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151 Front Street West is Canada's premier telecommunications hub and carrier hotel. Also known
as TORIX , 151 Front Street West has a long history in the communications industry and is one of
eight carrier-neutral facilities in North America. The building was purpose-built in 1954 to house
telegraph equipment and has evolved together with the industry. Since it was first built, it has
undergone a number of upgrades in order to better serve tenants in need of ample fibre connectivity,
cooling and power. For more information, visit www.151frontstreet.com
CenturyLink is the third largest telecommunications company in the United States. The company
provides broadband, voice and wireless services to consumers and businesses across the country.
It also offers advanced entertainment services under the CenturyLinkTM PrismTM TV and DIRECTV
brands. In addition, the company provides data, voice and managed services to business, government
and wholesale customers in local, national and select international markets through its high-quality
advanced fiber optic network and multiple data centers. CenturyLink is recognized as a leader in the
network services market by key technology industry analyst firms. CenturyLink’s customers range from
Fortune 500 companies in some of the country’s largest cities to families living in rural America.
Headquartered in Monroe, La., CenturyLink is an S&P 500 company and is included among the Fortune
500 list of America’s largest corporations. For more information, visit www.centurylink.com.
Shaw Business is a division of Shaw Communications; a diversified communications and media
company headquartered in Calgary, Canada. Shaw Business is a full service facility based carrier
providing world class telecommunication services and solutions across North America, designed
for small businesses to large enterprises, governments and wholesale. As a forward-thinking
organization, Shaw Business continually invests in our network and our technology – staying on top
of emerging demands such as cloud computing and high availability. By investing in our purpose
built national fiber optic backbone, Shaw is the leading provider of broadband services in Canada.
Our fiber optic network operates coast-to-coast, continent-wide and spans over 625,000 km to reach
over 150,000 business locations across Canada. For more information, visit www.shaw.ca/business
TeliaSonera International Carrier owns and operates one of the world’s most extensive fiber backbones.
Our mission is to provide exceptional network infrastructure and services – empowering individuals,
businesses and societies to execute their most critical activities. By working close to our customers we
make big ideas happen at the speed of fiber. We are a part of the TeliaSonera group, Europe’s 5th largest
operator with more than 172 million subscriptions from the Nordics to Nepal. For more information, visit
www.teliasoneraic.com
WireIE is a leader in rural and remote communication. Using our Transparent Ethernet Solutions
technology, WireIE provides carrier-grade ethernet to telecoms, large enterprises and government
organizations. With a custom blend of fiber and digital, we transform, extend and support your
communications networks in rural and remote areas. All our solutions are backed by SLAs and
include capacity, availability and latency metrics. For more information, visit www.wireie.com