Amount:
No Fixed Amount
Type of Program:
Free Testbed
Description:
CENGN helps small and medium-sized Canadian technology companies accelerate their commercialization efforts by giving them no-cost access to CENGN multi-cloud commercial-grade computing and networking testbed to run projects that accelerate their commercialization efforts.
CENGN accepts projects in a wide range of technology areas, but their specialties are: SDN/NFV/SD-WAN, IoT, Data Centre/Cloud, Security, Mobile Networks, AI, Network Transport, and Network Applications (e.g.: automation, analytics, operational support, etc.).
There are 4 Project Streams:
- 1Residential Broadband Program;
- 2Smart Mining Program;
- 3Smart Agriculture Program;
- 4Commercialization Services.
Comments on Funding:
CENGN offers no-cost access to their enterprise-scale computing and networking testbed.
When It Ends:
Ongoing
Deadline:
Rolling deadline
Eligibility:
The applicant must:
The company can make productive use of the CENGN testbed to advance its commercialization efforts.
Applications Steps:
Applicants must complete and submit an online form and will be contacted by a member of CENGN business development team within a week.
Other Things to Note:
- 1CENGN considers new projects on a rolling basis. Selected companies can often start their projects within 1-3 months of contacting them.
- 2Projects are 9 to 12 weeks in duration and typically range from demonstrations to interoperability tests to scale/stress tests. In addition to the testbed resources, CENGN also provides applicants with project management and engineering support during the project. Their marketing team will work with applicants to create and distribute materials that promote the success of their project.
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