MONTREAL – The partners in Montreal’s Open-Air Laboratory for Smart Living (LabVI) announced this week a 5G site recently went live in the Montreal's Quartier de l'Innovation.
The new network, installed at an existing LTE site on the roof of the École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS), has been set up to test applications. Engineers from Vidéotron and Ericsson worked on the site, which supports mobile services and connected objects, and is connected to a high-capacity 5G radio antenna.
"Videotron has its sights set firmly on 5G and has been testing the technology for several years," said Serge Legris, Videotron's vice-president, engineering and chief technology planning officer, in the press release. "We want to give the scientific community and start-ups the opportunity to test actual applications and projects at LabVI by making the connectivity of the future available to them. The open 5G network we're deploying will help foster innovation and advance research."
"These technologies enhance LabVI's services and capacity for innovation, making it possible to test new applications that will improve daily life,” added Mike Sisto, Ericsson Canada's vice president, sales – eastern Canada, in the release.
Among other things, the technology deployed at the Quartier de l'Innovation under this project will help us advance toward the large-scale Internet of Things, an area in which 5G will play a key role, says the press release.
"With 5G, innovative technological applications that serve human needs will become a reality in the next few years," said Legris. "They will be used in smart transportation systems, security, entertainment, healthcare, traffic control and AI."
