New Maple Leaf Fibre to connect Montreal, Toronto, with fibre-optic cable

TORONTO – Crosslake Fibre is partnering with Metro Optic and Utilities Kingston to build a new fibre-optic cable system from Montreal to Toronto.The project will be developed by Maple Leaf Fibre Ltd., a joint venture of two unnamed independent Canadian providers of fibre optic network capacity, Crosslake Fibre ULC based in Toronto and Metro Optic based in Montreal. Maple Leaf Fibre has also partnered with Utilities Kingston as strategic investor and development partner to optimize route design and accelerate time to market. Utilities Kingston added that it plans to use the cable system to further enhance its fibre optic services.According...