Wavefront Celebrates 10 Years of Supporting Canadian Innovation
(firmenpresse) - VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired) -- 07/25/17 -- Wavefront Wireless Commercialization Centre Society ("Wavefront"), a Centre of Excellence based in Vancouver, BC, is marking the 10th anniversary of its launch this week.
In 2007, the Government of British Columbia provided funding of $5 million to Wavefront to support the province''s emerging wireless industry. Since then, Wavefront has expanded its programs and services to support more than 1,000 companies across the country and has been designated Canada''s Centre of Excellence for Wireless Commercialization and Research. Wavefront has grown into Canada''s leader in transforming businesses through mobile and the Internet of Things (IoT), helping startups accelerate their time to market and scale up, small-medium enterprises (SMEs) expand to global markets and large organizations digitally transform and adopt new technologies.
Wavefront''s significant economic impact includes:
(Impact attributed by Wavefront companies in Economic Impact Report 2011-2016. .)
Wavefront is expanding its reach to enterprise solutions, connecting large companies seeking to innovate with digital solutions providers.
Wavefront''s support has included:
"The wireless revolution is one of the most transformative technology waves, both socially and economically. Wavefront has been at the forefront in Canada for the past 10 years," says James Maynard, President and CEO of Wavefront. Maynard has been at the helm of Wavefront since Day One. "The change is continuing, with tremendous opportunities for Canadian companies to grow and prosper. Today we''re celebrating the accomplishments of the past decade, but in fact, we''re just getting started."
Wavefront is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a reunion of companies, partners and community supporters on July 25, 5-8 pm on the plaza at Guinness Tower, 1055 West Hastings. Media are invited.
About Wavefront
is Canada''s leader in transforming business through mobile and IoT innovation. We are a centre for commercialization for companies in the wireless and IoT technologies space. Our vision is to build a globally relevant, nationally connected ecosystem that delivers digital capacity, competitiveness and prosperity for Canadians.
Contacts:
Michelle Sklar
VP Marketing & Communications
Wavefront
(778) 331-7498
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