BELLEVUE, WA – Shaw Communications has been elected to join the board of governors of 5G Americas, an industry trade association and voice of 5G and LTE for the Americas region.
Shaw joins wireless industry operators and manufacturers América Móvil, AT&T, Cable & Wireless, Cisco, CommScope, Entel, Ericsson, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Intel, Kathrein, Mavenir, Nokia, Qualcomm, Samsung, Sprint, T-Mobile US, and Telefónica in their mission to advocate for and foster the advancement and full capabilities of LTE wireless technology and its evolution to 5G.
“We are committed to powering connections for our customers,” said Shaw’s EVP and CTO Zoran Stakic, in the announcement. “As the only Canadian provider on the 5G Americas Board of Governors, we look forward to collaborating with some of the industry’s top leaders to share ideas and foster innovation.”
“As a technology leader in Western Canada, Shaw has been advocating for innovative and affordable mobile wireless services throughout their region,” added 5G Americas president Chris Pearson. “We are honored to have Shaw being represented by Zoran Stakic on our Board of Governors as we move toward spectrum harmonization, technology advancement and 5G throughout the entire Americas region.”
