LATYS was presented with a unique opportunity—and a significant challenge: delivering modern, high-performance internet to an older multi-unit building in Old Montreal without High capex investments, or disrupting tenants.

Many Canadian multi-dwelling units (MDUs), particularly in historic neighborhoods like Old Montreal, were never designed for modern communications infrastructure. Thick stone walls, outdated wiring, limited conduits, and complex floor plans make traditional ISP deployments expensive, slow, or technically infeasible. Residential plans typically provide 10–30 Mb/s per tenant—insufficient for video calls, remote work, and streaming—while ISPs demand high capital commitments (often $150,000+) to justify retrofits.

In the 24-unit building where LATYS deployed its solution:

Tenants previously experienced 10–15 Mb/s download and <1 Mb/s upload.

The building owner could not justify a $150,000 ISP upgrade, which would have taken 3–6 months and required access to every apartment.

Drilling, rewiring, and structural alterations were either prohibited or high-risk due to asbestos and fragile masonry.