US technology colossus Google is courting controversy in Toronto over its plans to construct a new digital city in Toronto's Eastern waterfront, in a regeneration project described as being a model of 21st century urbanism.

The city of Toronto, Canada has won ‘Best Global Smart City’ at the Telecom Review Excellence Awards.

Global ride-hailing service Uber has taken its very first steps to expand its self-driving research into foreign markets with the announcement that it plans to open a research facility in Toronto, Canada. This latest expansion is for Uber's Advanced Technologies Group, which is responsible for the majority of the firm's research on autonomous vehicles. Uber also disclosed that University of Toronto professor Raquel Urtasun has been tasked with the responsibility of leading the new research center.

A new report conducted by the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) has found that the Internet of Things will make the Canadian telecommunications sector much more efficient - and claimed that the industry is competitive in comparison to other markets on a global basis.

Sessions over the first two days of the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) Global Summit have highlighted the spectrum sharing lessons learned between countries worldwide and the current demand for unlicensed access. On its final day, the Global Summit explored national spectrum plans and the economic benefits of the spectrum.