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Rogers Launches Canada's First 5G Pilot of Smart City Transportation Technology in Partnership With UBC and the City of Kelowna
Monday, June 8, 2020Company Profile | Follow Company
Burnaby, BC, June 8, 2020--(T-Net)--Rogers Communications announced that it is launching Canada's first 5G pilot of smart city transportation technology in a real-world setting in partnership with UBC and the City of Kelowna,
As part of the pilot, sensors powered by Rogers 5G network are being installed at two intersections in downtown Kelowna to gather anonymous vehicle and foot traffic patterns.
This data will be used by UBC researchers to help find ways to improve vehicle, pedestrian and cyclist safety and develop technology that will instantly deploy emergency vehicles when a collision is detected by the sensors.
"5G isn't just the next G - it will truly transform how we live and work with new applications and solutions that are being built through collaborations with industry, government and universities. We are focused on bringing together the right partners to build a strong 5G ecosystem and this pilot with UBC and the City of Kelowna will serve as a blueprint for the development of made-in-Canada 5G smart city technology." said Jorge Fernandes, Chief Technology and Information Officer.
The pilot is part of Rogers nearly $20 million national investment in R&D and strategic partnerships at leading Canadian institutions, including UBC, the University of Waterloo, Communitech and Ryerson University to incubate and commercialize 5G use cases and applications.
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