TELUS continues to position itself as a provider of cybersecurity technology. The Vancouver-based telecom titan this month unveiled a Quantum-Safe VPN service, which offers commercial Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) protection to Canadian businesses. “As a leader in cybersecurity innovation, TELUS is taking the critical first step to deliver future-proof services to support our customers’ network security […]
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TELUS Breaks Ground on New Point Grey Housing Development
TELUS has officially broken ground on its newest TELUS Living development, transforming a former telephone exchange in Vancouver’s Point Grey neighbourhood into a six-storey, mixed-use rental building aimed at easing the city’s housing crunch. Located at 2608 Tolmie Street, the project—developed in partnership with LPI Management Ltd.—will deliver 55 purpose-built rental homes and four ground-floor […]
New Tech Tool on Sovereign Factory to Help Agencies Accelerate AI Adoption
Earlier this year, we reported on Telus unveiling $70 billion earmarked for “bold, future-focused technology investments.” This included the launch of a Sovereign AI Factory in partnership with global chip titan NVIDIA with an aim to provide Canadian businesses, startups, and researchers with cutting-edge AI infrastructure, helping them develop advanced AI models while keeping sensitive […]
TELUS, Check Point Team on Cybersecurity
TELUS has launched an advanced email protection service powered by Check Point’s Harmony technology, boasting a 99.7 percent phishing catch rate. The new cloud-native platform blocks malicious content before it reaches the inbox. It integrates with Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace and extends protection to collaboration tools such as Teams, SharePoint, Slack, and Dropbox. “Cyber […]
TELUS to Debut Branded Call Display to Combat Call Fraud in Canada
TELUS and TransUnion have partnered to launch Branded Call Display (BCD) in Canada, a new service that allows businesses to show their name, logo, and reason for calling directly on the recipient’s mobile phone. The feature is designed to help combat rising concerns over fraud and spoofed calls, while also improving engagement for legitimate businesses. […]
Almost Everyone is Using AI Now, but Trust in the Tech Remains Low: Report
A strong majority of Canadians are utilizing artificial intelligence technologies—but hardly anyone thinks the systems can be trusted without human oversight. These are among the findings of a new report from TELUS. The Vancouver telecom titan this week released its second annual report on the state of AI adoption in Canada. The report, “Human-centric AI: […]
TELUS is Investing $70B into ‘Future-Focused Technology’ Across Canada
TELUS revealed this week that the telecommunications giant intends to invest more than $70 billion over the next five years toward expanding and enhancing its infrastructure and operations across Canada. The move arrives “against a backdrop of macroeconomic uncertainty,” according to chief executive officer Darren Entwistle. Entwistle says TELUS is “committing to bold, future-focused technology […]
TELUS and NVIDIA Collaborate to Open the First ‘Sovereign AI Factory’ in B.C.
Last month, Techcouver reported on a partnership between TELUS and NVIDIA. That collab included plans to establish a “Sovereign AI Factory” in Canada. Slated to launch this summer at TELUS’ Quebec data centre, the first-of-its-kind Factory is a high-security, high-performance computing facility designed to bolster AI innovation while ensuring data sovereignty. Integrating TELUS’ fibre-optic network […]
TELUS Completes Massive Data Transformation With Google Cloud To Unlock GenAI Future
At this year’s Google Cloud Next 25 conference in Las Vegas, TELUS and Google Cloud shared the behind-the-scenes story of a sweeping data transformation that’s reshaping one of Canada’s largest telecom and tech firms. Speaking onstage, Stephen Lee, Head of Enterprise Data Engineering at TELUS, shared how the company migrated from fragmented on-premise systems to […]
TELUS Garners Praise from OECD for Fostering ‘AI Literacy’ in the Workplace
One Canadian company found the spotlight in a new report from Business at OECD. Business at OECD, or BIAC, is the officially recognized institutional business stakeholder at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, founded in 1961 to stimulate global economic progress and trade. BIAC’s report, entitled “Boosting Productivity and Business Growth – the Role […]