Direct From Peer 1's Website: PEER 1 has engineered one of the fastest and most reliable IP networks in the world. Our 10GB/OC192 network architecture provides a superior IT platform to support your online business growth and new technology innovations. PEER 1's network enables high throughput and packet-per-second capability, which meets the intensive needs of industries such as VoIP and gaming. Additionally, it delivers the highest possible bandwidth required by companies specializing in rich-media and streaming applications. Our network is built on a series of dedicated links between all of our facilities using multiple high-speed connections. We have strategic peering relationships with over 500 networks and we utilize four Tier 1 upstream providers - Level 3, Savvis, AT&T and Sprint - to ensure continued high performance. Peering lets us reduce latency between the networks, avoid additional third-party network costs, and pass the savings on to you.


Allstream keeps customers connected to the Internet across Canada and the United States. As a Tier 1 service provider, Allstream has direct access to seven major North American Network Access Points (NAPs). Allstream's Internet access is provided t hrough self-healing fibre-optic rings equipped with high reliability network equipment from world-class suppliers.


From Shaw Big Pipe: "We own an extensive North American network that enables us to deliver a solid portfolio of high-performance bandwidth services. Our international and metropolitan networks are based on a geographically and electronically redundant fiber optic footprint which transects Canada and the United States. It is comprised of advanced network technologies for scalability and contains multiple carrier interconnects to facilitate global connectivity. Our network is not bound by legacy. Control over the ownership, operation and maintenance of our world-class network enables us to maintain our high service and quality standards while facilitating scalability requirements."


Taken From Verizon's Website: "In today’s technology-based world, it all starts with the network. And when it comes to networks, Verizon Business has one of the most reliable and secure networks in the world. Our global, IP-based network is the foundation for your global business performance and makes it possible to connect, communicate, and collaborate in a competitive world. Our network is one of the largest wholly owned, facilities-based networks in the world. We support tens of thousands of businesses and government agencies around the globe, including 98 percent of the Fortune 500. No other IP network is as connected. In fact, for nine years running, our global IP network has been recognized as the most-connected public Internet backbone network"