Stories by John Quintet

Telus closed out 2024 on a high note, reporting a $320 million profit in the fourth quarter, a 3.2% increase from the previous year. The telecom giant also added 328,000 new customers, driven by strong demand for its wireless and internet services, revealed today in its Q4 earnings report. The telecom saw 70,000 new mobile...

The ArriveCan app scandal is the gift that keeps on giving, and now we are learning more about just how Canadian taxpayers were duped into paying over $60 million for the project (and possibly more). Two companies that won federal contracts under the Indigenous business program have failed government audits, raising serious questions about how...

Calgary International Airport (YYC) is set to become the first airport in Canada to have a private 5G network, thanks to a 10-year deal with Telus. The high-speed wireless system will cover the entire airport, improving connectivity for passengers, employees, and operations. The project is expected to roll out in phases, with the first operational...

Google is making it easier for parents to manage their kids' screen time and online safety with new updates to Family Link, a tool that lets parents control their child’s device settings. Family Link has been redesigned to make it more user-friendly. Parents can now find all screen time settings in one place, making it...

Rogers has launched a new ad campaign for its Xfinity offering (powered by Comcast), featuring Canadian icon Keanu Reeves to showcase the service’s speed and reliability. You may have seen the spot being advertised on Facebook and Instagram and TV that launched on Super Bowl Sunday. Some questioned if it was real that Rogers would...

Rogers is pushing back against allegations from the federal Competition Bureau, which claims the company misled customers by advertising ‘unlimited' data plans that actually slow down speeds after a certain limit. In December, Rogers replied initially to the legal complaint from the Bureau, only to say it was ready to fight back. The company argues...

Google has just announced its annual developer conference Google I/O is set to take place in May. On May 20 and 21, Google I/O will kick off at the  Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View and online at io.google. Google says it will share its "newest products, technologies and innovations in AI.” The first day will...

It’s appears the annual Bell’s Let’s Talk tradition is in full swing, not just for raising mental health initiatives, but when it comes to cutting its workforce again. Bell is offering severance packages to 1,200 union employees across Canada, citing financial challenges and a shrinking workload, the company confirmed Monday to the Globe and Mail....

Freedom Mobile is shaking up wireless pricing in Manitoba by introducing new plans with more data at lower prices. Less than a year after launching in the province, the carrier is rolling out three new 60GB plans and adding a roaming feature to existing options. The $39/month plan that includes 60GB of data, along with...

Google Maps has started displaying “Gulf of America” instead of “Gulf of Mexico” for users in the U.S., following an official update by the U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Google previously teased this was coming, as part of President Donald Trump’s executive order on the matter, signed on his Inauguration Day. The change was...

SpaceX’s Direct-to-Cell is a satellite texting service that lets any compatible smartphone send and receive messages, leveraging its Starlink constellation network. The first cellular partner to go live with this service is T-Mobile in the U.S., which expanded its beta testing yesterday to any customer on any carrier, according to Tesla North. T-Mobile also revealed...

As the federal government continues to push towards providing 98% of the population with high-speed internet by 2026 and 100% by 2030, a new report from Opensignal examines how SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network and Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) broadband are performing in the race to close the digital divide. This is broadband through cell towers...