Telus is coming out swinging in the war to drop faster broadband on the doorstep of homes in Western Canada. They are planning to spend $800 million to upgrade their broadband network over the next 3 years. They’re talking about bringing fibre closer to the home, but it doesn’t look like at this point they’re talking about fibre on the doorstep (as Verizon is doing in the US), which would give them an immediate leg up on the competition at Shaw.

Their internet access speeds under the plan would rise to 15 to 30 megabits a second, fast enough to allow high-definition TV signals to work with Telus TV.

I say the faster the better for everyone. As faster distribution methods become the norm, there will be greater opportunity for content makers at the end of the day.