New Canada-U.S. telecom border crossing opens

SARNIA, Ont. and SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Bluewater Regional Networks, a network operator based in Sarnia, Ont., and 123Net, a Michigan colocation, network and voice services provider, announced today they have established a new Canada-U.S. cross-border network route providing high-speed and diverse connectivity between Toronto and Chicago. The new network links Sarnia with Port Huron and Lapeer in Michigan, providing a unique border crossing between Toronto and Chicago without touching Detroit or Buffalo, which helps to address the growing but underserved regional needs between Ontario and Michigan with new high-speed connection capability and local diverse access points, explains the companies’ press...