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Stars
5G wireless network
TELUS sits as a Star in 5G, holding roughly 28% of Canada’s wireless market in 2024 within a rapidly expanding 5G segment; heavy capex (multi‑billion CAD network investment) funds nationwide rollout and spectrum depth (including low‑band and mid‑band holdings) that sustain leadership. Continue funding rollout and premium plans to lock scale; as growth slows, this franchise will become a high‑margin cash generator.
TELUS Health platforms
EMRs, virtual care, benefits and pharmacy tech at TELUS Health are scaling fast, and in 2024 the business continued to expand its integrated platform footprint across Canada. Healthcare digitization in Canada remains early-stage and TELUS is a recognized front-runner in national digital health deployment. Growth is consuming cash for integrations and sales expansion, but the addressable runway remains large. Staying aggressive is required to cement leadership before market growth slows.
PureFibre FTTH
PureFibre FTTH sits as a Star in TELUS’s BCG matrix: fiber uptake is rising as households trade up for speed and reliability, with TELUS reporting accelerating PureFibre activations in 2024 and homes-passed expansion; the build is capital-heavy (TELUS capex ~CA$3.0B guidance in 2024), but churn falls and ARPU climbs, so holding share through targeted promos can convert this asset into a future cash cow.
Enterprise IoT & smart solutions
Connected devices reached about 17 billion worldwide in 2024, and TELUS is scaling Stars in enterprise IoT and smart-city plays by leveraging its network strength and vertical expertise. Rapid fleet and smart-city demand highlight opportunity, but TELUS needs stronger go-to-market muscle and partner ecosystems. Invest to standardize offers, scale logos and capture category growth.
- Category: Enterprise IoT & Smart Cities
- 2024 scale: ~17B connected devices
- Strengths: Network + vertical expertise
- Gaps: GTM & partner ecosystem
- Action: Invest to standardize offers & scale logos
Digital service & analytics
Digital service & analytics is a star: app-led care, AI triage and proactive service saw usage surge in 2024, driving higher NPS that reduces support costs and defends premium pricing; TELUS must sustain continuous spend on data platforms and tooling to scale these benefits.
- App-led care up 40% YoY (2024)
- AI support cuts handling time ~30%
- Higher NPS lowers churn and cost-to-serve
- Ongoing data/tooling CAPEX required
- Automate to convert growth into durable moat
5G 28%, FTTH CA$3B capex and 17B IoT power subscriber growth
TELUS Stars: 5G (28% Canada share in 2024) drives subscriber growth via multi‑billion CAD rollout; PureFibre FTTH activations accelerate with CA$3.0B capex guidance in 2024; TELUS Health EMR/virtual care scales rapidly, consuming cash but expanding addressable market; enterprise IoT and digital services show fast adoption (17B connected devices global 2024) — invest to standardize GTM and convert into cash cows.
| Category | 2024 metric | Capex | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5G | 28% Canada wireless | Multi‑B CAD | Fund rollout |
| PureFibre | Accelerating activations | CA$3.0B guidance | Lock share |
| Health | Rapid EMR/virtual growth | Integration spend | Scale platform |
| IoT/Digital | 17B devices global | Targeted invest | Standardize offers |
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Cash Cows
Postpaid wireless base
TELUS postpaid wireless sits in a mature Canadian market with high share—over 10 million postpaid subscribers in 2024 and ARPU steady near CAD 65—requiring low incremental marketing to maintain. It generates strong monthly free cash flow, routinely funding strategic growth areas. Management funnels this cash into Health and Fiber expansion to diversify revenue and accelerate high-growth investments.
Broadband internet (non‑fiber)
Cable/DSL segments are stable, low-growth cash cows for TELUS, delivering predictable margins and strong local market share—TELUS reported resilient wireline ARPU trends through 2024 while overall retail connectivity demand stayed steady.
Bundled stickiness (mobile + TV + broadband) sustains churn below national averages and supports high customer lifetime value, letting maintenance capex for non‑fiber remain modest versus capital‑intensive FTTH rollouts.
Management can continue to milk cash flows from non‑fiber while progressively migrating households to FTTH over a multi‑year plan, reallocating incremental capex to fiber where ROI justifies the upgrade.
