VANCOUVER and SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Telus and Google Cloud announced Tuesday they have signed a 10-year agreement to collaborate on new solutions and services that will support digital transformation within key industries, including communications technology, healthcare, agriculture, security and the connected home.
One of the areas of focus for co-innovation will be on “redefining the way healthcare and agriculture solutions are delivered, increasing collaboration and efficiency between healthcare providers, providing consumers with fresher and healthier food by improving traceability, and enabling business customers to streamline their IT and network operations,” reads the companies’ press release.
The companies will also collaborate on the evolution of entertainment and smart home technology, bringing state-of-the-art connectivity, control and convenience to more families and businesses, adds the press release.
As part of the 10-year collaboration, Telus will accelerate its public cloud adoption on Google Cloud’s enterprise platform to drive greater operational efficiency of its core IT and network infrastructure, says the release. In addition, Google Cloud will become one of Telus’ partners in the delivery of 5G services and multi-access edge computing, which leverages Google Cloud’s managed application platform, Anthos. Telus will use Google Cloud Contact Center AI to transform the customer experience, improving customer interactions and realizing significant savings, says the release.
Through the partnership, the two companies “will strengthen their respective commitments to building a more sustainable world through technology by reducing Telus’ carbon footprint, creating value along the entire supply chain for businesses significantly impacted by Covid-19, and optimizing industry solutions for social impact through data analytics and machine learning,” reads the release.
“Our strategic partnership with Google will propel our digital leadership across the communications technology, healthcare and agriculture sectors, whilst amplifying our customers first priority, redefining how service is delivered in Canada and globally,” said Darren Entwistle, president and CEO of Telus, in the release.
“We operate the cleanest cloud in the industry, and this partnership demonstrates the potential of what’s possible when you combine technology and innovation with a commitment to create a more sustainable world,” added Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud.
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