Cogeco Connexion continues to enhance its network to DOCSIS 3.1 and expand its gigabit offering in Ontario and Québec markets

MONTREAL, Jan. 30, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - Cogeco Connexion is pleased to announce the continuation of its DOCSIS 3.1 network enhancement program over the next three years which will enable the progressive roll-out of its gigabit offering in Ontario and Québec markets. This program complements the expansion and upgrade projects carried out in recent months. Cogeco Connexion will continue to augment its node segmentation efforts and drive fibre deeper into its access network. Thanks to investments in its powerful hybrid network running from Windsor, Ontario to Gaspé, Québec, Cogeco Connexion will continue to enhance its high-speed Internet offering, helping power amazing experiences and economic growth for its business and residential customers.

"At Cogeco Connexion, we have always made our customers central to our priorities and decision-making process. We are not only convinced that innovation and new technologies are key business drivers, we firmly believe that we must remain focused on our customers' true needs," stated Ken Smithard, President, Cogeco Connexion.

"Given the exponential increase in online entertainment usage, the multiplication of connected units and growing home office broadband needs, our residential and business Internet customers' appetite for speed is definitely trending upward," asserted Daniel Boisvert, Vice President, Marketing & Innovation, Cogeco Connexion.

For additional information on Cogeco Connexion's high-speed Internet offer, go to www.cogeco.ca.

ABOUT COGECO CONNEXION
Cogeco Connexion is a subsidiary of Cogeco Communications Inc. Cogeco Communications Inc. is the 8th largest cable operator in North America, operating in Canada under the Cogeco Connexion name in Québec and Ontario, and in the United States under the Atlantic Broadband name in 11 states along the East Coast, from Maine to Florida. Cogeco Communications Inc. provides its residential and business customers with Internet, video and telephony services through its two-way broadband fibre networks. Through its subsidiary Cogeco Peer 1, Cogeco Communications Inc. provides its business customers with a suite of information technology services (colocation, network connectivity, hosting, cloud and managed services), through its 16 data centres, extensive FastFiber Network® and more than 50 points of presence in North America and Europe. Cogeco Communications Inc.'s subordinate voting shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: CCA).

SOURCE Cogeco Connexion

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