AIH Upgrades Its A-Bone Link for Malaysia's Jaring.Business Editors TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 5, 2002 Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ IIJ Internet Initiative Japan IIJ Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (Internet Service Provider) IIJ Indo-Iranian Journal IIJ Is It Jazz (Boston band) , Nasdaq: IIJI IIJI Internet Initiative Japan, Inc. ) today announced that its 26.7% affiliate Asia Internet Holding Co., Ltd. (AIH AIH American Institute of Homeopathy; artificial insemination by husband. AIH abbr. 1. artificial insemination performed by the husband 2. ) has completed an upgrade of it's A-Bone link for Malaysia's Jaring to 45Mbps. Jaring is one of the largest ISPs (Internet Service Provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. ) in Malaysia and a strategic business unit of MIMOS MIMOS Malaysian Institute of Microelectronic Systems (established 1985) MIMOS Miniaturized Mössbauer Spectrometer Berhad. With this expansion, A-Bone now operates a total of 90Mbps of capacity between Japan and Malaysia. In order to support the ever expanding growth of Internet in Malaysia As of June 2006 there are 652,000 ADSL connections. TMnet, a subsidiary of Telekom Malaysia, is Malaysia's largest Internet service provider. While there are many ISPs in Malaysia, most provide only limited coverage. Consequently, TMnet enjoys a virtual monopoly of the broadband market. and other Asian countries, AIH will continue to ramp up its A-Bone network as a central piece of Asian Internet infrastructure. About Jaring: Jaring has been in operation as a strategic business unit of MIMOS Berhad since 1991. It was the first Internet Service Provider (ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. ) in Malaysia. It was also the first ISP in Southeast Asia to install the T3/45Mbps line to speed-up Internet access. In 1999, SuperJaring, the first long distance IP-over-Fiber 2.5Gbps nationwide backbone in the world, was put in place. As a pioneer in providing Internet access in Malaysia, Jaring is committed in exploring new technologies and setting standards to continuously improve its services. It is now the leading provider of VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. services in Malaysia. Other than Internet Access, Jaring also provides Internet-based Communication and Business Solutions services. Website: http://www.jaring.my/ About AIH: Asia Internet Holding Co., Ltd. (AIH) was established in 1995, to construct and operate "A-Bone", the Internet backbone network covering the Asia Pacific region. A-Bone directly links countries in the region with high-speed and large-capacity circuits, which enables intra-Asian information traffic to be routed effectively. AIH is supported by shareholders in the region such as Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ, NASDAQ: IIJI; share holding ratio: 26.69%), Sumitomo Corporation (31.61%), NTT NTT Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation NTT New Technology Telescope NTT National Technology Transfer, Inc NTT Name That Tune (TV game show) NTT National Tree Trust NTT Number Theoretic Transform Communications, Itochu Corporation, Telekom Malaysia and Communications Authority of Thailand. Website: http://www.abone.net/ About IIJ: Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJ, NASDAQ: IIJI) is Japan's leading Internet-access and comprehensive network solutions provider. The company mainly targets high-end corporate customers. Founded in 1992, IIJ has built one of the largest Internet backbone networks in Japan, as well as between Japan and the United States. IIJ and its group of companies provide total network solutions that range from the delivery of new generation network services over an optical-fiber infrastructure that is optimized for data communications, to the construction of pan-Asian IP backbone networks. The company also offers high-quality Internet access, security system services, hosting/housing, and content design and systems integration. The statements within this release contain forward-looking statements about our future plans that involve risk and uncertainties. These statements may differ materially from actual future events or results. Readers are referred to the documents filed by Internet Initiative Japan Inc. with the SEC, specifically the most recent reports on Forms 20-F and 6-K, which identify important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. |
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