[wirelesstoronto-discuss] Cogeco Data Services inks deal with City of Toronto

Fri Oct 30 12:03:36 EDT 2009

There's some more info in this article:
http://www.itworldcanada.com/news/city-of-toronto-inks-wide-area-network-contract/139167

On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 4:56 PM, A C <netspec at gmail.com> wrote:

> the problem is that toronto hydro telecom catered to businesses and
> enterprise markets.  there were a few case studies done on why the
> sale would not be beneficial to the city, but of course these case
> studies are always paid for.  The sale has been brushed under a rug
> and most of the inside sources who had a direct influence in the sale
> have moved on.  If the topic is brought up at the showcase, I am sure
> someone will find a way to blame mayor miller for the sale (he seems
> to be the scapegoat for everything nowadays).  I completely agree with
> the net neutrality front, but from a business/political perspective,
> it wasn't viable given all of the "ahem" corrupt politicians we have
> in this great city.  And when money talks, people want to cash in
> before their time is up...and thats all I have to say about that
> (wink, wink).
>
> On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 4:48 PM, Gabe Sawhney <gabe at pwd.ca> wrote:
> > Thanks, A C.  This is disappointing but not surprising.  The press
> release
> > didn't include a quote from anyone at the City -- presumably they'd
> prefer
> > to keep a lid on this deal.  I wonder if some shit-disturber will bring
> it
> > up at next week's Toronto Innovation Showcase:
> > http://www.toronto.ca/toshowcase/
> >
> > I've been infected with the vision of a convergence of the open web, open
> > data, open spectrum and net neutrality movements.  They're all different
> > sides of the same coin (in my opinion), and if that had been more clear
> to
> > everyone before the sale went through, it may have been easier to build
> > support to stop it.
> >
> > Gabe
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 4:09 PM, A C <netspec at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> wow - I was just waiting for the first response to this...having
> >> worked for Toronto Hydro Telecom and going through sale to Cogeco,
> >> everyone knew what was happening and what the outcome was going to be.
> >>  There is still no logical explanation as to why the company was sold
> >> by the blue ribbon panel, to me, there were 2 groups who had the
> >> potential to stop this sale.
> >>
> >> 1. the citizens of toronto, and most questioned the validity of a
> >> hydro company being in the telecom business and catering to businesses
> >> and enterprises only.  And this is purposely omitting the onezone
> >> network which in the opinion of many was just part of the plan to
> >> market toronto hydro telecom for future sale.
> >>
> >> 2. the union - who questionably did little effort to stop the sale
> >>
> >> The fibre footprint alone in the downtown core is worth 10 times the
> >> amount of what was paid for the purchase of the company.
> >>
> >> this response will likely get quite a bit of backlash - please
> >> remember it is the opinion of one person only.
> >>
> >> On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 12:27 PM, Gabe Sawhney <gabe at pwd.ca> wrote:
> >> > [Of course, we don't yet know the details.  But does this not remind
> us
> >> > of
> >> > the classic tragedy of privatization?  The city just sold this fiber
> >> > network
> >> > -- the one that the Onezone network runs on -- to Cogego, and now
> >> > they're
> >> > going to spend how much on buying services back? -Gabe]
> >> >
> >> > http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2009/28/c2908.html
> >> >
> >> > Cogeco Data Services inks deal with City of Toronto
> >> >
> >> > TORONTO, Oct. 28 /CNW/ - Cogeco Data Services, a full service data
> >> > communications provider, today announced a 10-year, multi-million
> dollar
> >> > agreement with the City of Toronto that will see the City's wide area
> >> > network (WAN) services upgraded to one of the most technologically
> >> > sophisticated, all-optical networks in Canada.
> >> >
> >> > Cogeco Data Services will provide a wide area network connection to
> City
> >> > agencies, boards, and commissions including the Toronto Public
> Library,
> >> > Toronto Police Services, Toronto Transit Commission, Toronto Zoo and
> >> > Toronto
> >> > proper facilities, serving a majority of the City's 50,000 employees.
> >> >
> >> > "We know that the City of Toronto has extremely high demands for
> >> > security,
> >> > performance and bandwidth," said Tony Ciciretto, President, Cogeco
> Data
> >> > Services. "We are pleased to be working with the City to develop a
> >> > solution
> >> > that meets their needs and maximizes the full capabilities of our
> >> > network."
> >> >
> >> > Combined with the Toronto District School Board and Toronto Catholic
> >> > District School Board agreements, the City of Toronto deal will see
> >> > Cogeco
> >> > Data Services significantly expand its network in the Metro Toronto
> >> > area.
> >> >
> >> > The initiative will provide for 1 Gbps Ethernet services to all City
> of
> >> > Toronto sites and 20 Gbps+ to the City data centres, while achieving
> an
> >> > outstanding 1 to 1 throughput ratio. The improved services will allow
> >> > the
> >> > City to proceed with their unified communications plans without
> worries
> >> > of
> >> > throughput delays.
> >> >
> >> > The City of Toronto sites will be installed over a three year period
> >> > with
> >> > the first sites becoming active this year, and 95 per cent of
> >> > construction
> >> > completed by 2011.
> >> >
> >> > About Cogeco Data Services
> >> >
> >> > With its suite of connectivity and managed services (Ethernet
> MetroLAN,
> >> > Managed Wavelengths, Dedicated Internet, Co-location, Storage and
> >> > Business
> >> > Continuity), Cogeco Data Services supplies its customers with the
> fast,
> >> > reliable and secure ability to access, manage, move and store large
> >> > amounts
> >> > of data worldwide. The company's wholly-owned, redundant network is
> >> > all-optical, and offers near limitless bandwidth with services that
> >> > scale to
> >> > meet the needs of some of Canada's largest public companies and public
> >> > sector organizations. For more information about Cogeco Data Services,
> a
> >> > wholly-owned subsidiary of Cogeco Cable Inc., see www.cogecodata.com.
> >> >
> >> > For further information: Virginia Brailey, Vice President, Marketing
> and
> >> > Communications, Cogeco Data Services, (416) 840-8742,
> >> > virginia.brailey at cogecodata.com
> >> >
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