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Rogers and University of Waterloo forge 5G partnership


WATERLOO – Rogers Communications and the University of Waterloo announced Friday a three-year, multi-million-dollar partnership agreement to advance 5G research in the Toronto-Waterloo tech corridor. Together the school and the wireless carrier will create the first 5G smart campus in central Canada. This new partnership is part of company’s $20 million investment in Canadian 5G research and development already announced with the University of British Columbia, Ryerson University and Communitech, added the company announcement. “5G is at our doorstep and these investments are critical to developing the ideas and solutions that will fuel industries and drive Canada’s digital economy for...