December 10, 2025 — Leads & Copy — TELUS and Qohash have formed a strategic partnership to integrate enhanced data protection into TELUS’ generative AI platform, Fuel iX™, ensuring secure and responsible AI innovation for enterprises. This collaboration leverages TELUS’ Sovereign AI Factory, recognized as Canada’s fastest and most powerful supercomputer.
Qohash’s Qostodian, an edge data security technology, will be embedded into Fuel iX™ and TELUS Digital’s AI-powered customer service solutions. This integration aims to give users unmatched visibility and control over their sensitive data, with real-time identification, classification, and continuous monitoring across AI workflows.
TELUS’ Sovereign AI Factory is recognized as Canada’s fastest and most powerful supercomputer on the global TOP500 list. The partnership ensures that Fuel iX™ users can use it with confidence, knowing their data is protected and monitored.
Qohash is a Canadian data security company with intellectual property researched, designed, and owned domestically. They provide end-to-end control over the entire technology stack and value chain, a critical requirement for organizations in defense and other high-assurance sectors.
Hesham Fahmy, Chief Information Officer, TELUS, said the partnership with Qohash demonstrates TELUS’ commitment to building Canada by partnering with Canadian expert innovators. The goal is to enable secure-by-design AI for the enterprise, with the sovereignty and performance that Canadian organizations demand.
According to Jean Le Bouthillier, CEO, Qohash, the partnership with TELUS proves that secure, responsible, world-class AI can be built, operated, and protected in Canada. He added that it validates that Canadian technology companies can deliver solutions meeting the most stringent security and sovereignty requirements.
Qohash’s Qostodian platform employs edge data security technology to detect, classify and protect sensitive data, whether on-premises, in private clouds or within enterprise AI workflows. It secures data directly at the source, providing continuous oversight, automated compliance monitoring and reduced risk of data exposure.
The partnership between TELUS and Qohash addresses the need for high-performance AI infrastructure and advanced data protection to deploy AI for sensitive workloads confidently. Combining TELUS’ Sovereign-by-Design infrastructure with Qohash’s edge security technology gives Canadian organizations the ability to innovate while maintaining sovereignty. This is particularly critical for sovereignty-sensitive sectors including healthcare, government and financial services sectors.
TELUS (TSX: T, NYSE: TU) operates in over 45 countries, generating over $20 billion in annual revenue. The company has more than 20 million customer connections through its broadband services. TELUS is committed to using its technology to enable human outcomes.
Qohash, founded in Québec City in 2018, provides a patented edge data security solution that enables organizations to identify, monitor, and protect their sensitive data in real time without moving it outside its native environment.
Media contacts:
TELUS Media Relations: Tricia Lo, tricia.lo@telus.com
Qohash Media Relations: Alexandra Bernier, alexandra.bernier@qohash.com
Source: TELUS
