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 4k,” the release reads.
Telus has “the only true all fibre network in Western Canada,” according to the press release. “A 100 per cent pure fibre-to-the-home network means that every part of the Telus PureFibre network is built with state-of-the-art fibre optics, right up to the connection point at the home or business, ensuring customers have the fastest most capable network available.”
“We are proud to be the first major Internet provider in Canada to deliver this powerful connectivity to our customers’ homes, particularly at a time when our customers need to learn, work, or operate their businesses from home,” said Zainul Mawji, Telus executive vice-president and president of home solutions and customer excellence, in the release.
“Telus PureFibre X gives entrepreneurs, start-ups, home-based businesses, students and workers access to the fastest Internet speeds available anywhere in Canada from a major provider,” she said.
Since 2000, Telus has invested $51 billion across Alberta and $47 billion across British Columbia, and the company announced last year it will invest an additional $14.5 billion and $13 billion in infrastructure and operations across Alberta and B.C., respectively, through 2024 to further support those provinces throughout the Covid-19 pandemic and economic recovery.
For more on Telus’s launch of PureFibre X in Edmonton, please click here. The company’s press release on the launch in B.C.’s Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley is here.
