Cogeco Data Services inks deal with City of Toronto

TORONTO - Cogeco Data Services has signed a 10-year, multi-million dollar agreement with the City of Toronto to upgrade its wide area network services to one of the most technologically sophisticated, all-optical networks in Canada.The deal will include a wide area network connection to City agencies, boards, and commissions including the Toronto Public Library, Toronto Police Services, Toronto Transit Commission, Toronto Zoo and Toronto proper facilities, serving a majority of the City's 50,000 employees. The initiative will provide for 1 Gbps Ethernet services to all City of Toronto sites and 20 Gbps+ to the City data centres, while achieving a...