{"id":17433,"date":"2019-06-25T04:03:29","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T11:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?p=17433"},"modified":"2020-03-19T04:04:35","modified_gmt":"2020-03-19T11:04:35","slug":"rogers-wants-to-install-5g-pilot-project-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?p=17433","title":{"rendered":"Rogers wants to install 5G pilot project in London"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Londoners could soon begin to enjoy the benefits of 5G technologies.<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-details byline\">\n<div class=\"author-wrap\"><a class=\"author\" href=\"https:\/\/lfpress.com\/author\/juhajonathan\"><span class=\"name\">JONATHAN JUHA<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline-dates\">Updated: June 23, 2019<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">City hall\u2019s information technology (IT) department is asking local politicians to give the green light to a two-year pilot project between the city and Rogers Communications Canada that would see the installation of 5G cellular telecommunication devices \u2013 the next generation of mobile, network technology \u2013 at three locations across the city.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The devices, which would be installed at <strong>31 traffic light posts and traffic signals, would allow Rogers users with 4G-plus and 5G-compatible devices to access the 5G network<\/strong> and take advantage of the higher speed and improved connectivity it offers, said Mat Daley, city\u2019s hall director of IT services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWhat\u2019s so exciting about this is that this creates the capacity for the next generation of really exciting technologies such as autonomous vehicles, IOT or the Internet of Things technology, augmented reality and virtual reality,\u201d Daley said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cAll of those new, exciting technologies require high-speed, high connectivity, all characteristics of 4G-plus and 5G networks.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Under existing 4G networks, downloading a high-definition movie can take on average about four minutes. In contrast, 5G networks would allow users to download the same movie in about 13 seconds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The three locations identified by staff to test the project are the <strong>commercial plaza<\/strong> at Fanshawe Park and Hyde Park roads, <strong>Western University\u2019s campus<\/strong> and the downtown around <strong>Budweiser Gardens<\/strong> and Dundas Place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The pilot project would come at no cost to taxpayers, as Rogers would be footing the bill for the initiative.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Allowing the project to move forward would also allow the city to start laying the groundwork to adopt 5G infrastructure, Daley said, adding this technology will be a key component of <strong>London\u2019s \u201csmart city\u201d strategy<\/strong>, an initiative that aims to use data, technology and innovative ideas to create innovative solutions for everyday challenges.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Some examples of smart city ventures discussed in the past at city hall include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A map that overlays different sets of data to plot the safest bike ride or easiest place to park to address transportation or mobility challenges.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Crime data and <strong>smart lighting technology<\/strong> used to increase community safety.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sensors used to<strong> track water flow<\/strong> and trigger early warning signs of a flood.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The initiatives are about mobilizing technology \u2013 such as smartphone apps, open data, digital mapping tools, just to name a few \u2013 to tackle social and community issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cAll the new technologies will require higher speed, higher connectivity and lower latency, so the earlier we can invest in this (technology) the better it is for users,\u201d Daley said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThese types of networks create a backbone for those kinds of undertakings.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Coun. Josh Morgan, who chairs the city\u2019s corporate services committee, said this project was an opportunity the city couldn\u2019t let pass by and one that would help London be better prepared for when 5G technology becomes the norm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cI think it is a good idea to participate in pilot projects for technology like this, especially when there\u2019s no cost to the city,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cIt\u2019ll give us the opportunity to understand the impacts of the technology and our staff to prepare any administrative policy we would need to have in place to deploy it on a wider scale when that becomes a reality.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Though only Rogers customers would benefit from the pilot project, Daley said city hall\u2019s agreement would not be exclusive, meaning other telecommunication companies could also approach the city with their own proposals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If approved by council at its Tuesday meeting, installation of the 5G infrastructure could begin as early as this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:jjuha@postmedia.com\">jjuha@postmedia.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/JuhaatLFPress\">Twitter.com\/JuhaatLFPress<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Londoners could soon begin to enjoy the benefits of 5G technologies. JONATHAN JUHA Updated: June 23, 2019 City hall\u2019s information technology (IT) department is asking local politicians to give the green light to a two-year pilot project between the city and Rogers Communications Canada that would see the installation of 5G cellular telecommunication devices \u2013 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[346,357,727,434,19,324,23,326,702,716,806],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-5g","category-5g-antenna","category-london","category-millimeter-wave","category-ontario","category-rogers","category-school","category-small-cells","category-smart-city-wireless_devices","category-stop5g","category-western-university"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17433"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17433\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17435,"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17433\/revisions\/17435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}