Announces smart city initiative with Communitech
TORONTO – Rogers Communications today announced it’s expanding its 5G service to 10 new communities in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec, meaning it now reaches more than 170 communities nationwide.
The new communities are: Brantford, Ont.; Carignan, Que.; Chambly, Que.; Dawson Creek, B.C.; Gravenhurst, Ont.; Ingersoll, Ont.; Niagara Falls, Ont.; Pelham, Ont.; Tecumseh, Ont.; and Welland, Ont.
Rogers also announced its participation in Communitech’s Future of Cities collaborative to help develop 5G smart city solutions of the future. The newest wireless standard “will play a critical role in enabling advanced applications such as traffic management for collision prevention, drone delivery, or energy efficient smart buildings,” reads the release. The collaboration brings together government, industry and academia to develop 5G smart city solutions for the cities of Waterloo (where Communitech is based) and Brampton (where Rogers operates a large employee campus).
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