- Bell Canada (BCE +0.2%) and Nokia (NYSE:NOK) have completed the first Canadian trial of 5G wireless, the companies said.
- The trial at Bell's Wireless Innovation Centre used 73-GHz spectrum to hit sustained speeds more than six times faster than Canada's top 4G speeds.
- "Bell is working closely with Nokia and our other partners in North America and worldwide to create the network, device and application ecosystem required to ensure Canadians will be able take full advantage of the 5G opportunity," said Bell CTO Stephen Howe.