The Association represents the industry before governments and various regulatory agencies. While primarily involved with the activities of federal agencies such as the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) and Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, the Association is increasingly active at the provincial and municipal levels.
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How will Canadians adopt to #5G networks? Over 50% of mobile connections are forecasted to be on the 5G network by 2026. Learn more at ow.ly/aD1b30kAnGQ
The path to #5G will create 154,000 temporary, indirect, and induced jobs from 2020-2026. At its peak in 2026, this will be equivalent to the number of full time employees supported by Loblaw in Canada, one of Canada’s largest employers. Learn more at ow.ly/LeXR30kAnuP
.@AccentureStrat had a number of very insightful facts this afternoon in their 5G prezzy. To be honest I couldn’t get them all down fast enough. I took a picture of this slide on Canadian use cases. More later. Thanks @CWTAwireless Retweeted by CWTA / ACTS
5G is coming to rural Canada. @Xplornet is working on a 5G trial program that will unlock the potential of this technology using 3500MHz spectrum. Delighted to see this report acknowledge the role of fixed wireless in bringing 5G to rural tinyurl.com/ybhnqq39 @CWTAwireless Retweeted by CWTA / ACTS
#5G wireless could add $40 Billion in Annual GDP, 250,000 permanent new jobs, and $26 billion invested by carriers into the Canadian economy by 2026, @AccentureCanada report finds. Learn more at about the future of 5G at: ow.ly/pqB030kzF9R #CdnWireless
Pleasure working with the @CWTAwireless on this key #5G report for Canada, particularly relevant today as data strategy is making headlines twitter.com/cwtawireless/s… Retweeted by CWTA / ACTS