Humber Polytechnic’s Broadcast-Broadband Convergence B²C Lab and the City of Calgary have entered a multi-year collaboration to launch Canada’s first ATSC 3.0 municipal-use project. ATSC 3.0 technology enables data to be broadcast over long distances, making it suitable for delivering emergency alerts and expanding educational and healthcare access in underserved areas. Humber’s staff and students will lead the project, designing, building, and testing over-the-air casting solutions. Humber President Ann Marie Vaughan explained that the collaboration demonstrates “the importance of collaborating with like-minded partners who are excited to push boundaries and explore innovative solutions that can be applied across various industries, from emergency response to digital education, all while providing hands-on opportunities for our students to engage in research and development.”
