CALEDON, Ont. — During an official ribbon-cutting ceremony earlier this month, the town of Caledon in Ontario (about 50 kms north of Toronto) and broadband provider Vianet announced the expansion of Vianet’s fibre-optic network in the municipality’s Bolton industrial park area.
After a competitive RFP process, the project was announced in October 2019, with Vianet investing more than $250,000 in fibre-optic infrastructure (matching a similar investment by the town of Caledon) to bring broadband technology to the many businesses in the area.
“We are very proud of this project and excited to serve the businesses in the Bolton industrial park,” said Brian McCullagh, director of business development for Vianet, in a press release. “We’ve already heard from many businesses who are eager to access our ultra-high-speed service. In fact, response was so positive we decided to go beyond our original scope and instead of 8km we installed over 14km of fibre.”
The official announcement took place November 2nd on the premises of TSA Process Control Integrators in Bolton, with TSA president Thomas Toliopoulos cutting the ribbon.
“We are thrilled about this project,” said Toliopoulos, in the release. “In this day and age you have to have high-speed internet, it’s so important not only for customer service, but all aspects of our business. For businesses in south Bolton it instantly makes us more competitive.”
“This positive demand for our services is indicative of how crucial broadband service is to remain competitive in today’s economy, and we’re optimistic that the service will only grow over time,” added McCullagh. “Thank you to our staff, to the Town of Caledon and all those involved who have worked so hard over the past months to bring this project forward.”
(Pictured left to right: McCullagh, Toliopoulos and Caledon mayor Allan Thompson.)
