Huawei, Ontario government team up on ‘5G Ontario’

TORONTO – Huawei has announced plans to accelerate its partnership with the Government of Ontario on “5G Ontario”, a major research and development project that it says will help to create hundreds of new jobs for the province.Announced Tuesday during Premier Kathleen Wynne’s visit to Huawei’s Canadian headquarters in Markham, 5G Ontario will see the government invest up to $16 million through the Jobs and Prosperity Fund to support Huawei’s initial $212 million investment. Huawei said the initiative will create 250 new R&D jobs in Ontario, while maintaining 250 existing R&D jobs. The partnership builds on an agreement Premier Kathleen...