Verizon and AT&T were announced by the FCC the winners of an $81 billion auction for the license to use important 5G airwaves. The high amounts spent by the telcos reflect the importance of securing licensing for the airwaves.
TELUS announced that it is deploying a range of Nokia solutions to deliver greater network scale, performance, and efficiency helping to strengthen and expand its 5G service offerings.
TELUS proudly announced that it has been named Canada’s Most Respected Mobile Service Provider by Canadians. A survey of Canadians from coast to coast to coast ranked TELUS first out of 22 mobile service providers across the country. TELUS’ Most Respected Award is based on the company’s reputation across customer service excellence, team culture, its contribution to our communities, diversity and inclusion efforts and overall brand trust.
As TELUS continues to expand its next-generation 5G network across the country, UK-based Opensignal has announced that TELUS is the fastest network in the world.
Telus International (Cda) Inc, a subsidiary of wireless carrier Telus Corp., has put an objective to raise as much as $833 million in its initial public offering (IPO). This would give the company a valuation of nearly $7 billion.
Altice USA, a subsidiary of French tycoon Patrick Drahi's media and telecoms empire, made a takeover bid for Canadian telecommunications group Cogeco for US$7.8 billion (Can$10.3 billion).
The cybersecurity aspect of 5G networks has been at heart of many discussions and debates. Telecom Review spoke to Rupesh Chokshi, Vice President, Cybersecurity, AT&T to know more about the operator’s take on this subject.
TELUS Health announced the expansion of its Home Health Monitoring (HHM) solution to digitally monitor the recovery of lung transplant patients across Saskatchewan. Launched in partnership with the Saskatchewan Health Authority and eHealth Saskatchewan, this digital health dashboard enables a virtual healthcare team to provide medical support remotely, for patients in real-time as they recover in their own homes.
TELUS Corporation (TSX: T; NYSE: TU) announced that its subsidiary, TELUS International (Cda) Inc. (TELUS International), has filed a registration statement on Form F-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and filed a preliminary base PREP prospectus with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces and territories of Canada for a proposed initial public offering (IPO) of subordinate voting shares of TELUS International.
Equinix, Inc., the global interconnection and data center company, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase a portfolio of 13 data centers across Canada from BCE Inc. (“Bell”) for US$750 million (CA$1,041 million) in an all-cash transaction. The 13 data center sites, which represent 25 Bell data center facilities, are expected to generate approximately US$105 million (CA$150 million) annualized revenue (Q4'20E LQA), which represents a purchase multiple of approximately 15x EV / adjusted EBITDA. The acquisition is expected to close in 2H 2020, subject to customary closing conditions including regulatory approval, and it is expected to be immediately accretive to Equinix's adjusted funds from operations (AFFO) per share upon close, excluding integration costs.
