The City of Kelowna has agreed to be a pilot “5G smart city” — beginning with monitoring pedestrian and vehicle traffic. This is the type of “smart city” that Toronto rejected, based on concerns that privacy would be invaded. So why is Kelowna doing this? People need to get organized and look at this by […]
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A group of concerned residents gathered Friday to protest the planned location of a Telus cell phone tower in Riondel. Photo submitted Telus wants to construct a new tower within the village TYLER HARPER May. 20, 2020 1:19 p.m. Riondel residents are protesting the location of a planned Telus cellphone tower they say will be […]
Maps from April 2020 – see Updated Maps source : rogers.com/business/5g-network Rogers officially begins rollout of Canada’s first 5G network Jan 15 2020, 5:58 pm https://dailyhive.com/toronto/rogers-canada-5g-network
Rogers intends to charge extra for 5G in 2021, however. Jon Fingas, @jonfingas March 6, 2020 You no longer need to head to the US if you want a taste of 5G in North America. After starting its rollout in January, Rogers has switched onCanada’s first live 5G network in the downtown cores of Montreal, […]
Pitt Meadows City Council met once again doubt the on going talks concerning a two cell towers located at the border of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. As council explained, discussions began in 2013, construction in 2015, and further debate since then. Telus must think Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge citizens are not concerned about […]
Policy comes into effect in March SHALU MEHTA Feb. 14, 2020 6:20 p.m. A new cell phone policy at Dunsmuir Middle School had students upset on Thursday, as the school reviews the policy over the next few days in preparation for its March implementation. In an e-mail sent to parents on Feb. 12, cell […]
Chinese component maker accused of stealing state secrets and being an arm of Chinese government CBC News · Posted: Feb 13, 2020 Telecommunications company Telus Corp. says it is planning to roll out its 5G network in the near future using some technology from Chinese component maker Huawei. CFO Doug French told The Financial Post newspaper in […]
By Shruti Shekar@shruti_shekar JUL 17, 2019 Rogers has announced a three-year partnership with Kitchener, Ontario-based Communitech to build a new 5G innovation lab. The new lab will open in September and will “accelerate and launch smart city, IoT and enterprise 5G applications that will change the way we live and work.” “Canada needs a […]
Jan. 25 was “Global 5G Protest Day” SHERI REGNIER Jan. 30, 2020 1:30 a.m. Rocky Cotton made a stance against 5G technology in downtown Trail on Saturday as part of a Jan. 25 global protest. Called the 5th generation cellular technology, 5G is the next generation of mobile broadband that will eventually replace, or at […]
Union reps say workers want protect their wages from future cuts and guard against an industry that increasingly makes precarious work standard practice Stefan Labbé / Tri-City News OCTOBER 2, 2019 09:35 AM The strike has spilled out onto the intersection of Broadway St. and Mary Hill Bypass in Port Coquitlam Photograph By STEFAN […]
