HERNDON, VA – XO Communications is extending its fibre network into Toronto and will offer a range of telecom services, including high-speed Internet to enterprise and wholesale customers through a Canadian subsidiary. It joins a growing list of international telecom service providers that are targeting Toronto. Last month Beijing-based China Unicom, whose global network covers more than 240 countries, opened an office in Toronto and says Canada is a key growth market along with the United States and the Asia-Pacific region.
“As the largest network hub in Canada and a major hub in North America, Toronto is a key business center for the finance, high-tech, media and telecommunications industries,” said Don MacNeil, chief marketing officer for XO Communications. “Our expansion into Canada will enable XO to provide high-capacity network services to better serve businesses like these on both sides of the border, whether they need connectivity in Toronto or high-speed access to markets in the U.S.”
As part of its expansion to 151 Front Street West in Toronto, the company is now connected to over a dozen major data center colocation facilities through its partner Cologix, which connects to more than 150 telecommunications companies. The company says it will offer wholesale and enterprise network services, including high-speed Internet access, MPLS IP-VPN, private line, Ethernet and wavelength services, at speeds up to 10 Gbps in Toronto through its Canadian subsidiary. These services run over a fully diverse 550-mile Toronto metro and Canadian long-haul fiber network connecting back to the U.S. at multiple locations.
XO says the network expansion into Toronto is part of its strategy to expand its network infrastructure on an international basis to support the growing demands of its enterprise and wholesale customers. These international service capabilities include network service delivery to more than 50 countries; five international nodes in Toronto, London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, and Madrid; global MPLS IP-VPN partner connectivity; and presence at major subsea cable landing stations and international gateways in the U.S.
XO Communications’ network infrastructure now includes more than 1.6 million fiber miles, more than 29,000 network miles and 4,000 on-net buildings. XO Communications also operates one of the largest IP networks in the U.S. and globally.
