Here is the official press release.

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Montreal, September 14, 2021 – Through a partnership with Quebec technology company X-TELIA, Videotron Business is making a strategic choice to offer an expanded range of connected object solutions to accelerate the digital transformation of cities, municipalities, government organizations and businesses throughout Quebec.

Digital ambitions galore!

For many cities and businesses here, using various electronic data collection sensors improves the quality of services offered and reduces operating costs. Here are some examples of initiatives that enable rapid and concrete impacts for all:

·      Waste management: improving collection efficiency with fill level sensors and smart routing algorithms.

·      Water management and quality: increased monitoring of the water distribution network, automatic reading of water meters, rapid leak detection, instant monitoring of water levels in rivers, sewers, basins, etc.

·      Smart parking: detection of space occupancy on streets and counting of vehicles in public spaces.

·      Vehicle and asset tracking:optimising operations through real-time tracking of fire, snow removal or other important vehicles.

·      Environmental management: continuous monitoring of air quality indoors (e.g. CO2 levels) and outdoors (e.g. forest fire detection) and measurement of precipitation and wind.

·      Noise pollution: continuous monitoring of commercial and residential areas.

Thanks to the partnership between Videotron Business and X-TELIA, everyone can now stand out by offering their citizens or customers services that are better suited to their daily lives.

Proven technology

The connected object solutions developed by X-TELIA offer LoRa™ technology and the LoRaWAN™ communication protocol, which use low-frequency bands to project signals over very long distances while minimizing energy consumption. Having already proven itself in several countries, this technology offers the reliability and security necessary for the realization of smart city projects, among others.

Quotes

‍« This alliance is a major step forward in facilitating the social and economic prosperity of our cities throughout Quebec. With X-TELIA, a local technology company, Videotron will proudly continue to meet the strong digital ambitions of our many Quebec organizations. »

Pierre Karl Péladeau

President and CEO of Quebecor

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‍« Videotron Business aims to become the partner of choice for Quebec organizations in the digital management of their day-to-day business and the implementation of innovative projects. We are confident that our partnership with X-TELIA will enable us to be a key player for Quebec cities. »

France-Éliane Nolet

Vice President, Revenue and Business Strategies at Videotron Business

« Our ultimate goal has always been to make cities smarter, businesses more efficient and citizens safer. Videotron Business, with the essential support of its experienced teams, is the ideal partner to accelerate the deployment of our cutting-edge technologies and solutions in Quebec. »

Eric Bourbeau

President and Founder of X-TELIA

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Cities, municipalities, government organizations and Quebec companies can now contact

Videotron Business to learn more about the possibilities offered by the Internet of Things.

About Videotron

Videotron, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Quebecor Media Inc, is an integrated communications company operating in the fields of cable television, entertainment, Internet access services, wireline telephony and mobile telephony.

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Videotron is a leader in new technologies, thanks in particular to Helix, its entertainment and home management platform. As of March 31, 2021, Videotron had 1,459,100 cable television customers. Club illico, its subscription video-on-demand service, had 477,900 subscribers. Videotron is also the number one high-speed Internet provider in Quebec, with 1,807,400 subscribers to its services as of March 31, 2021. As of that date, Videotron had activated 1,503,200 lines of its mobile telephone service and provided wireline telephone service to 897,700 households and organizations in Quebec. Videotron has also earned a place of choice in the prestigious ranking of Montreal's best employers.

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About X-TELIA

X-TELIA is a Canadian technology company specializing in Internet of Things and LoRaWAN solutions. It supports companies and cities that want to deploy wireless applications based on highly secure, low-cost and low-power long-range connectivity. X-TELIA offers solutions that have been proven elsewhere in the world, as well as leading-edge expertise to facilitate the shift to the Internet of Things. X-TELIA also operates a next-generation wireless network dedicated to the Internet of Things, specifically designed to support new applications that make cities smarter, industry more efficient and citizens safer.

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