Optik TV bundles
Optik TV bundles are a cash cow: video growth is slow industry-wide, but TELUS leverages churn control to preserve customer lifetime value. TELUS stated in its 2024 disclosures that Optik retains strong regional share through bundled pricing and channel/package differentiation. Predictable content licensing and targeted upsell (premium channels, streaming add-ons) keep margins decent. Focus on cost optimization and using Optik primarily as a retention engine.
Enterprise managed networks
Enterprise managed networks are large-account cash cows for TELUS: typical contracts run 3–5 years with low churn (industry often under 5%) and strong wallet share from existing customers, producing steady margins once initial deployment is complete; market growth in 2024 was mild but renewals and upsells keep them highly cash generative—renew early and maintain tight SLAs to protect margin.
- Large accounts: multi‑year (3–5yr) contracts
- Churn: low (industry ~<5%)
- Wallet share: high—core IT spend
- Cash: positive post‑setup; focus on renewals and SLAs
Wholesale & carrier services
Backbone, roaming and wholesale access form TELUS cash cows, delivering predictable, high-utilization revenue with limited growth as enterprise and carrier demand remains broadly stable. Margins are attractive because revenue scales with network utilization and low incremental costs, supporting strong adjusted EBITDA contribution. Focus remains on maintaining capacity efficiency, disciplined pricing and contract longevity to preserve cash flow.
- Stable demand
- Utilization-driven margins
- Capacity efficiency
- Disciplined pricing
10.0M postpaid, CAD65 ARPU; enterprise churn under 5%
TELUS cash cows: postpaid wireless (>10.0M subs in 2024; ARPU ≈CAD65), cable/DSL stable with resilient wireline ARPU in 2024, Optik TV retains strong regional share, enterprise managed networks low churn (<5%) and backbone/wholesale deliver utilization-driven margins.
| Asset | 2024 Metric |
|---|---|
| Postpaid | 10.0M subs; ARPU CAD65 |
| Cable/DSL | Stable ARPU |
| Optik TV | Strong regional share |
| Enterprise/Wholesale | Churn <5%; high utilization |
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Dogs
Legacy copper voice
Legacy copper voice sits in a declining market with shrinking lines and a tiny share versus mobile, as Canada exceeded 90% mobile penetration in 2024, leaving copper voice increasingly marginal. Maintenance and upkeep continue to soak cash with little return, driving elevated wireline OPEX burdens in 2024. A turnaround play cannot fix the structural decline; accelerate decommissioning and migrate customers to IP/fiber where possible.
Traditional long‑distance
Usage erosion for traditional long‑distance is chronic and effectively irreversible, driven by OTT voice adoption (WhatsApp ~2.5 billion users in 2024) that has erased per‑minute economics. Competitors and OTT players have compressed margins so severely that long‑distance now ties up support resources with minimal profit. Recommend sunsetting the product and redirecting remaining customers into mobile and VoIP bundles.
Legacy 3G/M2M
Legacy 3G/M2M is a classic TELUS dog: officially slated for retirement on December 31, 2024, with device counts and revenue steadily collapsing while support and maintenance costs persist. Sustained rescue investment is unjustified given migration paths; prioritize fast-track moves to LTE/5G to capture remaining service value. Plan full shutdown and reallocate capex to modern access layers.
Consumer email/web hosting
Dogs: Consumer email/web hosting at TELUS sits in low growth, low differentiation territory as of 2024; intense price pressure and commoditization mean support calls and operational costs frequently outweigh per-customer ARPU, while remaining cross-sell leverage is minimal. Recommendation: retire or outsource to trim overhead and redeploy resources to higher-growth segments.
- Low growth
- Low differentiation
- High support cost vs ARPU
- Minimal cross-sell
- Retire or outsource
Payphones & sundry legacy
Payphones and sundry legacy assets show near-zero demand and a scattered footprint across TELUS operations, delivering negligible revenue and declining usage in recent years.
Ongoing maintenance, accessibility and regulatory compliance impose fixed costs and operational drag, turning these units into a cash trap with no strategic upside.
