As the world makes the leap from fourth generation (4G) to fifth generation (5G) wireless technology, new opportunities are opening in the telecommunication industry. Unfortunately, Canadian companies didn’t get their foot in the door early enough to capitalize on opportunities associated with this transition. But it is still unclear what this next generation of wireless will bring – and what the subsequent generations will look like.
 

SCC has worked with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) and the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) to develop a roadmap for how to ensure Canadian companies remain competitive in this mobile infrastructure market – now and in the future. SCC also reached out to Canadian companies to get them to participate in a Beyond 5G Workshop. The goal of the workshop was to explore how SMEs can overcome any challenges they face entering and competing in the global wireless technologies market – and how standards can assist with this.
 

As the result of the workshop, SCC helped draft a series of recommendations that point to the policy, research and standards initiatives needed to help Canadian companies become more globally competitive in the wireless technologies sector.