Telus Corp. acknowledged Thursday that the deployment of its fifth-generation wireless network could be delayed and be more expensive than anticipated if Ottawa chooses to ban equipment from Huawei Technologies Inc. A ban on Huawei equipment “could have a material, non-recurring, incremental increase in the cost of Telus’ 5G network deployment and, potentially, the timing of such deployment,” the company said. Article Continued BelowLast week, George Cope, chief executive of BCE Inc., told analysts that a government ban on Huawei equipment wouldn’t delay plans for rolling out fifth-generation wireless services but provided few details. Adjusted net income was $409 million or 69 cents per share, up from $396 million or 66 cents per share a year earlier. Telus says its revenue was $3.76 billion, up from $3.54 billion in the fourth quarter of 2017.

Source: thestar February 14, 2019 12:33 UTC