TeraGo announced that it will commence technical trials in the Greater Toronto Area and Greater Golden Horseshoe Area in the first quarter of 2020, utilizing fixed wireless 5G millimetre wave equipment from Nokia.
TeraGo owns a national spectrum portfolio of exclusive 24 GHz and 38 GHz wide-area spectrum licences including 2,120 MHz of spectrum across Canada's 6 largest cities.
The trials will be conducted on the 24 and 38 GHz frequency bands using both ISED developmental licences and TeraGo's owned licenced spectrum. Customer trials are then planned to begin in the second quarter of 2020.
TeraGo's fixed wireless spectrum assets include 14 of 20 licences issued in the 24 GHz band and 25 of 27 licences issued in the 38 GHz band, covering 2,210 MHz in Canada's six largest cities or approximately 8.6 billion MHz-Pop's ^1 . The Company's national fixed wireless network is supported by a redundant fibre optic backbone with approximately 600 rooftops across Canada. Over the next year, TeraGo will continue to invest to enhance its network by bringing the benefits of 5G Fixed Wireless Access to businesses including enhanced speed, low latency, and fibre like reliability.
Tony Ciciretto, President and CEO, TeraGo
In Canada, TeraGo is uniquely positioned to be one of the first operators to launch commercial 5G fixed wireless services as the largest holder of millimetre wave spectrum in the largest urban markets.
Stephan Litjens, GM, Nokia Digital Automation
We are delighted to see Nokia Digital Automation Cloud (Nokia DAC) and mmWave equipment chosen for testing on 5G networks in Canada.
