TORONTO and HAMILTON — TeraGo Inc., a Canadian provider of cloud, co-location and connectivity services, announced today it has partnered with Hamilton’s McMaster University to build and deploy Canada’s first university-based 5G millimeter wave (mmWave) private network for research purposes.
Using the 5G mmWave network, the two organizations “plan to develop the most cutting-edge technologies for advanced manufacturing and Industry 4.0 in Canada,” reads a press release.
“A 5G millimeter wave private network delivers higher speeds and lower latency and is a prerequisite to advanced manufacturing and logistics. With these capabilities, users can access the benefits of machine learning, augmented reality, remote automation, edge computing, and more, to improve current products and processes,” the release explains.
In addition to enabling the university’s research division and TeraGo to jointly develop advanced manufacturing and logistics, the new network will allow students at McMaster “to leverage world class technology in the classroom.”
McMaster is the first university in Canada to adopt 5G mmWave technology, according to the press release.
“It is a privilege to partner with one of the most renowned research institutions in the world as we look to jointly bring technologies to advance Canadian enterprises,” said TeraGo chief operating officer and chief revenue officer Blake Wetzel, in the press release.
“The beauty of the work we will be doing is that it solves real life, business, and societal problems which will make it appealing to both the Canadian Government and corporate enterprises. This current project is just the beginning of the partnership between TeraGo and McMaster University, and I very much look forward to the additional synergies that we’re able to jointly collaborate on,” Wetzel said.
“We have been engaged with TeraGo for some time, building a mutual understanding of both the immediate opportunities and the long-term goals of our partnership,” said John Preston, associate dean, research, innovation and external relations at McMaster’s faculty of engineering.
“At McMaster University, seeing the innovation process all the way to the end user’s benefit is a core competency that we embrace, and this partnership perfectly embodies just that. With TeraGo’s coveted millimeter wave spectrum, combined with the enthusiasm, creativity and expertise of our research team, we are confident that robust technologies addressing real world problems will emerge from this foundational partnership with TeraGo as well as the additional strategic partners that join in the future.”
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