In partnership with the Palais des congrès de Montreal, Openface, a provider of fiber optic connectivity and Internet services for businesses, will provide the bandwidth that powers the MTLWifi project.
Thanks to an agreement with the Montreal's Palais des congrès, one of the most reputed facilities in North America for business tourism, Openface provides the main connection that will be used as the 20 Gbps Internet "backbone" for the MTLWiFi project which provides free public wireless Internet access in downtown Montreal and the Old Port.
"It is an honor and privilege for Openface to be able to play a role in the deployment of a project like MTLWiFi" says Nicolas Philiptchenko, Vice-President of Openface, a provider of Internet connectivity and related IP services to businesses. "This project will enhance the digital experience for visitors and citizens alike and we are more than happy in knowing that everyone will benefit from the performance and reliability of the Openface network. "
"Thanks to our partnership with Openface Internet, the Palais des congrès de Montréal is proud to offer all MTLWiFi users a very high quality of Internet" adds Raymond Larivée, President and CEO of the Palais des congrès de Montreal.
