Rogers Communications has partnered with CableLabs North to work on technology solutions for the telcos network.
This partnership includes a plan for CableLabs to develop and deliver 5G using cable network infrastructures that will provide additional capacity for the network.
One aim of the partnership is to deliver speeds of 10Gbps, around 10 times faster than average Internet speeds today. Such multi-gigabit speeds will enable enhanced reliability and ultra-low latency, claims Rogers.
Rogers said that it will host the facility in Calgary at its Barlow campus.
The company claims that the partnership will "deliver a more seamless experience to Canadians.”
Rogers has more than 11.3 million subscribers in Canada and is the second-biggest telco in the country after its buyout of Shaw Communications was completed last year, following a series of regulatory concerns over the impact on competition.
It was reported last month that Rogers is looking to sell most of its data centers in a bid to reduce its debts. Rogers took on significant debt as part of its acquisition of Shaw for C$20 billion ($14.7bn), which went through in March 2023.
Colorado-based CableLabs develops cable technology for a number of customers, including Comcast, Charter Communications, Cox Communications, and Vodafone.
