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The governments of Canada, Ontario and Quebec are partnering with some of the world’s digital heavyweights to usher in the next generation of wireless technology.
A $400-million public-private investment will create a corridor of 5G wireless test beds through Canada’s two largest provinces, aimed at giving companies a chance to experiment with new ideas and products that are only now becoming possible thanks to recent breakthroughs in telecommunication technology.
Speaking at a funding announcement Monday in Ottawa, Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains gushed over the range of applications for the new technology, from smart cars that reduce accidents and traffic congestion to refrigerators that monitor food levels and automatically order fresh groceries.
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“5G is the gateway to the future, and we are just on the brink of this technological revolution,” Bains said.
The project is called ENCQOR — Evolution of Networked Services through a Corridor in Quebec and Ontario for Research and Innovation — and will allow an estimated 1,000 small and medium-sized businesses to plug into a 5G platform and access related research and technology.
The opportunity to experiment will help businesses come out on top in what Bains described as a global innovation race.
Ontario, Quebec and the federal government have each pledged about $67 million, while the remaining $200 million will come from five private-sector partners.
The planned network will stretch from Windsor, Ont., all the way to Quebec City. There will be numerous 5G test beds, or hot spots, installed along the way, including one here in Ottawa.
Ericsson, Ciena Canada, Thales Canada, IBM Canada and CGI will lead the public-private partnership, which is expected to “secure” more than 4,000 jobs, 1,800 of which will be specialized in 5G.
Karl Sasseville, a spokesman for Bains, clarified that those jobs are made up of existing positions with the five private-sector partners that will be repurposed for the 5G project.
Much of the technology needed to roll out 5G has been created thanks to advancements made by technological minds here in the nation’s capital. Firms such as Nortel Networks were largely responsible for creating the technology that powered much of the past two generations of cellular services. Ottawa’s talented engineers have been key in crafting the wireless technology needed to roll out 5G signals on a global scale.
The 5G cellular networks will allow for far better coverage, reliability and speeds than are currently available. Devices running on 5G cellular services are also far more efficient and promise better battery life.
Current 4G cellular networks have top transmission speeds of between 12 megabits per second (mbps) and 50 mbps. In a test of 5G cellular technologies at its labs in Vancouver, Telus hit a top speed of 29.3 gigabits per second (gbps). That’s more than 550 times faster than current network averages. Industry analysts expect average consumers will get speeds of around 3.6 gbps, which is about 72 times faster than what they are currently experiencing.
The technology is being designed to handle large consumer loads, with current requirements calling for networks to support hundreds of thousands of simultaneous connections at the higher speeds.
The faster speeds will allow for almost instant downloads of high-definition video and the delivery of new virtual reality (VR) tours and applications. It should also enable new health-care monitoring and diagnostic equipment to help people in remote and isolated communities. Most importantly, it’s expected to expedite machine-to-machine communications, which includes autonomous (or self-driving) automobiles.
Borje Ekholm, CEO of Ericsson, said Canada is “leapfrogging” to the front of 5G technology with it commitment to wireless innovation.
Often, when people think of national infrastructure they think of roads and streets, Ekholm said.
“We believe the future highways will all be digital.”
Ekholm said he expects the test-bed technology to be deployed later this year and become operational by early 2019.
Canada isn’t alone in its push to be ready for 5G cellular services. China, Japan, South Korea and the United Kingdom have all set targets of 2020 for the full rollout of 5G cellular services to their citizens. The United States hasn’t set a date for a 5G rollout, but several carriers, including Verizon, have been dabbling with the high-speed cellular technologies.
— With files from Vito Pilieci
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A $400-million public-private investment will create a corridor of 5G wireless test beds through Canada’s two largest provinces, aimed at giving companies a chance to experiment with new ideas and products that are only now becoming possible thanks to recent breakthroughs in telecommunication technology.
Speaking at a funding announcement Monday in Ottawa, Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains gushed over the range of applications for the new technology, from smart cars that reduce accidents and traffic congestion to refrigerators that monitor food levels and automatically order fresh groceries.
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“5G is the gateway to the future, and we are just on the brink of this technological revolution,” Bains said.
The project is called ENCQOR — Evolution of Networked Services through a Corridor in Quebec and Ontario for Research and Innovation — and will allow an estimated 1,000 small and medium-sized businesses to plug into a 5G platform and access related research and technology.
The opportunity to experiment will help businesses come out on top in what Bains described as a global innovation race.
Ontario, Quebec and the federal government have each pledged about $67 million, while the remaining $200 million will come from five private-sector partners.
The planned network will stretch from Windsor, Ont., all the way to Quebec City. There will be numerous 5G test beds, or hot spots, installed along the way, including one here in Ottawa.
Ericsson, Ciena Canada, Thales Canada, IBM Canada and CGI will lead the public-private partnership, which is expected to “secure” more than 4,000 jobs, 1,800 of which will be specialized in 5G.
Karl Sasseville, a spokesman for Bains, clarified that those jobs are made up of existing positions with the five private-sector partners that will be repurposed for the 5G project.
Much of the technology needed to roll out 5G has been created thanks to advancements made by technological minds here in the nation’s capital. Firms such as Nortel Networks were largely responsible for creating the technology that powered much of the past two generations of cellular services. Ottawa’s talented engineers have been key in crafting the wireless technology needed to roll out 5G signals on a global scale.
The 5G cellular networks will allow for far better coverage, reliability and speeds than are currently available. Devices running on 5G cellular services are also far more efficient and promise better battery life.
Current 4G cellular networks have top transmission speeds of between 12 megabits per second (mbps) and 50 mbps. In a test of 5G cellular technologies at its labs in Vancouver, Telus hit a top speed of 29.3 gigabits per second (gbps). That’s more than 550 times faster than current network averages. Industry analysts expect average consumers will get speeds of around 3.6 gbps, which is about 72 times faster than what they are currently experiencing.
The technology is being designed to handle large consumer loads, with current requirements calling for networks to support hundreds of thousands of simultaneous connections at the higher speeds.
The faster speeds will allow for almost instant downloads of high-definition video and the delivery of new virtual reality (VR) tours and applications. It should also enable new health-care monitoring and diagnostic equipment to help people in remote and isolated communities. Most importantly, it’s expected to expedite machine-to-machine communications, which includes autonomous (or self-driving) automobiles.
Borje Ekholm, CEO of Ericsson, said Canada is “leapfrogging” to the front of 5G technology with it commitment to wireless innovation.
Often, when people think of national infrastructure they think of roads and streets, Ekholm said.
“We believe the future highways will all be digital.”
Ekholm said he expects the test-bed technology to be deployed later this year and become operational by early 2019.
Canada isn’t alone in its push to be ready for 5G cellular services. China, Japan, South Korea and the United Kingdom have all set targets of 2020 for the full rollout of 5G cellular services to their citizens. The United States hasn’t set a date for a 5G rollout, but several carriers, including Verizon, have been dabbling with the high-speed cellular technologies.
— With files from Vito Pilieci
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