Xplornet acquires NB fibre network operator f6 Networks

Also rolls out high-speed broadband access to 16,000 N.S. homes WOODSTOCK, N.B. — Rural broadband provider Xplornet Communications today announced it has closed an agreement to acquire Fredericton-based independent fibre network operator f6 Networks, for an undisclosed amount. Cartt.ca recently profiled f6 Networks, which owns and operates a 1,600-kilometre fibre backbone network in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, providing services to hundreds of enterprise customers and carriers across the Maritimes. With the acquisition of f6 Networks, Woodstock, N.B.-based Xplornet becomes a significant fibre provider in Atlantic Canada and is now able to accelerate its deployment plans for its hybrid fibre...