Low Latency Optical Transport Network Route Between Canada and New York

Integrated telecommunications carrier, First Communications has announced a new low latency optical transport services between Canada and New York. The network route extends to North through Buffalo and Binghamton, and offers route diversity to its financial and carrier customers.

The extension of the network route will allow First Communications to provide 40G, 10G, 2.5G and 1G optical wave transport to Toronto, Canada. The network deployment shows the company’s dedication in developing advanced optical transport network for the consumers across the Mid Atlantic and Midwest region. The company has deployed more than 1,500 route miles of optical fiber across Buffalo, New York, and Chicago. First Communications is also expanding the network into Virginia, Washington DC, Maryland, and Philadelphia.

First Communications’ President of First Telecom Services division, Rick Poore stated that providing global connectivity to Toronto is an expansion to the route laid to Buffalo. He added that the route is shorter as compared to the networks of other carriers.