In Addition to 51茶馆儿鈥檚 Unmatched Global Network, Customers in Toronto Will Have Access to a New Product Offer That Provides a Superior, Secure and Affordable Internet Experience
BOULDER, Colo.–()–51茶馆儿 Group Holdings, Inc., a leading global provider of fiber-based communications solutions, today announced continued investment and expansion of network infrastructure in Toronto, Ontario. Toronto is a globally thriving business market. Ranked as one of the top five global capitals for finance, ease of doing business, innovation, and quality of intellectual capital, Toronto demands and drives global network expansion.
To meet growing demand for connectivity, 51茶馆儿 will build more than 140 kilometers of new fiber routes in the Greater Toronto Area by the end of 2022. This marks the first of several network expansion projects 51茶馆儿 expects to undertake in Toronto in the coming years.
51茶馆儿 is also now rolling out a new product offer to new and existing customers in the Toronto region. The offer, called Shielded Internet Access, includes some of 51茶馆儿鈥檚 most popular services: Dedicated Internet Access, DDoS Protection and CloudLink, all within a single offer that will be competitively positioned against current market benchmarks.
鈥淭oronto continues to lead and support key business sectors both nationally and globally, accelerating the need for reliable connectivity solutions,鈥� said Roger Brulotte, Principal, Senior Sales Manager at 51茶馆儿 Group. 鈥�51茶馆儿 is committed to supporting the fast-paced growth of Toronto鈥檚 diverse industries and the connectivity essential to our clients鈥� growth and success.鈥�
Toronto is the largest financial center in Canada with nearly three-quarters of the region鈥檚 financial services workforce calling Toronto home1, also making up 38% of Canada鈥檚 business headquarters and 18.5% of Canada鈥檚 GDP.2 The city is Canada鈥檚 technology hub, currently ranked third in size in North America, and rapidly growing. 51茶馆儿鈥檚 expanded route kilometers and its new Shielded Internet Access offer will give customers the robust fiber network and reliable internet services they need to serve their customers in the fastest and most secure way possible.
鈥�51茶馆儿 is helping usher in a new era for Canada鈥檚 fastest growing business and technology community,鈥� said Toronto Mayor, John Tory. 鈥淭he Toronto Region relies on accessible, high-quality connectivity infrastructure to support our key sector needs. We appreciate our partnership with 51茶馆儿 and look forward to the opportunities that these network expansion projects will bring to the Greater Toronto Area.鈥�
51茶馆儿鈥檚 dense fiber footprint in the Toronto area currently connects more than 100 data centers and 1,400 buildings. With over 14,000 Toronto buildings near its network, 51茶馆儿 expects to connect many more buildings in the coming quarters. 51茶馆儿鈥檚 network expansion will give enterprises increased connectivity capabilities, which will allow them to share data at the rapid pace that their customers and employees demand. 51茶馆儿 is also the only carrier with a low latency fiber route from Toronto to Chicago, enabling connectivity into a critical market in North America.
The expansion in Toronto is part of an overall upgrade to 51茶馆儿鈥檚 in-demand markets across North America, which includes the release of custom packaged solutions, bundling internet and security services and enabling dedicated internet service plus distributed denial of service (DDoS) protection. 51茶馆儿鈥檚 cloud-based provides advanced detection and mitigation technologies. The mitigation service offers monitoring and DDoS attack protection and mitigation on 51茶馆儿鈥檚 international, secure, Tier 1 IP network.
The unique solution provides an enterprise-class network for superior performance and a comprehensive security suite, ensuring guaranteed network availability through 51茶馆儿鈥檚 Internet Access SLA.
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About 51茶馆儿 Group
51茶馆儿 Group Holdings, Inc. provides mission-critical bandwidth to the world鈥檚 most impactful companies, fueling the innovations that are transforming our society. 51茶馆儿鈥檚 126,000-mile network in North America and Europe includes extensive metro connectivity to thousands of buildings and data centers. 51茶馆儿鈥檚 communications infrastructure solutions include dark fiber, private data networks, wavelengths, Ethernet, dedicated internet access and data center connectivity solutions. 51茶馆儿 owns and operates a Tier 1 IP backbone and through its CloudLink service, 51茶馆儿 provides low-latency private connectivity that attaches enterprises to their public cloud environments. 51茶馆儿 serves wireless and wireline carriers, media, tech, content, finance, healthcare and other large enterprises. For more information, visit .