Wireless Review: Railways, Utilities, want spectrum access, too

By Denis Carmel

GATINEAU – On March 26th of this year, a joint workshop of the Railway Association of Canada (RAC) and Canadian Electricity Association (CEA) of Canada took place in Ottawa where the group adopted three joint resolution statements:Rail and electrical utilities will collaborate in pursuing jointly the access to a Mobile Network Code number as Critical Infrastructure Operator Industries.A working group will be formed ensuring that there is cross-industry awareness and support to each other’s submissions to CRTC.CIOs will look forward to partnering with the Canadian Government in creating a wireless infrastructure, enabling Canada as a world leader in intelligent critical...