SaskTel

SaskTel (Saskatchewan Telecommunications) is a Canadian telecommunications and ICT services provider headquartered in Regina, Saskatchewan. SaskTel is a provincial Crown corporation, owned by the people of Saskatchewan, and operates a portfolio of Saskatchewan-based data centres delivering colocation plus cloud services (cloud hosting/compute, cloud backup, cloud disaster recovery, and S3-compatible object storage), along with enterprise connectivity (Dedicated Internet, IP-VPN, Ethernet/VPLS, SD-WAN, and cloud on-ramps to major public clouds).

⚙️ Facility Highlights

Data Center Footprint:

Four SaskTel colocation data centre facilities located within Saskatchewan: Regina Central, White City, Saskatoon Central, and Saskatoon North.

SaskTel positions these sites for in-province hosting and “data sovereignty” / local hosting requirements for Saskatchewan organizations.

SaskTel states it offers four facilities, including two Tier III data centres, and provides 99.99% operational uptime as part of its colocation service.

Facility Design & Infrastructure:

SaskTel describes the use of DCIM software to oversee and support its data centres and customer environments.

Facility spec sheets for the sites list redundant power and cooling (N+1), along with defined physical security controls (e.g., biometric + card access, mantrap entry, 24/7 staffed security, and IP camera surveillance).

Colocation deployment options are published as racks and cages, and SaskTel also markets shared space and private/caged environments (private space available to customers with 6+ racks).

Service Portfolio Overview:

Colocation across four Saskatchewan sites, including carrier-neutral options and add-ons such as remote hands/eyes, equipment installation, and migration planning.

Cloud Hosting (compute resources from SaskTel data centres via a self-serve portal, with optional SaskTel-managed services).

Cloud Backup and Cloud Disaster Recovery (business continuity / rapid recovery positioning).

Cloud Object Storage (S3-compatible object storage, described as distributed across three SaskTel data centres).

Managed Azure (day-to-day operation/administration/support of customer Azure environments).

🔐 Security & Compliance

Infrastructure Resilience:

SaskTel colocation markets a 99.99% operational uptime commitment for colocation, and facility spec sheets document N+1 power/cooling design at multiple sites.

Two facilities’ spec sheets explicitly reference Tier III positioning and “Uptime Institute certification” (as written on the sheets), while others are listed as colocation sites with published specs.

Physical & Logical Security:

SaskTel states its data centres use a three-tiered security system, including 24/7/365 monitoring/physical security, IP camera surveillance, and biometric + card-swipe access controls.

Individual facility spec sheets also list controls such as mantrap entry, key cards, biometric access, and 24/7/365 staffed security officers.

Compliance & Standards:

Facility spec sheets list SOC 2 Type 2 Report under “Audit” for multiple colocation sites.

SaskTel’s colocation page also cites adherence to ASHRAE 2011 Environmental Class A1 guidelines as part of its data centre standards/policies.

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

Carrier Neutrality:

SaskTel states colocation can be carrier neutral (third-party network providers can work with SaskTel Carrier Services to establish connectivity to the customer colocation environment).

Facility spec sheets also reference features such as meet-me-room/distribution rooms, multiple fibre entrances, and “alternate carrier options” (varies by site).

Network Capabilities:

SaskTel markets Dedicated Internet for business-critical connectivity and publishes enterprise WAN services including IP-VPN (LANspan-IP) and Ethernet Services (VPLS and E-Line variants including Ethernet Private Line / Ethernet Virtual Private Line).

SaskTel also offers SD-WAN as a managed service positioned around resilient hybrid WAN and integrated security capabilities.

SaskTel Cloud Access provides dedicated private connectivity from SaskTel WAN/IP-VPN/VPLS to major public cloud marketplaces (Azure via ExpressRoute, AWS, Oracle, IBM Cloud, Google Cloud).

Connectivity Use Cases:

Organizations hosting equipment in SaskTel colocation and using dedicated connectivity options (Dedicated Internet, IP-VPN, VPLS/E-Line) for resilient private networking.

Hybrid connectivity patterns where customers use Cloud Access to reach public cloud providers over a private network pathway.

Businesses adopting managed networking approaches using SD-WAN for multi-site connectivity and security.

💼 Who It Serves

Saskatchewan-based organizations requiring in-province infrastructure and hosting options (colocation + cloud services hosted in SaskTel data centres).

Customers needing colocation plus optional professional services (migration planning, installation) and on-site support (remote hands/eyes).

Enterprises and mid-market organizations needing WAN services (IP-VPN, Ethernet/VPLS/E-Line), Dedicated Internet, cloud on-ramps, and SD-WAN.