Category: 5G network

Rogers to Expand Its 5G Network Across the Entire Toronto Subway System

Rogers Communications Inc. has announced it will expand its latest high-speed wireless network across Toronto’s entire subway system. The company said this will include access to 911 for all riders. Rogers said subway riders with any wireless provider can currently call 911 only where the cellular network exists—on station platforms, concourses and about 25 per…


‘Very Proud’ of Work Advising Huawei on Meng Wanzhou Case, Charest Says at Tory Leadership Campaign Launch

Conservative Party leadership candidate Jean Charest says he is “very proud” of his work advising Chinese telecom giant Huawei on the Meng Wanzhou extradition case. “What we did in Huawei, I’m very proud with what we did in helping to sort out the situation of Ms. Meng Wanzhou,” the former Quebec premier told reporters at…


US Satellite TV Firm Dish Ties up With Cisco to Sell 5G to Businesses

STOCKHOLM—U.S. satellite TV provider Dish, which is racing to build a 5G network in the United States, has linked up with Cisco to sell cloud-powered 5G services to businesses, the companies said on Tuesday. Dish has said building a new network, rather than re-engineering an existing 3G or 4G network, helped keep its costs low…


Champagne Says Canada Only Wants ‘Trusted’ AI Partners as Huawei Decision Looms

Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says Canada only wants to deal with “trusted partners” in future artificial intelligence ventures. Champagne’s comments to The Canadian Press send a strong signal that the Canadian rejection of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei as a 5G provider is at hand. The federal government has long delayed a decision on the companies that…


UK Warned to Cool Links With China Over ‘New Cold War’ Fears

The UK needs to be wary about its relations with China as Beijing embarks on a new cold war, a former Australian prime minister and government trade adviser has warned. Tony Abbott, a member of the Board of Trade, said the Asian economic powerhouse was weaponising trade and urged Britain to guard against selling key…


Swedish Court Dismisses Huawei Appeal Over 5G Network Ban

STOCKHOLM—A Swedish court has dismissed an appeal by Huawei against its exclusion from the country’s 5G network roll out, paving the way for the 5G spectrum auction scheduled for next week to proceed as planned. The Chinese telecom group had earlier this month appealed against a decision by the Administrative Court of Appeal that allowed…


Tories Call out Feds for Failing to Decide on Huawei, Counter CCP Interference

Tories called out Ottawa for failing to decide whether Huawei should be banned from participating in Canada’s 5G network, and developing a plan to combat Beijing’s growing foreign interference on Canadian soil. Conservative Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Michael Chong issued a statement Monday criticizing the Liberal government for not responding to a motion passed…