BCNET High-performance Network and Network Exchange Services

VITP tenants can acquire ultra-high speed, dedicated network service and access BCNET’s Victoria Transit Exchange, a network services exchange, located in downtown Victoria. The Exchange provides VITP tenants access to an innovative network-neutral market place to buy and sell services and opportunities to reduce network costs.

  • Increase network bandwidth. BCNET’s high-performance Ethernet infrastructure can deliver network speeds up to 10 Gigabitsper second and link your organization with fibre from VITP to BCNET’s Victoria Transit Exchange network services exchange in downtown Victoria.
  • Reduce network costs.  Buy network services from a wide array of commercial providers through a single circuit connection at the Victoria Exchange. Once connected, it’s easy to switch providers, and negotiate the best service options for your business. Commercial ISPs at Victoria’s Exchange include:
    • Bell
    • Shaw
    • Telus
    • Rackforce
  • Decrease Internet transit costs and enhance network performance. Interconnect your network at the Victoria Exchange to peer multilaterally through BCNET’s peering router and transmit data traffic freely, bypassing ISPs, decreasing Internet transit fees and boosting performance. Peer with organizations connected to the Victoria Transit Exchange:
    • government
    • private sector
    • research institutes
    • higher education institutions


For more information about connecting to BCNET, please contact info@bc.net or call 604-822-1348