A Huawei rip-and-replace mandate prompted Telus to pivot to Open RAN
Canadian operator Telus began working on virtualized Open RAN with Samsung in June 2020, and in February 2024 expanded that collaboration to include its 4G and 5G networks. Prompted by a governmental mandate to...
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Rogers rolls out...
Telus said that the commercial deployment of this technology will begin in the first half of this year
Canadian operator Telus and Samsung Electronics announced that they will build what they say will be Canada’s first commercial virtualized and Open RAN (O-RAN) network.
The companies said...
In June 2022, Telus had started to deploy its 3.5 GHz spectrum on its existing 5G wireless network
Ericsson has partnered with Canadian telco Telus to launch and optimize its 5G Standalone (5G SA) network at a national level, the former said in a release.
The...
With the new launch in Canada, AWS now has 105 availability zones across 33 geographic regions
Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched its second infrastructure region in Canada, the company said in a release.
With the AWS Canada West (Calgary) Region, AWS noted it was the first...
Telus Communications walked away with the most licenses, having secured 1,430 licenses for nearly $620 million
Canada has shared the results of its mid-band 3800 MHz spectrum auction are in, and according to the government, Telus Communications walked away with the most licenses, having secured...
Rogers' wireless network showed overall strong performance in video as well as consistency of user experience, according to new analysis from Opensignal, while Canadian competitor Telus and Bell had top rankings in download speeds.
Those conclusions pertained to the carriers' non-5G networks. In terms of...
The government of Canada said that Telus, Rogers and Bell are among the qualified bidders
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) has published the final list of 22 qualified applicants for an upcoming auction through which the government will award 5G licenses in the...
Nokia noted that the first 5G site using its technology is expected to go live in August
Finnish vendor Nokia and Canadian cable TV and mobile telephony operator Eastlink announced a multi-year strategic access network partnership with the aim of modernizing Eastlink’s mobile network.
Under the...
The government also said it will be making more 5G spectrum available in the future, including through non-competitive local licensing
The government of Canada announced an outline detailing how it plans on releasing spectrum for mobile communications services between 2023 and 2027, and the spectrum...
Telus also announced partnerships to set new 5G labs in Montreal
Canadian operator Telus plans to invest CAD30 million ($22.7 million) this year to expand and update its 5G network and connect the city’s businesses to optic fiber.
The telco said the main aim of the...
The country's telecom regulator said that the rates for MVNO access in Canada are to be commercially negotiated between the telcos
Canada's telecom regulator issued a new regulation under which top mobile operators will be required to accept requests for access to their networks from...
The company’s security products will protect Telus’s 5G core, internet perimeter and IoT deployments
Palo Alto Networks announced Wednesday that Canadian telco Telus has selected the company to secure its 5G network. Telus will use Palo Alto’s hardware and software firewalls to protect network interfaces...
With this transaction, Roger and Shaw believe that the merger of their operations should be approved by the Canadian government
Canadian operators Rogers Communications, Shaw Communications and Quebecor have entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of Freedom Mobile to Videotron, a subsidiary of...
The Government of Canada expects to award spectrum in the 3.8 GHz band to boost 5G services during 2023
The government of Canada has set rules for its auction of 3.8 GHz spectrum, which is expected to happen in 2023. François-Philippe Champagne, minister of innovation,...
Rogers and Shaw last week agreed to sell Freedom Mobile, the cellular business owned by Shaw, to Montreal-based Quebecor
Canada's competition bureau is expected to ask Rogers Communications to sell Shaw Communications’ cellular unit Shaw Mobile to overcome competition concerns presented by the proposed merger...
In January, Telus had said that its 5G network already reached 70% of the Canadian population
Canadian carrier Telus said it is deploying new 3.5 GHz spectrum on its existing 5G wireless network to provide enhanced capacity, low latency and faster speeds to its customers...
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 acceleration in 5G investments is part of its CAD54 billion ($43 billion) investment in infrastructure and operations through 2024.
Telus...
According to Canadian operator Telus, current intelligent transportation systems (ITS) are on the verge of significant transformation as advanced network technologies, such as 5G and Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC), are enabling solutions in ways never thought of until now.
“Instead of managing independent siloed systems,...
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 carrier to further expand 5G services in the country.
The spectrum auction, initially set to take place in June 2020...
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 will award licenses to operate spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band. The spectrum auction, initially scheduled for June 2020,...
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 the end of the year.
The 5G expansion plan includes deployments in 187 communities in British Columbia, 161 in Quebec,...
Canadian operator TELUS has launched a global cellular IoT roaming service with IoT connectivity management provider Eseye, and pumped £15 million (CAD$26.3m, USD$20.88m) of investment into the UK-based firm at the same time.
The new roaming service, a white-labelled version version of Eseye’s AnyNet platform,...
