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Ottawa launches 5G test site


OTTAWA – The City of Ottawa is teaming up with the federal government on a new 5G test site at Ottawa City Hall.Open to stakeholders working on 5G networking or applications development, the facility will allow companies to collaborate with the Communications Research Centre (CRC) and test applications in the outdoor lab.According to Friday’s announcement, CRC researchers are pursuing some of the most progressive ideas in the world for managing spectrum including 5G wireless, big data analytics, cloud research, artificial intelligence and state-of-the-art visualization.“This is the future! 5G will impact every aspect of society”, said Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic...