The Northern Ontario Gigabit Fibre Project has achieved another milestone with local communities across the North Shore Corridor and Manitoulin Island moving one step closer to the broadband service being available.
Around 50 residents, community leaders, and technology partners gathered at the Red McCarthy Pavilion in Espanola on Saturday to mark the occasion of the first gigabit connection, with the Espanola home project, a small part of the network.
PomeGran and Founder and President of ROCK Networks, Joe Hickey, says when the network goes live, it will improve access for workplaces, institutions and residents throughout the coverage area.
He adds the initiative will deliver fibre broadband to more than 18,600 underserved homes, including 2,580 Indigenous households, across rural and remote parts of Northern Ontario.
It is hoped to have the entire network up and running in the near future.
