About Us

Founded in 2002, Internetworking Atlantic Inc (IAI) is a privately-owned Canadian telecommunications carrier and Atlantic Canada's largest provider of direct optical or "dark fibre" telecommunications services. IAI optical transport services provide customers with the exceptional benefits of direct optical transport services in high bandwidth, high security applications.

In addition to optical carrier services, IAI provides Internetworking and Computer Engineering professional services focused on telecommunications and network infrastructure. IAI expertise enables customers to achieve rapid ROI results on network infrastructure, fibre-optic transition, or network upgrade projects. IAI managed infrastructure services provide customers with real-time monitoring, expert management of third-party suppliers, and quality and performance assurances for all types of telecommunications infrastructures.

IAI optical services are delivered with Service Level Agreements (SLAs) that mandate reliability. IAI networks are constructed primarily using “Ring” topologies that ensure non-stop availability. Internetworking Atlantic operates more than 300 Km of fibre-optic infrastructure in the region, including an extensive network in the Halifax area.

The benefits of IAI optical transport services include:

• Unparalleled Security. IAI customers benefit from private access to physical optical fibre strands from within IAI optical cables. No multiplexing, billing, or switching, or other devices exist in the customer's optical pathways. This guarantees the end-to-end security of the optical pathways.
• Virtually Unlimited Bandwidth. IAI dark fibre can be lit by the customer with low-cost equipment running at rates up to 10 Gbps.
• Non-stop Reliability. IAI optical infrastructures are most often deployed in redundant ring topologies, allowing data-path redundancy to assure connectivity in the event of an adverse network condition.

Rapid ROI
Based on low-cost, long-term service agreements, IAI optical transport services allow customers to consolidate servers, reduce network complexity, or build on-line remote DR sites with the assurance of long-term cost control independent of bandwidth growth.

Professional Services
IAI's professional services provide clients with a high level of expertise necessary to take full advantage of their optical infrastructure as well as other telecom, server, and LAN/WAN services.  IAI’s infrastructure management expertise assures customers of quality performance.

Locations in Atlantic Canada

IAI owns and operates 300 Kilometres fibre-optic infrastructure in Atlantic Canada providing multi-site customers with highly-secure, high-bandwidth connectivity between metro sites.

• Halifax Regional Municipality, NS
• Point Tupper / Port Hawkesbury, NS
• Annapolis Valley, NS  (in collaboration with the FUNDYweb Broadband Network and VCFN)
• Charlottetown, PE
• Moncton, NB
• Stellarton, NS
• Florenceville, NB
• Edmundston, NB
• Saint John, NB