 4:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. PT.
The game “pits two-time defending champion Forge FC of Hamilton, ON against Pacific FC of Langford, BC,” a press release says.
Mediapro Canada will produce the match, which is taking place at Hamilton’s Tim Hortons Field.
“In Canada, the match will be aired live on OneSoccer, which is available as a linear channel on Telus Optik TV (Ch. 980) … as well as through…
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By Denis Carmel
On Wednesday, the CRTC rendered decisions denying the Review and Vary (R&V) requests filed by Telus and Iristel in November and September 2020 respectively.
At stake was a CRTC decision made in August 2020 following a complaint issued by Telus in August 2018 alleging traffic stimulation activities conducted by Iristel regarding long-distance calls using area code 867, which serves Northern Canada.
Later, Telus proceeded to block 867 calls from Iristel using self-help remedies, basically taking the law into its own hands.
Both were found guilty and the CRTC decided that by violating the Telecom Act, they would…
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VANCOUVER — Telus Agriculture announced today it is committing $100,000 to support British Columbia farmers, farms, families and livestock affected by the catastrophic flooding that caused a state of emergency in the province earlier this month.
Telus Agriculture will give $50,000 to the BC Agriculture Council to support its emergency fund for farmers and $50,000 of in-kind support in veterinary services, comfort kits and network access, explains a press release.
In addition, from Nov. 30 to Dec. 14, 2021, Telus Agriculture is running a social media campaign that will see the organization give an additional $1 to the BC Agriculture Council…
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VANCOUVER and MUSQUEAM, SQUAMISH and TSLEIL-WAUTUTH TERRITORIES — Telus Communications today released its 2021 Indigenous Reconciliation and Connectivity Report, which is an evolution of its annual connectivity report and includes the company’s first-ever Indigenous reconciliation action plan.
Earlier this fall, Telus announced the launch of its Reconciliation Commitment and said it would implement its inaugural Indigenous Reconciliation Action Plan later this year.
“Guided by Indigenous voices and Indigenous-led frameworks of reconciliation, Telus has proudly formalized our commitment to reconciliation, becoming the first technology company in Canada to develop and launch a public Indigenous reconciliation action plan,” reads the company’s…
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GATINEAU – The CRTC hearing into Rogers Communications’s proposed acquisition of Shaw Communications wrapped up Friday with a reply from Rogers during which the company argued the deal is good for Canadians and for the broadcasting system despite what interveners have said over the past week.
“As our panel highlighted on Monday, there is no question that this transaction is in the public interest,” said Ted Woodhead, senior vice-president of regulatory at Rogers.
“It embraces the transformational moment we face, positioning Canada’s broadcasting system for a strong and sustainable future. With Shaw and Rogers joining forces, Canadian consumers will enjoy more…
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CALGARY – Earlier this week, WestJet and Telus trialled Trusted Boarding, which uses facial verification technology as a touchless method of checking the identity of travellers before they board a flight.
“The trial was the first-of-its-kind in Canada and took place at the YYC Calgary International Airport,” according to a WestJet press release.
Trusted Boarding “employs a self-sovereign identity ecosystem (the creation of unique, private and secure connections between two trusted parties) through a TELUS-provisioned digital identity wallet in a smartphone application for IOS and Android,” the press release explains.
“It provides contactless document validation, where a facial verification scan is matched with a…
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