The article Steering megamerger, bridging digital divide on Rogers CEO’s to-do list, published April 7, 2022, in Business in Vancouver includes a report on president and CEO of Rogers Communications, Tony Staffieri’s, recent visit to UBC’s Vancouver campus.
With a recent UBC-Rogers partnership agreement renewed at $4.8 million through 2025, the Vancouver meeting highlighted “immensely impressive applications already emerging with the networking support 5G technology offers” and some early insights into emerging projects around: networks to mitigate the damage of forest fires, flooding, earthquakes, traffic and health emergencies. The partnership is managed by ICICS.