Broadband

In 2019, the Waterloo City Council allocated funds to complete a feasibility study on developing a municipal broadband network throughout Waterloo. The goal is to develop a Fiber Backbone to support City municipal operations, including utility operations, traffic, public safety and future Smart City initiatives. The plan is to also help deliver next-generation Fiver to the Premise/Home services enabling high -speed access to every home and business throughout Waterloo

The Council will be looking into funding options including, ARPA funding, partnerships with neighboring municipalities and leverage additional funding opportunities, including potential EDA awards and upcoming infrastructure funding programs.

Time frame of the Fiber Backbone Project:

In January 2020, the city hired Magellan Advisors to conduct a broadband study
In February 2021, a draft of the study was presented to the city council and the Telecommunications Utility board of trustees
In April 2021, the Fiber broadband design started
In August 2021, the Fiber FTTP design started
In March of 2022, residents and business were surveyed and information was collected
In June 2022, present to the Waterloo City Council the Broadband Assessment and Feasibility Analysis
- View the June 20, 2022 City Council Presentation by Magellan Advisors PDF here.
August 2022 Finalize Design
August 2022 Procurement of Construction and Materials
January 2023- Procurement of Project Components
January 2023 Finalize Agreements for Services