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Why this organization matters now
Dated Apr 16, 2026
CENGN, Ericsson Canada and the Centre national intégré du manufacturier intelligent launched the Advanced Manufacturing Living Lab in Drummondville on 2026-04-16; Ericsson's 2026-05-19 account describes a 2,800-square-metre factory-lab using private 5G.
Source: Building Canada's manufacturing future - one lab at a time (opens in a new tab)Reviewed assessment
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Mission areas
Contributing capability
Cloud and application performance validation
Edge Data Processing
A configurable environment for measuring software, API, database and network behaviour under representative load could inform edge-data-processing assurance decisions; this is a derived screening alignment, not evidence of defence adoption or field performance.
Evidence strength: ModerateCapability last reviewed Aug 12, 2026
Open Mission areaContributing capability
Network-application and NFV/SDN validation
Edge Data Processing
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Technologies and services
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Cloud and software performance-testing service
Cloud and application performance validation
What it enables
Configurable Canadian network, compute and storage infrastructure plus specialist support for load, stress, scalability, latency, throughput, endurance and security-performance testing of software solutions.
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Public programs and contracts
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Programs and deployments
ENGINE - Enabling Next Generation Innovation for Network Evolution
Lead recipient and program operator
Sponsor or operator: CENGN - Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks
FundedDec 9, 2024Organization role. ISED's agreement identifies CENGN as the not-for-profit recipient leading ENGINE, with CENGN operating calls, evaluation and access pathways for eligible projects; this does not make ISED an owner or make downstream support automatic.
Program. A federally supported national ecosystem intended to reduce technical and commercialization barriers for Canadian SMEs developing or adopting 5G and advanced-network technologies through testbeds, living labs and partner collaboration.
Started Jul 15, 2024 · Ended Mar 31, 2033
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Which security classification, data-handling and recognized certification boundary applies to the selected CENGN test environment?
CENGN describes secure isolated infrastructure and Canadian data infrastructure, but the final accreditation and procurement lane found no public ISO 27001, SOC 2, Protected B, classified-handling or defence-facility authorization for CENGN.
What price, queue, test capacity, service level and funding match applies to a specific eligible applicant and configuration?
The public route states Canadian, under-500-employee and TRL 4-plus eligibility plus an expression-of-interest process, but does not disclose price, wait time, concurrency, acceptance rate, service level or guaranteed funding.
Which performance-test or living-lab stream can reproduce the intended operational network, robotics or advanced-manufacturing environment?
CENGN publishes multiple sector labs and a configurable cloud/network testbed, while partner pages establish specific facilities rather than universal configuration availability; fit must be confirmed for the applicant's technology and evidence goal.
Geography
Ottawa, Ontario
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Last reviewed
Aug 12, 2026
Identity and profile
- Open source: ENGINE grant and contribution record 514907 (opens in a new tab)
ENGINE grant and contribution record 514907
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
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