Fibrenoire expands fiber-optic network with Montreal acquisitions

Canadian service provider Fibrenoire has expanded its network with the acquisition of Société des Réseaux Dédiés et Privés Inc. (SRDP Telecom) and Réseau du Haut-Richelieu Inc. (RHRI), two independent fiber-optic networks in the Greater Montreal area. Fibrenoire says the acquisitions will create the largest fiber network in Quebec exclusively dedicated to business customers.

The acquisition increases the length of Fibrenoire’s network to more than 75 million meters of optical fiber– the equivalent of circumventing the Earth twice – concentrated in three of the four largest metropolitan areas in Eastern Canada: Toronto, Montreal, and Quebec City. Fibrenoire says its fiber-optic network now serves more than 500 commercial and industrial buildings and 39 data centers in Quebec and Ontario, as well as secondary markets such as St-Hyacinthe, Drummondville, Granby, St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, and Sherbrooke.

“Fibrenoire distinguishes itself by providing businesses with the fastest and most reliable internet and private network connectivity services in the industry, ranging from 10 Mbps to 100 Gbps symmetrical,” said Benjamin Desmarais, president and CEO of Fibrenoire. “Thanks to our network, clients can deploy the extremely powerful and robust telecommunications infrastructures essential for running cloud applications like business continuity and data backup and to send massive amounts of information through the Internet, to increase productivity and achieve significant operational gains.”

François Tessier, president of SRDP Telecom and RHRI, says the combination of Fibrenoire’s expertise and SRDP’s networks “will provide businesses with a unique service offering at the very forefront of the telecommunications industry.” Tessier will now chair the Fibrenoire board.

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