TORONTO – Rogers Communications announced today it has launched a 5G Transportation Challenge with the Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN) for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) based in Ontario.
“As part of the challenge, mobility and transportation SMEs that operate in Ontario, including designers, innovators and strategists, are encouraged to envision how they might use the Rogers 5G network for an innovative and ultra-low latency application, using the benefits of 5G networks, high precision positioning technologies and multi-access edge computing (MEC),” a press release explains.
Participating enterprises will pitch, build and test a proof-of-concept that uses Rogers 5G. The challenge is designed to accelerate innovation in the transportation sector.
“Winners will be able to demonstrate and showcase their applications on site at the David Johnston Research + Technology Park using the Rogers 5G-enabled testbed, which is an element of the 5G Smart Campus lit up as part of the Rogers multi-year partnership with the University of Waterloo,” according to the release.
“Winners will also have the opportunity to innovate at the edge of the Rogers 5G network with AWS for edge computing and leverage high accuracy positioning technology from Hexagon’s Autonomy & Positioning division and Ericsson. Potential solutions may involve dynamic map sharing, more accurate navigation, smart infotainment, real-time traffic updates and infrastructure-assisted autonomous vehicle perception.”
Proof-of-concept ideas for the challenge need to be submitted by May 2, and on May 24 the finalists will be announced. Finalists will have a chance to pitch their ideas to a panel of judges, which will be made up of industry leaders.
“As part of the program, the winning SMEs will work closely with Rogers and its partners to help further develop their solutions,” the press release says.
“This 5G Transportation Challenge will bring to life innovative new transportation solutions driven by our world-class 5G network,” said Jorge Fernandes, chief technology and information officer, Rogers Communications, in the release.
“The whole sector is being transformed by the possibilities that come with 5G, and we’re confident that the smart-city use-cases that will come out of this new challenge will help fuel future innovation.”
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