Telus grabs LifeWorks for CAD2.9 billion
Expanding beyond telecom, the Canadian telco owner moves into employee wellness and assistance programs Telus, owner of Canada’s second biggest telco, has agreed to acquire wellness
Canadian telco Telus’ 5G network already reaches 70% of the Canadian population, the company said in a release. In a statement, the carrier said that the
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Canada raises $7.2 billion in auction of 3.5 GHz frequencies for 5G
The government of Canada raised a total of CAD8.9 billion ($7.2 billion) in its auction of 3.5 GHz spectrum, which will be used by local
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Canada kicks off tender to award 5G spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band
The Canadian government kicked off on June 15 an auction of 5G frequencies, a process that had been delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The tender
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Telus to deploy 5G in 529 new Canadian communities by end-2021
Canadian telecoms operator Telus announced plans to expand its next-generation 5G network to an additional 529 new urban and rural communities across the country by
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Canada’s Rogers Communications expands 5G to Manitoba
Canadian operator Rogers Communications today announced that it has turned on its 5G service in Winnipeg and Brandon, Manitoba. Including these communities, Rogers’ 5G network now
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Rogers’s 5G network reaches 130 towns and cities in Canada
Canadian operator Rogers Communications has expanded its 5G network to reach 130 towns and cities across the country, the carrier said in a release. In January
Canadian telecommunications operator Bell expects to expand its current 5G network to 28 additional markets this year, Mirko Bibic, president and CEO of Bell Canada,
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Telus selects Samsung Electronics for 5G network deployment
Canadian telecoms operator Telus has selected Samsung Electronics as its 5G network infrastructure supplier, the latter said in a release. Samsung has signed four new 5G contracts
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Bell Canada launches 5G services in five cities
Canadian telecommunications operator Bell announced the launch of its commercial 5G service in the country. In a release, the carrier said that the 5G service is
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Canada postpones 3.5GHz spectrum auction due to COVID-19
The government of Canada has announced a six-month postponement of its 3.5 GHz spectrum auction process, to allow the telecommunications industry to maintain its focus
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Telus selects Ericsson, Nokia to deploy its 5G network
Canadian operators move away from Huawei Canadian operator Telus announced it has selected European vendors Ericsson and Nokia to support the deployment of its 5G network
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Google Cloud jumps into 5G and telco edge computing with a ‘GMEC’ vision
Google Cloud’s vision for 5G and edge computing is called GMEC (because of course it is) Google Cloud is seeking to be the avenue by which
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Telus to launch 5G network with Huawei by end-2020: Report
Canadian mobile operator Telus will launch a 5G network in Canada later this year using equipment from Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies, Telus’ CFO Doug French