TORONTO – TeraGo announced Wednesday morning that it has hired a new VP whose goal will be to accelerate the company’s efforts to commercialize 5G fixed wireless commercial services in Canada utilizing 5G mmWave spectrum.
Irv Witte, who has over 20 years of experience in wireless communications, most recently with Rogers, has been hired as vice-president of 5G at TeraGo. Witte was most recently involved in Rogers’ 600 MHz auction and in network product management. He also oversaw the initial launch of the chatr wireless brand, and has B2B experience when he was VP of Rogers Wireless business marketing.
“As the largest holder of 24 and 38 GHz mmWave spectrum in Canada with over 90% of the licensed spectrum held covering 8.6 billion MHz-Pops, TeraGo is uniquely positioned to utilize emerging 5G mmWave technology to accelerate the availability of enhanced fixed wireless solutions for business customers across the country,” said TeraGo president and CEO Tony Ciciretto, in the press release.
The company also noted that ISED’s recent 38 GHz regulatory decision opens up the possibility for TeraGo to explore options for broader use applications of the spectrum, “including working with other operators and stakeholders in the industry to deliver on the promise of 5G. All of TeraGo's 38 GHz licences will be eligible for renewal and conversion to flexible use to support future mobile 5G services,” reads the release.
"I am thrilled to join TeraGo, which has a unique combination of 5G mmWave spectrum assets, infrastructure and expertise in the fixed wireless solution area," said Witte, in the release. "I am passionate about launching new products, services and innovative brands and look forward to leveraging my experiences in the wireless communications industry to position TeraGo as one of the first operators in Canada to introduce 5G based services."
TeraGo owns a national spectrum portfolio of exclusive 24GHz and 38GHz wide-area spectrum licences including 2,120 MHz of spectrum across Canada's six largest cities and offers cloud, colocation and connectivity services. It operates five data centres in the Greater Toronto Area, the Greater Vancouver Area, and Kelowna, and owns and manages its own IP network
