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Kelowna partners with UBC, Rogers, on smart city project


KELOWNA, B.C. – Canada’s first real-world 5G smart city solution is launching in Kelowna next week in a partnership between the city, Rogers Communications and University of British Columbia (UBC), the municipality announced Thursday. Over the weekend of March 27, nearly 50 UBC students got together as part of a virtual hackathon to explore how new technologies and improved wireless connectivity could help Kelowna find ways to improve how people move around downtown and increase pedestrian and cyclist safety through design. One of the winning ideas from the hackathon is being implemented as a pilot project in downtown Kelowna, says...