The blazingly fast Internet speeds in Western Canada just got even faster: TELUS PureFibre 1.5 Gigabit Internet is here
June 10 2020 - 10:00AM
Today, TELUS announced a groundbreaking new tier of home Internet,
setting a new benchmark for home and business Internet speeds in
Western Canada. With blisteringly fast speeds clocking in at up to
1,500 Mbps download and up to 940 Mbps upload, the launch of TELUS
PureFibre 1.5 Gigabit marks a substantial leap in available speeds
for residents in B.C. and Alberta, both at home and in the
workplace. These speeds are made possible by the TELUS PureFibre
network, which is the largest 100 per cent pure
fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) network in Western Canada. When both
the office and home are connected to fibre, Canadians are ensured a
lightning-fast connection to colleagues and servers that won't lag
during peak hours, so upload speeds won’t ever hamper the pace of
business, all while the rest of the family is simultaneously
streaming, gaming, and video chatting with classmates.
“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. 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.”
A 100 per cent FTTP network means that every leg of the TELUS
PureFibre network is built with state-of-the-art fibre optics,
right up to the connection which physically attaches to the home or
business. This is critical for those who want to make the most of
the fastest upload and download speeds while simultaneously running
multiple high bandwidth applications on a single connection. Legacy
networks run fibre only to a central location in a neighbourhood,
with a non-fibre connection to the home, which severely limits
upload speeds. At 940 Mbps, TELUS PureFibre’s top upload speed is
over 37 times faster than the upload speeds of other widely
available plans in Western Canada. Networks that are 100 per cent
fibre also enable high-speed download and upload speeds, higher
overall speed capabilities, and are more reliable.
TELUS’ fibre optic infrastructure is also the backbone of our
award-winning wireless network, and lays the groundwork for
upcoming 5G wireless networks. TELUS is Canada’s largest and
fastest mobile network provider, earning a number of accolades for
top network speeds, resiliency, and latency by industry leading
experts including OpenSignal, Tutela, J.D. Power, Ookla, and
PCMag.
TELUS 1.5 Gigabit Internet is available for $165/month on a
two-year term. More details are available at
telus.com/1.5Gigabit.
About TELUSTELUS (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
longstanding commitment to putting our 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
healthcare IT provider, and TELUS International delivers the most
innovative business process solutions to some of the world’s most
established brands.
Driven by our passionate social purpose to connect all Canadians
for good, our deeply meaningful and enduring philosophy to give
where we live has inspired our team members and retirees to
contribute more than $736 million and 1.4 million days of service
since 2000. This unprecedented generosity and unparalleled
volunteerism have made TELUS the most giving company in the
world.
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