Telus Corp. is blaming Ottawa\u0027s ban on China\u0027s Huawei Technologies Inc. for pausing its fibre optic network build across Alberta. Read more.
Telus, which at the time used Huawei radio equipment in non-core portions of its 3G and 4G wireless networks, said in 2019 it did not believe Huawei posed a major risk to national security.
“I certainly hear from all kinds of residents that are looking for this kind of service and are frustrated that there’s a pause on expanding for their neighbourhoods.” “We understand how important connectivity is for the City of St. Albert and we are investing more than $7.2 million now through 2027 in network infrastructure, operations and spectrum to support vital network connectivity in the community.”Article content
Taylor said the Canadian government “really dragged their feet” on imposing the ban compared to other countries, “largely to help accommodate the infrastructure that was being built” by companies such as Telus.Article content But Taylor called the blame being placed on the Huawei ban now a “red herring,” suggesting that Telus is looking for ways to limit its spending given a decrease in profit reported in its latest quarter compared to last year.
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