- Rogers has launched Canada’s first commercially available 5G standalone network
- Rogers achieved this through its partnership with Ericsson
- Rogers 5G standalone service is now available to customers on major devices, including Google.
- The company’s 5G SA Core network has been built from the ground up based on the latest cloud-native technologies
- Rogers is a leading Canadian technology and media company.
- Rogers Communications Inc. is up 0.808 per cent on the day, trading at $68.64 at 2.58 pm ET.
Rogers Communications (RCI.B) has announced the launch of the first commercial 5G standalone (SA) network in Canada and one of the first globally.
This follows its completion of the roll-out of Canada’s first national standalone 5G core and the country’s first 5G standalone device certification, continuing its leadership in the roll-out of 5G technology.
Built exclusively with its network partner Ericsson, Rogers 5G standalone service is now available to customers on major devices, including Google.
“We are thrilled to be the first in Canada to launch a commercial 5G standalone service,” stated Jorge Fernandes, Chief Technology Officer at Rogers Communications.
“This milestone underscores our ongoing leadership in 5G and will bring immediate benefits to customers by increasing coverage, scalability and availability, and improving network response times, enabling a world of new use cases and applications,” he added.
Rogers 5G SA Core network has been built from the ground up based on the latest cloud-native technologies, enabling more advanced wireless capabilities like ultra-low latency, network slicing and mobile edge computing and expanding Rogers 5G footprint.
5G Core and 5G RAN (radio access network) slicing enables Rogers to deliver innovative new services to customers such as dedicated private networks, public safety applications and access to edge compute for augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR) consumer applications.
“Ericsson is collaborating with our partners at Rogers to deliver 5G advanced services and innovative network solutions to meet the growing demand from Canadian companies and consumers,” said Yasir Hussain, Chief Technology Officer, Ericsson Canada.
The launch allows wireless customers with 5G SA-capable devices like the Google Pixel 6 and the Google Pixel 6 Pro to connect to the 5G SA network.
Wireless customers with capable devices will automatically connect to the 5G SA service where it has been rolled out and Rogers will be onboarding other major devices later in the year.
With today’s launch of commercial 5G SA, Rogers combines the new 5G Core Network technology with 5G RAN unlocking the full benefits of 5G for the first time in Canada, in addition to extending Rogers 5G coverage footprint even further.
Rogers is a leading Canadian technology and media company.
Rogers Communications Inc. is up 0.808 per cent on the day, trading at $68.64 at 2.58 pm ET.
