TERAGO deploys Canada’s first private 5G MMwave research network at McMaster University
by CM staff
Over the next three years, this private network will allow researchers to test and develop advanced manufacturing technologies that leverage the capabilities of 5G MMwave networks.
TORONTO — TERAGO Inc., has deployed Canada’s first 5G MMwave private network dedicated to Industry 4.0 research in McMaster’s Manufacturing Research Institute (MMRI) in Hamilton, Ontario.
Over the next three years, this private network will allow researchers to test and develop advanced manufacturing technologies that leverage the capabilities of 5G MMwave networks.
5G Millimeter wave networks offer high-bandwidth and ultra-low latency, and can simultaneously support thousands of devices. These networks will enable industries to lower costs, improve efficiencies and increase worker safety by incorporating innovations in augmented reality, high-speed vision systems, massive industrial IoT deployments and autonomous vehicles.
“We are thrilled for the official launch of the 5G Millimeter wave network with TERAGO and look forward to the strategic innovative advancements that this partnership will bring to Canada’s industrial sector,” said John Preston, Associate Dean, Research, Innovation and External Relations with the Faculty of Engineering.
“As the first university adopting a private 5G Millimeter wave network, we are leading the way for Industry 4.0 research. We are incredibly excited to kick off this next chapter in our partnership with TERAGO and to have this network up and running,” said Stephen Veldhuis, MMRI Director and the Braley-Orlick Chair in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering.
TERAGO and McMaster announced their partnership in November 2021, and have since worked to develop use-cases that are being explored by researchers inside McMaster’s new, 21,000-square-foot advanced manufacturing facility, powered by TERAGO’s 5G MMwave private network.
“We are extremely excited about the deployment of Canada’s first 5G Millimeter private network at the MMRI,” said Matthew Gerber, TERAGO’s CEO. “Our collective teams will now be able to demonstrate what a low latency, high speed millimeter private network can do for Canadian manufacturers that are looking to enhance capabilities, improve efficiencies and lower costs.”
