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The Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN) and Rogers Communications announced today that Rogers 5G mobile services are now available in 34 more communities across eastern Ontario. Since April 30, 2025, 34 new cell towers are completed, and now offer Rogers 5G mobile services to residents, businesses and visitors.

Bell today announced Canada’s fastest and best 5G+ network1 just got faster. The deployment of 3800 MHz spectrum in parts of southern Ontario is delivering Bell’s fastest mobile speeds yet2 while enhancing reliability and capacity, powering next-generation wireless experiences for consumers and businesses.

This partnership will bring economic benefits to the Ottawa region, improve Canada’s 5G ecosystem and network, and fuel prosperity in Canada’s entire tech sector. This collaboration supports the advancement of 5G networks and will pave the way for new and innovative technology applications, such as defence, telecommunications, clean energy, precision agriculture, autonomous vehicles and modern telemedicine.

In a groundbreaking collaboration, Ericsson and Rogers Communications have deployed Canada’s first Ericsson Private 5G network at NORCAT’s mine in Sudbury, Ontario. The goal of this installation is to encourage innovation and pave the way for smart mines of the future.

In a national first, Ericsson today announced the launch of its Ottawa-developed Indoor Fusion 8828 5G solution. This state-of-the-art, compact 5G indoor solution seamlessly combines radio and baseband functionalities into one unit, revolutionizing indoor wireless connectivity to provide enhanced wireless coverage for consumers.

Rogers Communications announced it has started to deploy Ericsson 5G Advanced technology on its national network, a first for a Canadian operator, to enhance performance and capabilities for consumers and businesses.

Bell Canada and Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) have conducted a successful field test of AI-native link adaptation – the first globally. This innovative technology uses real-time AI to dynamically adapt networks in response to changes in signal quality, interference, and other factors. The result is an enhanced user experience through increased throughput and spectral efficiency. This collaboration marks a significant breakthrough in applying artificial intelligence to improve the performance of radio access networks (RAN).

Xplore Inc., a Canadian-based internet provider, announced the launch of 5G Ultra, a new generation of wireless home Internet.

Bell Canada and Nokia today announced a significant expansion of their 5G network infrastructure partnership, marking a major step forward in deploying Cloud RAN and paving the way for future Open RAN advancements.

$45 million investment will help with the development of 5G and advanced network technologies across the Canadian economy.