Four Ontario First Nation communities join SWIFT in support of better broadband

WYOMING, ON - Four First Nation communities in southwestern Ontario have become members of SouthWestern Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT).The addition of Beausoleil First Nation, Kettle and Stony Point First Nation, Saugeen First Nation, and Six Nations of the Grand River means that SWIFT now represents the combined connectivity interests of over 1,500 member locations including First Nations, municipalities, hospitals, schools, school boards, and other large public and private enterprises across the region.To overcome the region’s longstanding broadband infrastructure gaps, SWIFT is funding the construction of an affordable, open-access, ultra-high-speed fibre-optic regional broadband network in Southwestern Ontario, Caledon and the Niagara...