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A $1.2B broadband project brings high-speed fibre to remote Northern Ontario, launching October 16 with speeds up to 8 Gbps.
A government-backed broadband project led by ROCK Networks is expanding high-speed fibre internet to remote Northern Ontario communities, including areas around Panache Lake and from the Sault to Sudbury.
Funded with over $1.2 billion from federal and provincial sources, the initiative aims to connect 18,600 households—more than 2,500 Indigenous—using a 25-gigabit passive optical network, the first of its kind in rural Canada.
Crews began installing fibre on power poles in late September, with initial connections expected by November in Lively, Espanola, and Gore Bay.
A new website will soon allow residents to check coverage, as the project identifies homes missed by earlier maps.
The service, launching October 16 under a new ISP brand from parent company PomeGran, will offer speeds from 150 Mbps to 8 Gbps—far exceeding DSL and matching or surpassing Starlink—while costing less than Starlink but slightly more than traditional DSL.
The project supports national and provincial goals to achieve near-universal internet access by 2026 and full connectivity in Ontario by year’s end.
Un proyecto de banda ancha de $1.2B trae fibra de alta velocidad al remoto norte de Ontario, lanzándose el 16 de octubre con velocidades de hasta 8 Gbps.