Asia Netcom Enhances Coverage in the United States and United Kingdom.HONG KONG Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. -- Asia Netcom on Schedule to Install Points-of-Presence (PoPs) in New Jersey and London, Enabling Enhanced Global Access to Asia's Leading IP-based Network Asia Netcom, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Netcom China Netcom, full name China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited, abbreviated CNC, was originally formed in August 1999 by the People's Republic of China government to enable inward investments to build high speed Internet communications in the country. , plans to install PoPs in New Jersey and London, enabling global coverage of its core network infrastructure to these locations. The new PoPs, scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2005, will enable Asia Netcom customers to access enhanced network features to the new locations with unprecedented flexibility and scalability. The planned New Jersey PoP will extend Asia Netcom's International Private Line (IPL (Initial Program Load) Same as boot. 1. IPL - Information Processing Language. 2. IPL - Internet Public Library. 3. IPL - Initial Program Load. 4. IPL - Initial Program Loader. ) and MPLS-based IP 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 to the East Coast of the United States The "Eastern Seaboard," or "Atlantic Seaboard" are terms referring to the easternmost coastal states in the United States. They touch the Atlantic Ocean and stretch up to Canada. , while the new London New London, city (1990 pop. 24,540), New London co., SE Conn., on the Thames River near its mouth on Long Island Sound; laid out 1646 by John Winthrop, inc. 1784. PoP will be deployed to support IPL, MPLS VPN MPLS VPN is a family of methods for harnessing the power of Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) to create Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). MPLS is well suited to the task as it provides traffic isolation and differentiation without substantial overhead. and ATM/FR services. "The two new PoPs will compliment Asia Netcom's existing Paris PoP in supporting the global network requirements of our customers," said Genius Wong, Asia Netcom's vice president of product and service engineering. "With the new facilities, we now extend our core network platform and its enhanced features closer to our customers' sites in the US and in Europe." The two new PoPs effectively extends Asia Netcom's IPL service to the new locations, giving customers enhanced flexibility and choice when designing and rolling out their global networks. The new facilities will also serve as part of Asia Netcom's westbound premium IPL service from Asia to Europe, which features protection capabilities via the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. route. With Asia Netcom's MPLS (1) (MultiProtocol Lambda Switching) The earlier name for GMPLS. See GMPLS. (2) (MultiProtocol Label Switching) A standard from the IETF for including routing information in the packets of an IP network. platform extended to New Jersey and London, customers will now enjoy distinct capabilities, such as 5 Classes of Service (CoS) and usage-based billing as well as online access to performance and usage reports, all the way to the new node. The equipment in London will also support Asia Netcom's Dealer Voice service, featuring uncompressed voice circuits in the backbone for business critical voice communications. "These new facilities, combined with our established partnerships in all key markets, will dramatically enhance our capability of delivering industry leading network solutions between Asia, Europe and the US," Wong added. About Asia Netcom Asia Netcom provides city-to-city connectivity and data communications solutions to pan-Asian and multinational enterprises, ISPs and carriers. Asia Netcom operates its own pan-Asian submarine and terrestrial fiber network and the region's leading MPLS platform powering advanced IP-based transport and networking services. Asia Netcom is wholly-owned by Chinese incumbent telecommunications operator, China Netcom. Combining China Netcom's vast mainland capabilities and Asia Netcom's region-wide reach, Asia Netcom is well-positioned to be the premier provider of comprehensive broadband network services for the Asia Pacific and to major business centers worldwide. For more information on Asia Netcom, please visit www.asianetcom.com. |
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