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Telus is one of Canada's Big Three telecom service providers, offering wireless and broadband services nationally, but with strongholds in British Columbia and Alberta. The firm serves 10 million postpaid and prepaid wireless customers. It counts nearly 3 million broadband customers across a network footprint that passes more than 4 million homes. The firm operates two additional segments, Telus Health and Telus Digital. Telus Health covers 170 million individuals, offering preventive medicine and virtual care in 200 countries. Telus Digital primarily offers third-party customer support, online content moderation, and data transformation.

Cisco Systems is the largest provider of networking equipment in the world and one of the largest software companies in the world. Its largest businesses are selling networking hardware and software (where it has leading market shares) and cybersecurity software such as firewalls. It also has collaboration products, like its Webex suite, and observability tools. It primarily outsources its manufacturing to third parties and has a large sales and marketing staff-25,000 strong across 90 countries. Overall, Cisco employs 80,000 people and sells its products globally.