MONTRÉAL and SECAUCUS, NJ , Nov. 14,
2023 /CNW/ - Bell
Canada announced today, in partnership with FirstLight
Fiber, new unique wavelength data routes with speeds up to 400G
that will enable triversity – otherwise known as triple redundancy
– between Secaucus, NJ,
Toronto and Montréal, to be
available in Q1 of 2024.
Launched by Bell in April 2021,
400G wavelength technology delivers significantly increased speeds
and the capacity required by large cloud and data centre providers,
offering reliable, secure fibre-optic networks for the transport of
voice, data, and video. By adding triversity to its network
capabilities, Bell can reliably offer resilient business
continuity.
As Secaucus, NJ is a major data
centre hub with explosive growth and customer demand, this move
supports Bell's plan to increase network resilience, fulfilling
needs of customers requiring connectivity between Canada and the
US. The new routes will terminate in Equinix's data centre campus
in Secaucus and will allow traffic
flow into the US, fortifying the networks for Bell customers.
These routes will provide triversity into Secaucus, bypassing New York City for two routes:
- Toronto – Secaucus
- Montréal – Secaucus, via
Albany
- Montréal – Secaucus, via the
Maritimes, going through Manhattan
In addition to existing routes to New
York City, these new routes will also enable triversity
into New York City:
- Toronto – Secaucus - NYC
- Montréal – NYC, via
Albany
- Montréal – NYC, via the
Maritimes
Quotes
"With continued growth in data demand, – particularly because of
cloud technology and AI delivered by leading telecom networks like
Bell Canada – we are excited to
fortify Bell's extensive footprint further with these new routes,
which will enable faster and more reliable data transport between
the major hubs in Secaucus,
Toronto, and Montréal."
- Ivan Mihaljevic, SVP, Bell Wholesale
"Given the vast amount of bandwidth we expect AI will require,
coupled with the criticality of network resilience, we are
delighted to work with Bell Canada
to offer these unique routes that provide bandwidth up to 400G,
diversely routed between Canada and the
United States."
- Patrick Coughlin, Chief Development Officer for
FirstLight.
About Bell
Bell is Canada's largest communications company,1
providing advanced broadband wireless, TV, Internet, media, and
business communication services throughout the country. Founded in
Montréal in 1880, Bell is wholly owned by BCE Inc. To learn more,
please visit Bell.ca or BCE.ca.
Through Bell for Better, we are investing to create a
better today and a better tomorrow by supporting the social and
economic prosperity of our communities. This includes the Bell
Let's Talk initiative, which promotes Canadian mental health with
national awareness and anti-stigma campaigns like Bell Let's Talk
Day and significant Bell funding of community care and access,
research, and workplace leadership initiatives throughout the
country. To learn more, please visit Bell.ca/LetsTalk.
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1 Based on
total revenue and total combined customer connections.
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About FirstLight Fiber
FirstLight, headquartered in Albany,
New York, provides fibre-optic data, Internet, data center,
cloud, unified communications, and managed services to enterprise
and carrier customers throughout the Northeast and mid-Atlantic
connecting more than 15,000 locations in service with more than
125,000 locations serviceable by our more than 25,000-route mile
network. FirstLight offers a robust suite of advanced
telecommunications products featuring a comprehensive portfolio of
high bandwidth connectivity solutions including Ethernet,
wavelength and dark fibre services as well as dedicated Internet
access solutions, data center, cloud and voice services.
FirstLight's clientele includes national cellular providers and
wireline carriers and many leading enterprises, spanning high tech
manufacturing and research, hospitals and healthcare, banking and
financial, secondary education, colleges and universities, and
local and state governments FirstLight was named a Top Workplace
USA in 2022 and 2023.
To learn more about FirstLight, visit
https://www.firstlight.net/, or follow the company on Twitter,
LinkedIn and Instagram.
Media inquiries
Audrey Hood
audrey.hood@bell.ca
Maura Mahoney
mmahoney@firstlight.net
Investor relations
Richard Bengian
richard.bengian@bell.ca
SOURCE Bell Canada