Kegaska and La Romaine are about to be digitally transformed with TELUS high-speed Internet and mobile phone service - Seite 2

One of TELUS’ largest digital infrastructure projects north of the 49th parallel

In November 2019, TELUS celebrated a new digital era for several remote communities between Blanc-Sablon and Pakua Shipu which had access to high-speed connectivity for the first time. TELUS is now kicking off the next phase of its wireless network deployment efforts in the region which had been temporarily interrupted in the first few weeks of the pandemic. Teams onsite are complying with all the rules established by provincial and regional public health authorities and are working closely with the municipalities. TELUS still expects to have connected all of the communities by 2021, almost a year ahead of the originally targeted schedule.

Deploying high-speed Internet and mobile-phone service to the 14 communities of the vast and roadless Lower North Shore was made possible by a joint contribution of over $23 million from the governments of Quebec and Canada as well as TELUS. Equipment is transported by ship and helicopter, and entire teams travel in all-terrain vehicles to build the network in remote areas. To take on this immense challenge, TELUS has focused on its LTE Advanced wireless technology, which is supported by 200 kilometres of fibre optic and one of the world’s largest and most advanced microwave ecosystems. TELUS LTE network has also been awarded multiple times by external firms, including UK-based Opensignal, which ranked TELUS first in Canada in its Download Speed Experience category in February 2020. In its State of Mobile Network Experience 2020 report, Opensignal also noted that download speeds on Canada’s 4G networks were the world’s fastest, slightly ahead of South Korea’s.

About TELUS
TELUS (TSX: T, NYSE: TU) is a dynamic, world-leading communications and information technology company with $14.8 billion in annual revenue and 15.3 million customer connections spanning wireless, data, IP, voice, television, entertainment, video and security. We leverage our global-leading technology to enable remarkable human outcomes. Our long-standing commitment to putting customers first fuels every aspect of our business, making us a distinct leader in customer service excellence and loyalty. TELUS Health is Canada’s largest health care IT provider, and TELUS International delivers the most innovative business process solutions to some of the world’s most established brands.