MaRS Discovery District 5G and Smart Cities in Canada December 10th, 2020 MaRS is North America’s largest innovation hub
• 1.5 million sq. ft. of research labs and tech offices in downtown Toronto • 1,400+ high-growth ventures supported • 150 tenants, including Facebook, PayPal, and JLABS • Home to the Investment Accelerator Fund
2 What is different about 5G?
Performance (with respect to 4G) Transmission rate 10x to 100x Data Volume 1000x Power Consumption 10x (less) Latency 10x Deployment Speed 1500x Massive Machine- Enhanced Mobile Ultra-reliable and low- Type Communications Broadband latency communications
4 5G and Other Access Technologies to power Smart Cities Entrepreneurs
Source: muRata December 2020
5 Globally, where are we with 5G?
• 106 Commercial 5G Launches • 7% Population Penetration • 20% Global Connections by 2025
Source: GSMA September 2020
6 MaRS is delivering the ENCQOR 5G program Evolution of Networked Services through a Corridor in Québec and Ontario for Research and Innovation
• Public-Private Partnership focused on enabling • Cutting-edge 5G infrastructure and equipment innovators to build new technologies • Access to on-site technical support • First Canadian pre-commercial wireless testbed • Access to Business Support Services
7 500 SMEs across Ontario and Quebec
ONTARIO QUEBEC Cybersecurity Automotive 2% Automotive 14% Agriculture 9% Cybersecurity 2% and Fintech Smart Cities 6% 28% Telecom 12% Smart Cities Manufacturing 36% Agriculture 3% 2% Energy 2% Telecom 9%
Manufacturing Health Education 5% 10% 3% Energy Health Transportation Media and 4% Education 3% and Mobility Media and Entertainment 7% 14% Entertainment Transportation and 16% Mobility 13%
STRONGER NETWORKS, SMARTER COMMUNITIES. Smart Cities Companies
Integrated plant cultivation systems for controlled environment agriculture.
Real-time road condition monitoring for preventative maintenance and streamlined municipal operations.
Intelligent management of commercial property maintenance and supply up-keep.
Improvement of public safety through strengthening emergency response systems
9 Smart Cities Initiatives in Ontario
City of Stratford
• Heavy broadband investments support two-thirds of SMEs • LoRaWAN deployment
10 Smart Cities Initiatives in Ontario
City of Vaughan
Early Digital City Transformation in 2016 • Use of Social Media • 24/7 eServices • Open Access to City Data • Public Internet Access • Citizen Focus • Transformation of Admin. Processes
11 Smart Cities Initiatives in Ontario
MaRS-led Civic Digital Trust
• Waterfront Toronto collaboration to inform issues related to: • Data Privacy • Data Security
• Create Data Trust Primer for public/private entities on data governance
12 • Open to SMEs with a novel technology solution Smart Cities • Under 500 employees Initiatives in • Upcoming in 2021 Ontario • Durham – smart home technology for regional access services • Ottawa – enhance remote monitoring
13 Let us connect!
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