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SWIFT launches procurement process with two stage request for pre-qualification (RFPQ)…

The Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT) Network launched it's procurement process today by officially releasing a two-stage Request for Pre-Qualification (RFPQ). Successfully prequalified respondents will be invited to respond to subsequent Request for Proposals (RFPs) to begin…

Melissa O'BrienMay 10, 2017

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Region of Waterloo joins SWIFT as full partner, contributing $2.2 million to build Internet broadband for everyone

The Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT) Network continues to gain momentum and gather support in advance of its official procurement process launching this May as the project moves toward realizing its goal of building critical…

Melissa O'BrienMay 1, 2017

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SWIFT to Release a Two Stage Request for Pre-Qualification May 12, 2017…

On May 12, 2017, the Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT) Network will release a two stage Request for Pre-Qualification (RFPQ resulting in a list of prequalified respondents. Successfully prequalified respondents will be invited to respond…

Melissa O'BrienApril 27, 2017

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How does broadband for everyone help address the housing crunch?

In a blog-post yesterday, Keith Currie, President of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, posted a valuable perspective on how rural Ontario can and should be a critical part of the solution to the current housing…

Melissa O'BrienApril 21, 2017

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SWIFT Appoints 2017 Board of Directors

Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology Inc. held its second annual general meeting on April 7, 2017 at Cisco Canada’s Toronto Innovation Center, where the organization appointed the next slate of directors and received a tour of…

Melissa O'BrienApril 12, 2017

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SWIFT to Release a Two Stage Request for Pre-Qualification (RFPQ) in May 2017…

The Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT) Network is preparing to release a two stage Request for Pre-Qualification (RFPQ)/Request for Proposal (RFP) process this spring to begin investing nearly $300 million in building broadband for everyone…

Melissa O'BrienMarch 17, 2017

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Updates to Connect to Innovate Program

The Government of Canada has added 70 new communities eligible for backbone projects and more than 140 underserved hexagons have been added to the eligibility data for the Connect to Innovate Program. In terms of…

Melissa O'BrienFebruary 27, 2017

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What does the future hold? Broadband as an essential utility…

While the CRTC took an important step forward in recognizing broadband as an essential telecommunications service, many are calling for broadband to be classified as an essential utility. According to John G. Jung, Chairman and Co-Founder…

Melissa O'BrienFebruary 16, 2017

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Publications Fertile Ground: Growing the Competitiveness of Ontario’s Agri-food Sector

The agri-food sector is a significant driver in the province, employing 1 in 9 Ontarians and representing $36.4 billion in GDP. In Fertile Ground: Growing the Competitiveness of Ontario’s Agri-food Sector, the Ontario Chamber of…

Melissa O'BrienFebruary 16, 2017

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Ag 4.0: Driving Rural Innovation through Modern Agriculture

SWIFT member community Grey County was named to the Intelligent Community Forums Top7 Intelligent Communities of 2017 this February, in large part in recognition of Grey County's leadership in rural broadband and with a nod…

Melissa O'BrienFebruary 16, 2017