Telus

Canada-based Telus struck a CAD2. 9 billion ($2. 2 billion) deal to acquire employee well-being company LifeWorks as part of a move to scale up and expand the global footprint of its existing digital health division.

Globalive signed a provisional network and spectrum sharing agreement with Canadian operator Telus, a move the former claimed reinforced its attempts to buy Shaw Communications’ wireless business Freedom Mobile.

Telus plotted to expand its 5G coverage footprint to 75 per cent of the Canadian population by the year-end, after spending almost CAD2 billion ($1. 6 billion) on mid-band spectrum which CEO Darren Entwistle characterised as artificially overpriced.

Canada began an auction of 3. 5GHz spectrum for 5G services a little more than a year after the original sale was delayed by Covid-19 (coronavirus), offering 200MHz of spectrum under flexible use licences.

Canadian operator Telus outlined plans to raise CAD1. 3 billion ($1 billion) through a share sale, a move designed to boost investments in 5G networks and broadband connectivity. Telus said it would sell a total 51.

Telus tapped IoT specialist Eseye to provide a platform which will allow the operator to provide global coverage to its customers, and invested CAD26. 3 million ($20. 7 million) to help grow the UK-based company.

Google bagged another telecom cloud deal, inking a ten-year agreement with Canadian operator Telus to collaborate on 5G, multi-access edge computing (MEC), and development of new products and services.