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Rogers Communications Inc. marked a milestone on Wednesday as the telecom provider officially turned on its wireless 5G network in downtown areas of Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver and Montreal.

But while Rogers says the next-generation network is now up and running, customers will not be able to access it for some time because devices have not yet been authorized to connect to it.

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Officially lighting up the network, however, is a signal to device manufacturers that Rogers is open for business, and ready to work with companies such as Apple and Samsung to ensure 5G devices are compatible with network infrastructure.

In a news release Wednesday morning, Rogers chief executive Joe Natale said that the move toward 5G is as significant as when Rogers first went into wireless cellular networks.

“5G will not only power businesses, it will fuel entire industries and drive Canada’s digital future” Natale said in the release.