{"id":17825,"date":"2020-09-02T04:13:02","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T11:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?p=17825"},"modified":"2020-09-02T04:13:02","modified_gmt":"2020-09-02T11:13:02","slug":"rogers-launches-5g-in-more-than-50-communities-in-canada-heres-the-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?p=17825","title":{"rendered":"Rogers launches 5G in more than 50 communities in Canada: Here\u2019s the list"},"content":{"rendered":"

That’s faster than expected<\/h3>\n
Joe O’Connor\u00a0<\/span>Publishing date: Sep 01, 2020<\/div>\n
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Telecom giant Rogers Communications Inc. initially projected its nascent 5G network would expand beyond Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Vancouver to cover an additional 20-plus markets by the end of 2020, but on Tuesday it said it now projects the network will cover more than 60 cities and towns by year-end.<\/p>\n

The company initially began rolling out its new 5G network in a few major cities back in January, before a global pandemic sideswiped the economy and led to shuttered offices, pushing employees into remote work situations and children into remote learning scenarios.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cStrong digital infrastructure and investments in 5G are critical to fuel productivity and innovation across this country now, as we power out of COVID-19, and in the future as we reset the competitive landscape for Canada, globally,\u201d Joe Natale, chief executive of Rogers Communications, said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Some think 5G\u2019s impact will be more incremental than transformational, but 5G has long been touted by the major telcos as a game-changer, given its promise of enhanced user connectivity, increased bandwidth and faster download speeds, all required to pile more and more devices onto the network without compromising performance.<\/p>\n

Perhaps surprisingly, the accelerated expansion of Rogers\u2019 5G network isn\u2019t, as so many other things have been since mid-March, related to COVID-19.<\/p>\n

Timelines for the network build-out were surpassed due to a combination of factors, including Rogers\u2019 partnership with Swedish multinational Ericsson as its 5G vendor, its deployment team\u2019s efforts and its 600-MHz spectrum, a key building block underpinning the expansion.<\/p>\n

Jorge Fernandes, Rogers chief technology and information officer, in a statement said the company is focused on continuing to build a \u201crobust 5G ecosystem with strategic investments, world-class partners and cutting-edge technology.\u201d<\/p>\n

That ecosystem includes incubating a made-in-Canada 5G technology in partnership with several Canadian universities including the University of British Columbia, University of Waterloo and Ryerson University.<\/p>\n

Rogers said launched in 50 new towns and cities Tuesday, making it Canada\u2019s largest 5G network. Here is the list of the communities<\/p>\n

Ontario<\/h3>\n

Aurora, ON
\nBarrie, ON
\nBrampton, ON
\nCaledon, ON
\nCambridge, ON
\nHalton Hills, ON
\nHamilton, ON
\nKitchener, ON
\nMarkham, ON
\nMilton, ON
\nMississauga, ON
\nNewmarket, ON
\nOshawa, ON
\nOttawa, ON
\nRichmond Hill, ON
\nToronto, ON
\nUxbridge, ON
\nVaughan, ON
\nWaterloo, ON
\nWhitchurch-Stouffville, ON<\/p>\n

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British Columbia<\/h3>\n

Abbotsford-Mission, BC
\nBurnaby, BC
\nChilliwack, BC
\nCoquitlam, BC
\nCourtenay, BC
\nDelta, BC
\nKamloops, BC
\nKelowna, BC
\nLangley, BC
\nMaple Ridge, BC
\nNanaimo, BC
\nNew Westminster, BC
\nNorth Vancouver, BC
\nOliver, BC
\nOsoyoos, BC
\nPenticton, BC
\nPitt Meadows, BC
\nPort Coquitlam, BC
\nPort Moody, BC
\nRichmond, BC
\nSalmon Arm, BC
\nSurrey, BC
\nVancouver, BC
\nVernon, BC
\nVictoria, BC
\nWest Vancouver, BC
\nWhite Rock, BC<\/p>\n

Alberta<\/h3>\n

Calgary, AB
\nEdmonton, AB
\nFort McMurray, AB
\nGrande Prairie, AB
\nLethbridge, AB<\/p>\n

Saskatchewan<\/h3>\n

Regina, SK
\nSaskatoon, SK<\/p>\n

Quebec<\/h3>\n

Gatineau, QC
\nMontreal, QC
\nQuebec City, QC
\nTrois-Rivi\u00e8res, QC<\/p>\n

\u2022 Email: joconnor@nationalpost.com<\/a> | Twitter: oconnorwrites<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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