Canada closing 5G communications technology gap By Tyler Orton | February 26, 2021, 12:01pm royyimzy/iStock/Getty Images Plus A game of one-upmanship has been unfolding among Canada’s telecom giants as they seek to score 5G market dominance. After an initially tempered rollout – at least by international standards – of the next-generation wireless infrastructure, the country’s top three providers have been unfurling a flurry of network expansion announcements since the summer. Early last year, Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX:RCI.B) became the first wireless carrier to deploy 5G in Vancouver. It doubled-down again in December, revealing it was rolling out its first 5G standalone core – effectively the brains of the network – in the city.