Toronto's Cisco-funded Digital Canopy to extend free Wi-Fi to vulnerable citizens

TORONTO — Cisco Canada and the City of Toronto today announced the launch of Digital Canopy, made possible through Cisco’s $1-million investment of in-kind technology and services, which will see the expansion of Wi-Fi access in some of Toronto’s most vulnerable communities. Funded through Cisco’s Country Digital Acceleration (CDA) program in collaboration with Cisco’s Toronto Innovation Labs, the Digital Canopy initiative will provide free Wi-Fi hotspots for approximately 13,000 Torontonians, says the news release. Cisco’s Toronto Innovation Labs and the City of Toronto brought together network providers, Internet service providers and managed service providers to launch Digital Canopy. Partners include...