Ethernet over Fibre technology provides clients with high-speed, high reliability service. The fibre link is a secure, dedicated, "always-on" service ideal for e-commerce applications, streaming multimedia and other latency sensitive applications such as VoIP (Voice-over-IP). A single fibre connection provides ample bandwidth to your Internet applications for your employees and your customers. Primus' Ethernet over Fibre architecture offers lower cost, increased scalability and reduced provisioning time all without sacrificing reliability or quality of service.

Fibre technology is also a perfect solution to combine with Primus Internet Data Centre (IDC) for off-site storage or disaster recovery.

Availability

Primus is now offering the Ethernet over Fibre service throughout the Ottawa region.

Service is available in most areas within the Ottawa city limits. Please call our Corporate Sales Team to confirm availability for your specific location.

Service Quality

Primus has invested significant resources to provide clients with the highest-quality Ethernet over Fibre service possible.

All of Primus' Ethernet over Fibre clients can take advantage of Primus' renowned, high-quality network and support services, including 24x7 technical support multihomed, redundant backbone connections (click here for more info)

Service Offerings

Primus offers the Ethernet over Fibre service at speeds between 1 Mbps and 1 Gbps (1000 Mbps).

The equipment required to provision the Ethernet over Fibre service remains the property of Primus Communications and must be returned at time of service disconnection.

What the Customer Requires

All components of the service are provisioned by Primus and included with the service.

The Ethernet over Fibre customer premise equipment provided by Primus will connect directly into your network. You are responsible for providing the ethernet switch or gigabit port to connect the device to your network facilities.

You may choose to place a firewall between the Internet connection and your network for security purposes. Contact Primus if you require information on firewall software/hardware or assistance with the installation or configuration of your firewall.

Pricing and Installation

Pricing for the service is dependant upon your location. Installation of the service takes between four and six weeks.

If you are interested in getting online with Ethernet over Fibre, call Primus today at 1-888-502-8380 and one of our Corporate Sales representatives can provide you with a customized quotation.