TELUS offers PureFibre 1.5-Gbps internet in Western Canada

June 15, 2020
The service will be available to residential and business customers in British Columbia and Alberta, delivered over the company’s fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) network.

Canadian service provider TELUS (TSX: T, NYSE: TU) has announced a greater than gigabit broadband service tier. TELUS says its PureFibre 1.5 Gigabit services will offer up to 1.5 Gbps upstream and 940 Mbps downstream. The service will be available to residential and business customers in British Columbia and Alberta, delivered over the company’s fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) network.

TELUS says the 940-Mbps upstream rate is more than 37X faster than those offered by other plans widely available plans in Western Canada. TELUS 1.5 Gigabit Internet is available for CAN$165/month on a two-year term.

“At TELUS, we are committed to leveraging our technology and talent to enable meaningful outcomes for our customers and our communities. Since 2000, TELUS has invested almost $200 billion in network infrastructure, spectrum, and operations to amplify the coverage, speed, and reliability of our world-leading technology that underpins our human interactions, our business innovation, and our social welfare ambitions,” said Darren Entwistle, president and CEO of TELUS.

“At a time when our citizens rely on TELUS to accelerate their access to the health, education, and economic resources that matter most, we are proud to deliver this powerful connectivity to our customers’ homes,” Entwistle added. “As social distancing guidelines have forced many Canadians to transition to working from home, the advanced technology and unparalleled speeds of our PureFibre network are providing enhanced access to digital healthcare solutions, enabling virtual education, and powering teleworking capabilities that fuel economic productivity and diversity.”

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Stephen Hardy | Editorial Director and Associate Publisher, Lightwave

Stephen Hardy is editorial director and associate publisher of Lightwave and Broadband Technology Report, part of the Lighting & Technology Group at Endeavor Business Media. Stephen is responsible for establishing and executing editorial strategy across the both brands’ websites, email newsletters, events, and other information products. He has covered the fiber-optics space for more than 20 years, and communications and technology for more than 35 years. During his tenure, Lightwave has received awards from Folio: and the American Society of Business Press Editors (ASBPE) for editorial excellence. Prior to joining Lightwave in 1997, Stephen worked for Telecommunications magazine and the Journal of Electronic Defense.

Stephen has moderated panels at numerous events, including the Optica Executive Forum, ECOC, and SCTE Cable-Tec Expo. He also is program director for the Lightwave Innovation Reviews and the Diamond Technology Reviews.

He has written numerous articles in all aspects of optical communications and fiber-optic networks, including fiber to the home (FTTH), PON, optical components, DWDM, fiber cables, packet optical transport, optical transceivers, lasers, fiber optic testing, and more.

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