The NETSPECTRUM team is hitting the ground running in 2021 with three upcoming project announcements in the first three weeks of the new year. In addition to the new project announcements, NETSPECTRUM also went live with their first new tower of 2021 for residents of the Joe Lake area in Hanmer.
The three new projects announced for NETSPECTRUM include the following:
Ahmic Harbour (Magnetawan)
With funding from the CENGN Northern Ontario Residential Broadband Program, and our own investments, NETSPECTRUM will be building three new rural wireless internet towers in the area and upgrading our existing Magnetawan tower to provide more speed for Magnetawan residents. Speeds are slated to reach 50 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload – all NETSPECTRUM plans include unlimited monthly usage with no speed throttling.
This project is anticipated to be completed by the end of 2021.
Below is the estimated coverage of the new sites. Note these are an estimate only, service needs to be verified by a technician.
See official news release from CENGN here: https://www.cengn.ca/cengn-announces-northern-ontario-broadband-project-in-ahmic-harbour/
Chisholm Township
With funding from the provincial government’s Up to Speed: Ontario’s Broadband and Cellular Action Plan, Chisholm Township’s investments, and our own investments, we will be upgrading and replacing an existing tower we have in Chisholm township and adding one new tower on River Road.
The existing tower will be replaced with a tower almost twice the height of the existing tower in addition to adding additional equipment and backhaul to provide higher speeds from that tower.
The upgrade of our existing tower and building of new tower is anticipated to be completed by the end of 2021.
Below is the estimated coverage of the new sites. Note these are an estimate only, service needs to be verified by a technician.
Wahnapitae First Nations
With funding from the Universal Broadband Fund: Rapid Response Stream, and NETSPECTRUM’s own private investments, NETSPECTRUM will be building out fibre internet for approximately 74 homes/businesses. Speeds of up to 50 Mbps will be available for $99.95/mo.
East Ferris Fibre
NETSPECTRUM has announced our plans for the buildout of Fibre in East Ferris with buildout beginning in 2020 and estimated project completion for Phase 1 by the end of 2021. Phase 2 timelines are TBD
Where is the fibre going?
The fibre will be fed from our Big Moose tower (near Big Moose camp) and cover approximately 240 homes in the area.
Redbridge
NETSPECTRUM will be adding height to our existing Redbridge tower along with new equipment to be able to provide more speed and expand coverage of our existing tower.
Other Projects
Please note the projects listed here are only the ones we have announced, we have many plans for other areas and service and will make any announcements via our Facebook Page. We will also update this article periodically with new projects that have been announced.
