TORONTO and BUFFALO – Crosslake Fibre has selected Quebec-based IT International Telecom Canada as the cable installer for its Lake Ontario submarine cable project.
The 58 km submarine fibre-optic cable system across Lake Ontario is part of a 131 km system connecting Toronto and Buffalo, NY with critical telecommunications infrastructure.
The cable installation contract between Crosslake Fibre and IT International Telecom is contract in force, according to Monday’s news release. The construction of the shore ends is currently in progress and the terrestrial backhaul from the shore ends to downtown Toronto and Buffalo is in development.
"The Crosslake Fibre cable system will provide much-needed physical redundancy and updated infrastructure along this critical route," said Crosslake Fibre CEO Mike Cunningham, in the release. "We are pleased to engage such an experienced firm as IT International Telecom that has installed dozens of subsea cables worldwide, to install and bury the cable with a specialized cable installation vessel."
IT International Telecom, which boasts over 23 years of experience in marine network installation of telecom and electrical cables, said that its 115 m long cable ship C.S. IT Intrepid (pictured) will transport and install the 96 fibre pair cable in July and August.
"We are excited to be installing the Crosslake Fibre cable system and believe that the C.S. IT Intrepid vessel is the ideal solution to accomplish a build with such a high percentage of burial", added John Graham, co-president of IT International Telecom.
