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Videotron’s Porretta named Research and Innovation Ambassador

MONTRÉAL - Videotron’s Pierre Roy Porretta, Vice-President, Engineering, Research & Development, has been named Research and Innovation Ambassador at the second Gala des Ambassadeurs ÉTS. The event recognizes the professional and personal achievements of École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) alumni. Porretta has been working in telecommunications for more than 17 years. After joining Videotron, he was involved in a number of major projects. First, he worked on tech development for the roll-out of Videotron’s Internet service for residential and business customers. A few years later, he headed the team that established the foundations of Videotron’s current IP network architecture, which has...