Established firms and start-ups
cultivate next wave of wireless

Ottawa’s wireless sector includes more than 60 companies delivering world-class quality in hardware, software, services and infrastructure solutions. Together these firms employ more than 2,000 engineers developing the chips, infrastructure, software, applications and devices that will drive the next wave of wireless content and services for businesses and consumers.

The wireless sector encompasses technologies such as cellular voice and data, satellite, in-building (Wi-Fi) and broadband.

A diverse base of established and emerging companies form the core of Ottawa’s wireless community. Global firms such as Nokia, Nortel, Alcatel, Siemens, and Marconi are included in this group, as are a growing number of local companies and promising start-ups. Meanwhile, a wide range of industry, government, and academic initiatives contribute significant impetus in research and development.
Growth in Ottawa’s wireless industry is driven in large part by innovations developed at the Communications Research Centre—the premier wireless innovations lab in Canada—and at Ottawa’s universities, where wireless education and research are key areas of activity.