Telus Corporation is a Canadian telecommunications company, headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. It was founded in 1990 as a holding company, following the government's decision to privatise Alberta Government Telephones Commission. Telus is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker "T". The company's ownership is dispersed among numerous individual and institutional shareholders.
Alias
TELUS Communications Inc.
Country
Canada
Type
Mobile Network Operator
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3G Network

Due to the large geographic area the network must cover, a mix of frequencies were in use. Telus provided 2G GSM services over 850 and 1900 MHz, and 3G UMTS also over B2 (1900 MHz) and B5 (850 MHz) bands supporting DC-HSPA+ technology.

Network Frequency Band Status
B2 (1900 MHz)
Active
B5 (850 MHz)
Active
Date Event Subtype
Launch of 3G Network
Launch

4G Network

4G LTE was launched by the company in partnership with competitor Bell Mobility in February 2012, over the B4 (1700 MHz), later adding B2 (1900 MHz), and B7 (2600 MHz) following successful spectrum auction bids. B5 (850 MHz) LTE is also in use by the network but generally only in the region of British Columbia.

700 MHz LTE is also deployed in partnership with Bell over several bands depending on regional licencing including B12, B13, B17, and B29 (Supplemental DL). B40 (2300 MHz) LTE is deployed in limited areas (B30 is no longer in use).

TELUS launched quad-band (4C) LTE-A services in June 2017, claiming peak data rates up to 750 Mbps. Following successful 4.5G pilots, TELUS has deployed LTE-A Pro with 4x4 MIMO, 256QAM and 5C aggregation with data rates exceeding 1 Gbps. Huawei RAN support any carrier aggregation combination up to 5C.

TELUS announced its intention to deploy NB-IoT (LTE Cat-NB1) as its choice of LPWA network in 2015, with the network activated October 2016.

4G Frequency Bands
Network Frequency Band Max. Channel Bandwidth Status Known EARFCNs
B2 (1900 MHz)
20
Active
900
B4 (1700 MHz)
15
Active
2325
B5 (850 MHz)
10
Active
2535
B7 (2600 MHz)
20
Active
3150
B12 (700 MHz)
20
Active
5145
B13 (700 MHz)
20
Active
5255
B17 (700 MHz)
5
Active
5815
B29 (700 MHz SDL)
10
Active
B30 (2300 MHz)
Active
9845
B40 (2300 MHz)
10
Active
B66 (1700 MHz)
15
Shut Down
66811
Date Event Subtype
Launch of 4G Network
Launch

5G Network

5G laboratory trials have been conducted, with data rates exceeding 29 Gbps. The network was commercially launched in June 2020 using refarmed n66 (2100 MHz) spectrum previously used for 4G. n78 (3500 MHz) mid-band and n71 (600 MHz) low-band were enabled in June 2022, although the rollout gained most momentum during 2023.

Network Frequency Band Max. Channel Bandwidth Status Known EARFCNs
n66 (2100 MHz)
10
Active
434910
n71 (600 MHz)
10
Active
126490
n78 (3500 MHz)
80
Active
633984
Date Event Subtype
Launch of 5G Network
Launch