Shaw Communications Completes Its First Successful 5G Technical Trials
May 22 2018 - 12:30PM
Shaw Communications Inc. (TSX:SJR.B) (TSX:SJR.PR.A)
(TSX:SJR.PR.B) (NYSE:SJR) (TSX-V:SJR.A) today announced the
successful completion of its first 5G technical trials in Calgary.
Conducted in collaboration with Nokia, CableLabs and Rohde &
Schwarz, Shaw’s trials leveraged 28GHz mmWave and 3.5GHz spectrum
and demonstrated the significant and sustained speeds for the next
generation of wireless technology.
“5G is set to completely transform the industry with faster
wireless speeds that will help usher in the next industrial
revolution and enable future technologies that we can only dream of
today,” said Zoran Stakic, Chief Operating Officer & Chief
Technology Officer, Shaw Communications. “We are pleased that our
first trials have been a resounding success, and through our
partnerships with best-in-class industry leaders we will work to
better understand 5G’s strengths and capabilities while continuing
to invest in our network to offer Canadians a new era of strong and
sustainable competition for the next generation of wireless
technologies.”
The 5G trials were conducted using pre-commercial equipment at
Shaw’s Barlow Campus Technology Centre in Calgary, and leveraged
developmental 28GHz licenses provided by Innovation, Science and
Economic Development Canada. As part of this trial, Shaw also
conducted comparative testing between 28GHz and 3.5GHz spectrum to
better understand the interoperability between two of the bands
considered vital to the growth and proliferation of 5G.
“We are delighted to partner with Shaw on their 5G trials,
bringing our technology and extensive industry expertise of working
with customers all over the world on the design and testing of 5G
solutions. 5G preparation is happening this year already in North
America, which is sooner than many expected. We will enable Shaw to
offer very high speed with extremely fast response time that will
allow robots and machines to communicate between themselves at the
speed of light,” said Marc Rouanne, President of Mobile Networks,
Nokia.
“CableLabs is very pleased with the successful outcome of Shaw’s
5G field trial and the opportunity to collaborate with them on it,”
said Ralph Brown, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology
Officer, CableLabs. “The learnings from this field trial,
together with the cross-industry collaboration on this and other
cable industry 5G trials, ensure that Shaw and the rest of the
industry are well positioned to use their fibre and HFC
infrastructure to advance 5G on a broad scale.”
“Rohde & Schwarz was happy to participate in these trial
activities and to support our North American customer base – in
particular Shaw, Nokia, and CableLabs – to measure 5G and LTE
signals in parallel with our scanner-based backpack prototype
solution at 28GHz and 3.5GHz to assess coverage for both
technologies,” said Hanspeter Bobst, Vice President Rohde &
Schwarz mobile network testing and CEO SwissQual – a Rohde &
Schwarz company.
Shaw will continue to conduct technical trials in the coming
months to test the 5G ecosystem as part of its larger commitment to
improving performance across its LTE-Advanced network.
About ShawShaw Communications Inc. is a leading
Canadian connectivity company. The Wireline division consists of
Consumer and Business services. Consumer serves residential
customers with broadband Internet, Shaw Go WiFi, video and digital
phone. Business provides business customers with Internet, data,
WiFi, digital phone and video services. The Wireless division
provides wireless voice and LTE-Advanced data services through an
expanding and improving mobile wireless network
infrastructure.
Shaw is traded on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges and
is included in the S&P/TSX 60 Index (Symbol: TSX - SJR.B,
SJR.PR.A, SJR.PR.B, NYSE – SJR, and TSXV – SJR.A). For more
information, please visit www.shaw.ca.
Statements included in this news release that are not historic
constitute forward looking statements within the meaning of
applicable securities laws. Such statements include, but are not
limited to: statements related to the test results of tests of 5G
wireless technology. These statements are based on assumptions made
by Shaw that it believes are appropriate and reasonable in the
circumstances. There is the risk that one or more of these
assumptions will not prove to be accurate. Undue reliance should
not be placed on any forward-looking statement. Except as required
by law, Shaw disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking
statement.
For media inquiries, please contact: Shaw
Communications Inc. Chethan Lakshman, VP, External Affairs(403)
930-8448chethan.lakshman@sjrb.ca
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