Midco opens dual-purpose headend, data centre facility in Grand Forks

Midco opened a new 6,500-square foot dual-purpose headend and data centre in Grand Forks. The USD 5.5 million facility serves as a new central communications hub, as well as a secured data centre for business customers. The new hub ensures that Midco will provide the network technology that delivers internet, cable TV and phone services to Grand Forks-area residential and business customers now and in the future. The data centre will feature colocation rack space and redundant fibre connections for private or public network access. These features, combined with multiple layers of security, are designed to enhance business continuity and disaster recovery for Midco customers.

Starting in January, Midco said it will physically move and reconnect all of its network connections and associated equipment to the new central communications hub. As a result, residential and business customers in Grand Forks will experience some overnight interruptions in service.

Service interruptions will begin 17 January and continue throughout the spring.

In 2017, Midco launched Midco XstreamGig to Grand Forks and 16 surrounding communities. The service is available to residential and business customers at an affordable price.