OTTAWA — Nokia announced today as part of its continued partnership with Area X.O (formerly known as the Ottawa L5 and led by Invest Ottawa) it will deploy 4.9G/LTE and 5G private wireless solutions and Nokia drone networks via Area X.O’s 5G Mobile Command Centre van (above) as part of a cross-Canada road trip.
The organizations are embarking on the tour to demonstrate to emergency responders and industry verticals how they can use private wireless “for increased situational awareness to aid in unsafe conditions and help prevent disasters,” reads the Nokia press release.
Backed by funding from the government of Canada through FedDev Ontario, Nokia and Area X.O are working with InDro Robotics to enable companies to grow their business with private wireless for industrial and public safety applications, says the release. In addition to public safety, other 5G use-cases to be demonstrated during the 5G road tour include mining, rural broadband and hydroelectric applications.
In addition to Nokia’s private wireless solutions and drones, the Area X.O van is equipped with Nokia’s Integrated Operators Center (IOC), which provides “a unified real-time view into all assets, bringing efficiency with analytics integration, while facilitating rapid response based on automated workflows across multiple applications,” reads the release.
The 5G van will visit at least 10 locations over the next 12 months, says the release.
L5 test facility demos in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on Oct. 6, 2020. Photo by David Kawai.
“As a leader in 5G and with a long-established presence in Canada, Nokia is the ideal partner as we take 5G on the road. We hope to inspire the first responders, industry verticals, and businesses of all sizes to discover what 5G can do to keep them safe and thrive,” said Michael Tremblay, president and CEO, Area X.O, Invest Ottawa and Bayview Yards, in the press release.
Shawn Sparling, vice-president of enterprise and public sector at Nokia Canada, added: “We have been long-term partners with the team at Area X.O and Invest Ottawa more broadly. We continue to support their mission to drive growth for Ottawa businesses. With our shared philosophy on leveraging technology to expand opportunities in Canada, we look forward to this next step. The combination of our unmatched expertise in private wireless deployments and the Nokia Drone Networks will bring 5G to life for people and organizations across the country.”
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