Toronto Region is home to a growing Wireless & RFID innovation cluster
Specialized Labour • Workforce of 150,000 • 130 university and college programs • 7,000 university graduates
Public Sector R&D
Leading Customers
• University of Toronto: Emerging Communications Technology Institute, Nortel Institute for Telecommunications • University of Waterloo: Centre for Wireless Communication; Centre for Integrated RF Engineering; Nortel Networks Institute • McMaster University: Centre for Emerging Device Technologies • Ryerson University: Rogers Communications Centre
Anchor Companies • Research in Motion • Psion Teklogix Inc.
• Certicom • COM DEV International • Communication and Power Industries • Nortel Networks • Omron Canada
Suppliers and Infrastructure • • • • • • • • • •
Ahearn & Soper Inc. BCS Redline Communications Inc. Weber Marking Systems Tira Wireless Tertec Enterprises Xmark Corporation GlobeStar Systems MyThum Interactive Mine Radio Systems
Supportive regulatory and public policy environment
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