[ad_1] The technical evaluation broke the four-volume MIDP into 160 distinct proposals. Sixteen of those suggestions were labeled “non-support,” which means “new solutions must be explored,” Waterfront Toronto explained in a discussion guide that will inform a second round of public consultation. The organization rejected an “efficient” and “ultra efficient” housing concept that would have […]
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Canada’s first 5G network starts rolling out in four cities
[ad_1] Notably, Rogers is initially using mid-band wireless frequencies like Sprint’s rather than the fast-but-finicky millimeter wave you see with Verizon (Engadget’s parent company) or T-Mobile’s far-reaching but modest low-band 5G. It’ll start with 2.5GHz airwaves, but will move to low-band 600MHz later in 2020. Eventually, the Canadian provider will use 3.5GHz access as well […]
Sidewalk Labs finally publishes its smart city master plan
[ad_1] Quayside and Villiers West First and foremost, a bit of geographical background. The company is currently proposing two smart neighborhoods — Quayside and Villiers West — that will exist inside a broader area called the Innovative Development and Economic Acceleration (IDEA) district. Quayside would be the first part of the project, and house 4,200 […]
Alphabet’s smart neighborhood could have shape-shifting ‘superblocks’
[ad_1] In a new report, Sidewalk Labs pitches four basic road types for Quayside. The widest and busiest, called Boulevards, would allow traditional cars with a driver behind the wheel. These would be limited to the outside of each superblock, however, while a network of smaller Laneways, Accessways and Transitways crisscross inside. Sidewalk Labs also […]