Data Access Expands Global Presence With Launch Of UK Operations.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LITTLETON, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 2003 Provider of Data and Voice Services Increases Network Capacity by Four Billion Minutes A Year, Expands Business Opportunities in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. ) and Latin America Data Access, a global provider of international wholesale data and voice services, today announced the launch of operations in the United Kingdom. The move establishes the company as the first South East Asian carrier to offer International Long Distance (ILD (Inter Layer Dielectric) The insulation used between layers of aluminum or copper wire that interconnect the transistors in a chip. There are three to four layers in a memory chip and five to seven in a logic chip with hundreds of meters of wiring. ) services in the United Kingdom, marks an important phase in the growth of global operations, and provides new business opportunities across Europe, the Middle East and Africa Europe, the Middle East and Africa, usually abbreviated to EMEA, is a regional designation used for government, marketing and business purposes. It is particularly common amongst North American based companies, who often divide their international operations into the (EMEA) and Latin America. Incorporated under DataAccess Telecom Limited, the U.K. facility is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of DataAccess America Inc. From day one of operations, a fully-operational switching facility in London has the capacity to handle 18 million minutes of voice traffic a day. The site will act as a global clearinghouse, exchanging significant volumes of voice traffic globally. The facility will cater to the entire EMEA region and is also expected to augment U.S. business, providing a critical pathway for traffic originating from Mexico and Spain through the interconnection of Data Access' New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and London switches. Future expansion plans call for the addition of international roaming and SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. text messaging services in conjunction with various European mobile operators. "The launch of our U.K. operation marks the third phase of our plan to become a truly global telecom player," said Ashutosh Misra, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of DataAccess America Inc. "Additional capacity and an operational facility in the United Kingdom strengthens synergies with our U.S business for successful expansion in EMEA and Latin markets." DataAccess Telecom Ltd. is a full-fledged facility-based carrier in the United Kingdom. Twin switches occupy a combined space of more than 10,000 square feet, handling more than seven billion minutes of traffic annually. The company's "hybrid" VoIP/TDM network offers superior call quality, and because of an extremely competitive fixed cost structure, DataAccess Telecom Ltd provides a distinct price advantage over most competitive carriers in the United Kingdom and around the world. By deploying an on-shore/off-shore business model, DataAccess is able to bring significant cost savings to its carrier customers by managing and controlling business operations out of India. "Most of the traffic that runs on the DataAccess Global Network originates in the United States and the United Kingdom. Although we have had a switch up and running in London for the past year, we realized that the addition of another switch and a physical presence was mandatory to fully serve the U.K. market and take advantage of opportunities existing in the EMEA region and beyond," said Pat Nabhan, U.K. board director, DataAccess Telecom Ltd. DataAccess America's New York switching center has direct routes to over 200 countries across the world with more than 100 carrier interconnects across nine network operating centers. The North American operation North American operation Surgical oncology Radical surgery of a 'frozen pelvis', consisting of radical en bloc resection of the uterus and urinary bladder. See 'Frozen pelvis.'. Cf 'All-American' and 'South American' operations. has the capability of connecting direct traffic from eight aggregation points across the United States, three aggregation points across Canada and 24 other aggregation points across the world. About DataAccess America DataAccess America Inc. offers international and national long-distance voice and data communication services. Its North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. switching center connects eight aggregation points across the United States with nine network operating centers across the Data Access Global network, providing customers immediate and cost-effective access to a network of more than 280 countries across the world. The company has two distinct networks based on TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) A technology that transmits multiple signals simultaneously over a single transmission path. Each lower-speed signal is time sliced into one high-speed transmission. and IP technology that offer high Call Completion Rate (CCR 1. CCR - condition code register. 2. CCR - (Database) concurrency control and recovery. ) and superior voice clarity. Data Access America is the wholly owned subsidiary of Data Access India Limited. Please visit www.da-america.com for more details. |
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