Recommendation: systematically remove payphone units and exit remaining vendor and municipal contracts to eliminate drain and redeploy capital into growth segments.
- near-zero-demand
- scattered-footprint
- maintenance-compliance-drag
- cash-trap-no-upside
- remove-and-exit-contracts
Accelerate copper decommissioning and sunset legacy services - redirect capex to fiber and 5G
Legacy copper voice, long‑distance and consumer email/web hosting are low‑growth, low‑margin Dogs for TELUS in 2024 (Canada mobile penetration >90%; WhatsApp ~2.5bn users), with 3G/M2M retired Dec 31, 2024; payphones show near‑zero demand. Recommend accelerated decommissioning, sunsetting and outsourcing to cut OPEX and reallocate capex to fiber/5G.
| Asset | 2024 metric | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Copper voice | Declining lines; >90% mobile pen. | Decommission/migrate |
| Long‑distance | OTT erosion (WhatsApp ~2.5bn) | Sunset |
| 3G/M2M | Retired 31‑Dec‑2024 | Shutdown |
Question Marks
Agriculture & consumer goods data
Farm-to-shelf data platforms are expanding in a ~USD 25B agtech market in 2024 with ~14% CAGR to 2030, but TELUS share is still forming; integration across recent acquisitions is critical to scale quickly. With a clear playbook and global partners TELUS could become a category leader; invest in product coherence now, or consider trimming if adoption and revenue traction lag.
Smart home & security
Consumer IoT remains a fast-growing market—global smart home revenue was about USD 150B in 2024—yet is crowded by incumbents (Amazon, Google, Apple) giving TELUS limited national dominance despite strong brand trust. Unit economics and ARPU lift materially at scale, so TELUS must either double down on bundled offers with fiber and wireless to capture share or narrow to profitable niches (security, elderly care) where margins justify investment.
International health solutions
Global health IT market was estimated at about US$288 billion in 2024, and TELUS Health, a newer entrant internationally, has recorded early wins but retains a modest share versus incumbents. Sales cycles remain long, often 12–24 months, constraining near-term margin expansion. Real upside exists if strategic partnerships close; focus investments where payers/providers are consolidating and exit markets that fail to tip.
Cloud/edge services
Cloud/edge services are in a hot growth phase, but hyperscalers command roughly 65% of public cloud infrastructure spend (2023–24); TELUS holds a small share but differentiates with edge deployments and vertical solutions. The strategy should prioritize network‑adjacent plays and co‑selling with hyperscalers to earn customer seats—or park the asset if scale proves unattainable.
- Tag: HighGrowth
- Tag: HyperscalerDominance~65%
- Tag: TELUSEdge+Verticals
- Tag: NetworkAdjacency
- Tag: CoSellOrPark
Cybersecurity services
Cybersecurity services are a Question Mark for TELUS: market demand is booming with global cybersecurity spending near USD 220 billion in 2024, yet competition is intense from pure-play MSSPs and cloud vendors. TELUS has trusted enterprise access and a large connectivity base but limited brand heat versus specialists. Scaling via managed offerings tied to connectivity could unlock margins; prioritize MDR/SOC differentiation or partner instead of building a broad stack.
- Trust in enterprise accounts and connectivity
- Global cyber spend ~USD 220B in 2024
- Limited brand heat vs pure-plays
- Prioritize MDR/SOC differentiation or partner
Prioritize integration and verticals in agri, smart home, health IT, cloud/edge and cyber
Question Marks: agtech (~USD 25B market, 14% CAGR), smart home (~USD 150B 2024), health IT (~USD 288B 2024), cloud/edge (hyperscalers ~65% share) and cybersecurity (~USD 220B 2024) show high growth but low TELUS share; prioritize integration, vertical focus or partner/exit if revenue traction fails.
| Tag | Market 2024 | TELUS Share | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agritech | USD 25B | Small | Integrate |
| SmartHome | USD 150B | Limited | Bundle/Niche |
| HealthIT | USD 288B | Modest | Focus partners |
| Cloud/Edge | Hyperscaler 65% | Small | Co-sell |
| Cyber | USD 220B | Limited | MDR/SOC or partner |