Primus upgrades Ottawa fibre-optic services

TORONTO – Primus Business Services has announced it is now offering ultra-fast fibre optic services to businesses in Ottawa’s downtown core. Primus’ next-generation Metro Fibre Ring has been designed to meet Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) industry standards and deliver high-capacity bandwidth it says is over 1,000 times faster than the typical broadband connection. As of April 2013, Primus is the first Canadian service provider to back its commitment to Carrier Ethernet with a significant number of Primus product, network and IT professionals that have achieved MEF Carrier Ethernet Certification. Primus says its fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) network delivers secure high-speed fibre access...