A fiber-optic cable connecting Toronto and New York has entered commercial service, Crosslake Fibre announced on Oct. 22.
It is the first new fiber-optic cable constructed between the two regions in almost 20 years.
Crosslake Fibre provides lit and dark fiber services interconnecting Toronto, Secaucus, N.J. and Buffalo, N.Y. using the route, according to the company.
“The new network provides the lowest latency performance, physical geographic diversity, and ultra-high capacity throughput for customers,” said Mike Cunningham, CEO of Crosslake Fibre. “This backbone Internet infrastructure benefits the financial markets, data centers, content delivery networks, the gaming ecosystem, payment processing, and Internet download speeds, in addition to being a catalyst for economic development.”
The 2-inch cable traverses Lake Ontario from Toronto to New York State via a specialized 36-mile, 192-fiber strand submarine cable. This cable can provide up to s
