Rogers to launch 5G smart city pilot in Kelowna

Rogers partners with the University of British Columbia and the City of Kelowna to launch the country's "first 5G pilot of smart city transportation technology in a real-world setting." Sensors connected to Rogers 5G network will be placed in two intersections in downtown Kelowna to gather anonymous car and foot traffic patterns. UBC researchers will use the data they collect to improve automobile, pedestrian, and cyclist safety. At the same time, it will help develop tech to send emergency responders when collisions occur and are detected by the system.

This 5G smart city pilot is part of Rogers' roughly $20 million funds it uses to collaborate with Canadian institutions to help develop and commercialize 5G cases and applications. Kelowna seems like a good place for the test as UBC has an Okanagan campus in the city. Aside from its main campus in Vancouver, which is also a Rogers 5G hub.

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