Since March, Canadians have had to adapt to increased physical and social isolation and, now that we are firmly in the second wave of COVID-19, many are concerned about the challenges ahead. In addition to the significant and sustained toll that COVID-19 has had on the physical health of thousands of Canadians, it has also […]
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TELUS Launches New Agriculture Business To Digitally Transform The Global Food System
From farm to fork, TELUS has plans to digitize the entire agriculture value chain, facilitating a secure exchange of information to allow farmers and ranchers, agri-business organizations, the agri-food industry and the consumer to make smarter decisions. Today, TELUS announced the launch of TELUS Agriculture, a new business unit dedicated to providing innovative solutions to […]
BC Technology Impact Award Winners Announced
This year the winners of the 2020 Technology Impact Awards (TIAs) were announced virtually. Unlike previous years where the winners were showered with attention at an in-person gala event, this year the awards were presented online. Produced by the BC Tech Association, the TIA awards represent the cream of an impressive crop of innovative ventures […]
TELUS Partners With Calm App To Deliver Better Mental Health
Strengthening its commitment to improving the health of all Canadians, TELUS today announced a global-first agreement with Calm, the award-winning mental fitness app, to bring sleep, meditation and relaxation content into the homes of Optik TV and Pik TV customers, through the TELUS Healthy Living Network. With more than 90 million app downloads, Calm is […]
BC Tech Association Announces Finalists for 2020 Technology Impact Awards
The BC Tech Association took to Zoom today to announce the finalists for the 2020 Technology Impact Awards (TIAs). BC Tech President and CEO Jill Tipping joined co-host Riaz Meghji online to announce the finalists live amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This year the theme of the B.C.’s largest and longest-running tech awards program is “Purpose,” […]
TELUS Expands Digital Home Health Monitoring For COVID-19 Recovery
TELUS Health has announced the expansion of its Home Health Monitoring (HHM) solution so that healthcare providers in B.C. can digitally monitor more patients remotely while they recover from COVID-19. Launched in partnership with the B.C. Ministry of Health, this digital health dashboard allows healthcare providers to track the symptoms and provide medical help for […]
TELUS Partners With School Boards To Offer $10 Per Month Internet Plan
As we adjust to new ways of living amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and teachers work with parents to enable their children to learn from home, TELUS has announced it is working in partnership with local school boards across the province to offer its Internet for Good program to students in need. TELUS’ Internet for Good […]
TELUS Ranked #1 Major Internet Service Provider for Gaming
TELUS has earned the title of Best Gaming ISP in Canada. The Vancouver-headquartered telecom outflanked the competition in the 2020 PCMag Gaming Quality Index to take home the honors. The magazine scored TELUS the lowest on combined latency – the amount of time it takes for data to travel to a server and back, and […]
Telus Brings Cell Service to Ahousaht for First Time
TELUS is investing more than $500,000 to build a new cell site in Ahousaht, a remote community off the west coast of Tofino on Vancouver Island. TELUS is the first provider to bring high-speed wireless voice, text and Internet service to the community that is accessible only by air or boat. While construction on the […]
TELUS to Acquire Canadian Operations of ADT
TELUS is buying one of Canada’s leading providers of security solutions, paying $700 million for ADT Canada as telecommunications giants race to expand their product bundles. ADT Canada provides security and automation solutions to 500,000 residential and business customers and has 1,000 staff across the country. This acquisition builds on TELUS’ strategy of leveraging its […]