Comsat International Announces New Commercial IP Solutions for Latin America.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 5, 2000 New Offerings Over GlobalWay(SM) Network to be Featured at Americas Telecom 2000 COMSAT Comsat: see Communications Satellite Corporation; communications satellite. (COMSAT General Corporation, Bethesda, MD) Formerly Communications Satellite Corporation, COMSAT was a private company that was created by the U.S. International (CI) will highlight new commercial IP-based virtual private network (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, web hosting Making a Web site available on the Internet. Many ISPs host a few personal Web pages for an individual at no additional cost above the monthly service fee, but the address is subordinate to the ISP; for example, www.friendlyisp.com/pat_smith. and security applications at Americas Telecom 2000 in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, city, Brazil Rio de Janeiro (rē`ō də zhänā`rō, Port. rē`  thĭ zhənĕē`r , April 10th through 15th. These services are now available over GlobalWay(SM), CI's fully operational regional network serving Latin American business customers. The service offerings from COMSAT International include web security called COMSATSecure, web hosting or COMSATHosting, and new corporate virtual private networks named COMSATVPN. COMSAT International, via its subsidiaries located throughout Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , currently provides these Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (IP)-based services to more than 200 business customers across the region. These include local to international Internet connections, e-mail, IP data, voice and video, e-commerce and network management. COMSAT plans to expand its IP solutions for corporate customers, Internet Service Providers 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. (ISP's) and Application Service Providers (ASP's) in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela. Availability of specific offerings in individual countries will vary depending on regulatory requirements. "COMSAT International has offered cutting-edge communications solutions to business customers in Latin America since the early 1990s," said James J. Welch, president and general manager of COMSAT International. "Our new IP-based services package is designed to meet the rapidly evolving communications requirements of customers across the region. Unveiled in 1999, GlobalWay gives our customers a competitive edge via virtual private networks along with a wide array of Internet services," Welch said. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Charles Williams, vice president for product management, marketing and sales support for COMSAT International, "Our goal in 2000 is to make COMSAT the communications service provider A Communications Service Provider or CSP is a company that transports information electronically. The term encompasses public and private companies in the wireline, wireless, Internet, cable, satellite, and managed services businesses. of choice throughout Latin America. Businesses in the region are demanding a wider range of data applications and increasingly want one service provider to meet all their communications needs. We are delivering a common set of IP-oriented solutions to meet those customer requirements," Williams said. "COMSAT International understands the changing nature of Latin American business communications and is moving quickly to support and to benefit from the IP revolution in Latin America," said Carlos Guzman-Perry, vice president, International for the Yankee Group, a global research and consulting firm. Additionally, COMSAT Argentina was ranked the No. 1 service provider in 1999 for wholesale Internet service revenues by IDC Latin America Report." "Today's business environment demands secure, high-speed, broadband data solutions along with tailored network management and that is exactly what COMSAT is providing," Welch added. COMSAT International, a business unit of COMSAT Corporation, provides Internet-related services and digital networking solutions for corporate and multinational customers and Internet Service Providers. Backed by more than 35 years of experience in global telecommunications, CI has operations in Argentina, Brazil, China, Colombia, India, Mexico, Peru, Russia, Turkey, and Venezuela COMSAT Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CQ), headquartered in Bethesda, Md., is a global provider of satellite services and digital networking services, products, and technology. |
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