Cogeco Cable Canada and Magog Technopole announce the rollout of new telecommunication technologies in Magog
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Cogeco Cable Canad a and Magog Technop o l e
announce the rollout of new
telecommunicatio n technologies in Magog
Vision of a “smart city” takes shape for the people of Magog
Montréal, September 9, 2013 – Cogeco Cable Canada (“Cog eco”) and M agog T echn o pole announce
today the rollout of new telecommunication technologies that will serve Magog residents, businesses,
industries an d institutions. This anno uncement falls within the scope of the vis ion of Magog as one of
Québec’s first “smart cities.”
Cogeco is committed to bringing significantly more advanced telecommunication technologies to the
Magog area by the spring of 2014, providing download speeds that are 10 times faster than what is
currently the average speeds used in Magog. In accordance with the City’s recently announced
revitalization plan, Cogeco’s new telecommunication technologies will support a Wi-Fi network,
accessible to everyone in downtown Magog, bringing more people into the city centre in the interests
of merchants and t heir customers.
Already present in Magog ’s i ndustrial park with an ult ra-high-s peed fibr e-opt ic network , Cogeco is also
committed to extending its fibre-optic network to the future Technoparc, turning Magog into a major
hub for new companies seeking to relocate in an environment where cutting edge technologies
allowing them to expand their global horizons are easily accessible.
The implementation of these new t elecomm unicati on technologies wil l enable resi dential and busi ness
customers to download data more quickly and to launch applications such as video messaging,
interactive elec tronic games, videoconferenci ng, telematic s applications and c ontinuous entertai nment
services.
“From the time we announced our ‘smart city’ vision, Cogeco responded quickly, proposing us a
collaborative project during the exploratory phase of our mandate. Cogeco is a partner that has
distinguished itself by demonstrating a clear understanding of Magog Technopole’s economic
development mandate and green information and communication technologies (“ICT”). We are proud
to be collaborating with Cogeco, a company which has shown great interest and creativity in its
thinking on this project and which has proven flexible in its interactions with us,” stated Michel
Lamontagne, Chair of the Board of Magog Techno pole.
“With a presence in Magog of over 25 years, Cogeco has always been involved in the Magog
community’s everyd ay lif e and int ends t o continue doi ng so. C ogeco lis tens to i ts cus tomers, as it has
always done, i n order to bet ter serve them by offe ring high-quality and cutting ed ge technologi es. Thi s
project is well in line with our commitment to go beyond our customers’ expectations and needs, and
to favour the economic devel opment of Magog and i ts community,” stated Louis e St-Pierre, President
and CEO of Cogeco Cable Canada.
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ABOUT MAGOG TECHNOPOLE
Magog Technopole is a non-profit making organisation, whose mission is to encourage the growth of
the Information an d Communication Technologi es Sector (ICT) and green tec hnologies in the town of
Magog, through the development of a distinct, welcoming environment and by promotion of these to
businesses in order t o encourage their locat ion.
ABOUT COGECO CABL E CANADA
Cogeco Cable Canada regroups the Canadian cable operations of Cogeco Cable Inc.
(www.cogeco.ca). Cogeco Cable Cana d a is the s econd larges t c able oper at or i n Ontari o and Quebec in
terms of the number of Basic Cable service customers served. Cogeco Cable Inc. is a
telecommunications corporation and is the 11th largest hybrid fibre coaxial cable operator in North
America operat ing in C anada under t he Cogec o Cable brand n ame in Que bec and Ontario, and in the
United States through its subsidiary Atlantic Broadband in Western Pennsylvania, South Florida,
Maryland, Delaware and South Carolina. Its two-way broadband cable networks provide to its
residential and small business customers Analogue and Digital Television, High Speed Internet
(«HSI») and Telephony services. Through its subsidiaries Cogeco Data Services and PEER 1
Hosting, Cogeco Cable Inc. provides its commercial customers a suite of IT hosting, information and
communications technology services (Data Centre, Co-location, Managed Hosting, Cloud
Infrastructure and Connectivity), with 23 data centres, extensive fibre networks in Montreal and
Toronto as well as points-of-presenc e in North America and E urope. Cogeco Cable Inc .’s subordinate
voting shares are l isted on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: CCA).
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Contact: Marina Brzeski
Director, Corporate Communications, Cogeco Cable
514 764-4613
Marina.brzeski@cogeco.com
André Métras
Director General, Magog Technopole
819-571-9000
a.metras@magogtechnopole.com