MORAVIANTOWN/THAMESVILLE, ON – The SouthWestern Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT) project has released its first Request for Proposals (RFP) for fibre-construction to serve the Delaware Nation at Morviantown, a First Nation located within Chatham-Kent.
This marks the first bidding opportunity for local network construction to be released by SWIFT. To access the RFP for the Delaware Nation at Moraviantown, click here.
Following the successful implementation of this network, SWIFT said that it will issue a series of RFPs to 28 pre-qualified service providers to build out the SWIFT Network across southwestern Ontario, Caledon and Niagara Region.
“Working with the Delaware Nation at Moraviatown to begin network construction is a fantastic first step for SWIFT,” said SWIFT CEO Geoff Hogan, in a statement. “As a collective, collaborative investment initiative, we are working to connect over 3.5 million people across the region, including fourteen First Nation. Beginning the process by serving a primarily rural First Nation community represents a major step toward making our shared vision of ‘broadband for everyone’ a reality.”
SWIFT aims to build an affordable, open-access, ultra-high-speed fibre-optic regional broadband network for Ontarians in approximately 350 communities in Southwestern Ontario, Caledon and Niagara Region.
