Blog – ORION

CANHEIT Conference 2018

David Smith Chief Technology Officer, ORION

July 20, 2018

OverviewA few weeks ago, ORION’s Director, Marketing and Communications, Cathy Bogaart, our Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Farooq Naiyer and I attended the CANHEIT conference that took place at Simon Fraser University (SFU) in Burnaby, BC. CANHEIT is the largest ... Continue Reading

Working together for Ontario’s digital future

ALFONSO LICATA President and CEO, ORION

May 17, 2018

THINK 2018: Innovation Ecosystem conference provides important forum for idea-sharing for Ontario’s innovators Two weeks ago at the MaRS Centre, we brought together almost 200 of our community members including IT leaders, researchers, educators, librarians, policymakers and other key stakeholders for ... Continue Reading

Waterlook Catholic DSB explores Virtual Fieldtrips

ORION’s year: A letter to Ontario’s innovation community

Alfonso Licata President and CEO, ORION

May 1, 2018

Today at Day 1 of THINK, during our Advisory Group Meetup, I unveiled our year ahead. At the same time, I launched our "year that was". I hope to see you tomorrow at THINK so I can tell you more. ... Continue Reading

Welcome to a 5G World: Infrastructure investment for research, education and innovation

Alfonso Licata CEO, ORION

March 22, 2018

Everywhere we look, we see and hear that the world is now on the verge of 5G, or fifth-generation, wireless communications. 5G will be a game changer in wireless telecommunications, ushering in a high-speed network that forms the wireless backbone for ... Continue Reading

Slow Lane: Will Net Neutrality prevail in Ontario or are there ominous clouds on the horizon?

Research networks insulated from adverse effects of US net neutrality changes

March 19, 2018

Much has been made of the repeal of Obama-era net neutrality regulations by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) late last year. Opponents fear that US-based Internet Service Providers (ISPs) will be now able to change the way people access ... Continue Reading