MCI AND BT ENLARGE COVERAGE OF CONCERT FRAME RELAY SERVICE; International high-speed data network connects to and between 26 countries.WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--JANUARY 20, 1995--MCI and BT announced today that they are expanding coverage of their advanced frame relay A high-speed packet switching protocol used in wide area networks (WANs). Providing a granular service of up to DS3 speed (45 Mbps), it has become popular for LAN to LAN connections across remote distances, and services are offered by most major carriers. data network service in the Americas and Europe. The high-speed data service called Concert Frame Relay Service was developed by MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. and BT through their joint venture company, Concert, and is being marketed to multinational corporations
With the three countries announced today, Concert Frame Relay Service now connects to 26 countries -- making it one of the most extensive in the world among major global alliances. Effective immediately, Concert Frame Relay Service is being expanded to include Mexico, Luxembourg, and Portugal. An expansion to additional countries is planned by mid-summer. The service is already available in the U.S., UK, Canada, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, 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. , Japan, Ireland, Italy, South Korea, South Korea, South officially Republic of Korea Country, East Asia, occupying the southern half of the Korean peninsula. It is west of Japan and includes Cheju Island, located about 60 mi (97 km) south of the peninsula. Area: 38,572 sq mi (99,900 sq km). Africa, Netherlands, New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. , Norway, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Finland and Switzerland. Additionally, Concert Packet Service provides gateway access to Concert Frame Relay Service from some 42 countries, including the countries listed above and Russia, Czech Republic Czech Republic, Czech Česká Republika (2005 est. pop. 10,241,000), republic, 29,677 sq mi (78,864 sq km), central Europe. It is bordered by Slovakia on the east, Austria on the south, Germany on the west, and Poland on the north. , Hungary, Oman, Philippines, Panama, Colombia, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Guam, India, Gibraltar, Indonesia, Slovakia, and Venezeula. "With this announced expansion, Concert Frame Relay Service has more points of presence in more countries than any other major global alliance," said Stephen VonRump, MCI's director of data services marketing Services marketing is marketing based on relationship and value. It may be used to market a service or a product. Marketing a service-base business is different from marketing a product-base business. . " It reinforces Concert's product leadership in the global networking business." Concert Frame Relay Service is a digital broadband packet virtual network service that is well suited for applications requiring variable bandwidth, multi-point connectivity and high- burstiness capability. With its fully meshed connectivity, it can be cost-effective for many companies, especially those that do not fully utilize private lines, or that require additional bandwidth for special applications from time-to-time. Providing businesses with a single point of contact for ordering, billing and customer support on a global basis, Concert Frame Relay Service offers flexible billing options, continuous bursting up to the full access channel rate, and Permanent Virtual Circuits to meet a customer's desired application speed. Announced in 1993, Concert was formed by MCI and BT to provide a wide array of advanced global communications services to leading companies worldwide. The first of the large carrier alliances to secure all regulatory and other approvals, MCI and BT began marketing Concert services in June, 1994. Under terms of the joint venture, MCI and its distributors market Concert services in the Americas, while BT and its distributors market Concert services in the remaining regions of the world. CONTACT: MCI Business Markets John R. Houser 703-506-6092 or BT Jim Barron Jim Barron (born October 19, 1943 in Tantobie, County Durham) is an English former footballer. He played as a goalkeeper, turning out for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Chelsea, Oxford United, Nottingham Forest, Swindon Town, Connecticut Bicentennials and Peterborough United 212-418-7860 |
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