SingTel Boosts Capacity on Internet Exchange Network with Next-Generation Cisco 12400 Internet Routers;.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 8, 2002 New Upgrade Builds on SingTel IX's Existing Network Consisting of Cisco 12000 Internet Routers, and Cisco 7500 and 7200 Routers SingTel has boosted the capacity of SingTel IX, Asia's largest Internet Exchange See IXP and NAP. , with the addition of next-generation Cisco 12400 Internet Routers from Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. , Inc., the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. This latest upgrade from SingTel builds on the company's long commitment to the use of Cisco technology. SingTel and Cisco have a strategic relationship stretching back to 1999. Today, Cisco's technologies and solutions anchor the majority of SingTel's IP-based networks. SingTel IX provides high-quality and reliable Internet connectivity within the Asia Pacific and to the rest of the world. This requires networking equipment with the carrier-class capability of Cisco's Internet Routers. Cisco's next-generation Internet Routing platform will also enable SingTel IX to deliver value-added IP services such as IP-VPNs. "In order to provide our customers with high-quality services, SingTel partners with technology leaders such as Cisco. Over the years, Cisco has proven to not only have the industry's leading technologies and solutions such as the 12400 Internet Router, but also backs that up with comprehensive service and support. Their dedication to customer service has made our relationship with Cisco very important," said Mr Chang Wai Leong, Director of IP Business, SingTel. The existing SingTel IX network is based on Cisco 12000 Internet Routers and Cisco 7500 and 7200 routers. With the addition of the Cisco 12400 series, SingTel IX will enjoy new levels of capacity, performance, service enablement, and operational efficiencies. The platform caters to bandwidth requirements Bandwidth requirements (communications) The channel bandwidths needed to transmit various types of signals, using various processing schemes. Every signal observed in practice can be expressed as a sum (discrete or over a frequency continuum) of sinusoidal of 10 Gbps (OC-192) and beyond, providing for a smooth migration for the future. A key technology that Cisco's Internet Routers enable is 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. (Multiprotocol Label Switching (networking) Multiprotocol Label Switching - (MPLS) A packet switching protocol developed by the IETF. Initially developed to improve switching speed, other benefits are now seen as being more important. ), which is an industry standard derived from Cisco's Tag Switching A layer 3 switching technology from Cisco that is used in large enterprise networks (WANs). It uses tags (labels) containing forwarding information. Tag switching uses routers (Tag Edge Routers) that sit on the periphery of the network and make forwarding decisions for all the routers in . SingTel IX will be able to cost-effectively deliver MPLS-based 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. (Virtual Private Network) services with strong SLAs (Service Level Agreements) for QoS (Quality of Service) and Layer 3 traffic engineering. This will enable SingTel IX to provide advanced services including IP-VPNs, Voice over IP and other IP-based services. "SingTel's tremendous growth into a global communications provider has been built by providing leading-edge services to its customers in Singapore and around the region. Cisco is pleased to be able to play a significant role as the provider of IP networking technologies to SingTel. In addition, we work very closely with SingTel to help them offer new IP-based services to their customers. This agreement will further develop our win-win relationship with SingTel," said Mr Bill Chang, Regional Managing Director, ASEAN ASEAN: see Association of Southeast Asian Nations. ASEAN in full Association of Southeast Asian Nations International organization established by the governments of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand in , Cisco Systems. About SingTel IX SingTel IX is Asia Pacific leading Internet Exchange, providing high quality Internet connectivity within Asia Pacific and to the rest of the world. SingTel IX's Internet Gateway (1) See cable/DSL gateway. (2) A router or server that converts IP packets to IPX, AppleTalk or some other non-IP format and vice versa. It is used to connect non-IP networks to the Internet. Service provides corporate customers, content Providers and ISPs with high-speed direct connections to the Internet Backbone (communications, networking) Internet backbone - High-speed networks that carry Internet traffic. These communications networks are provided by companies such as AT&T, GTE, IBM, MCI, Netcom, Sprint, UUNET and consist of high-speed links in the T1, T3, OC1 and OC3 ranges. . SingTel IX's Internet Backbone consists of 1.5Gbps bandwidth to US and an aggregate bandwidth of 1Gbps to the Asia Pacific countries. Key points of presence include Singapore, 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. , Australia, Japan, Taiwan and Korea. Access to our Internet Backbone is provided via international satellite or submarine cable facilities or both. Depending on your requirements, a suitable WAN connectivity solution will be proposed. About SingTel SingTel is Asia's leading communications company with a comprehensive portfolio of services that include voice and data services over fixed, wireless and Internet platforms. Serving both the corporate and residential markets, SingTel is committed to bringing the best of global communications to its customers in the Asia Pacific and beyond. SingTel has extensive interests in submarine cable and satellite systems, including its co-owned ST-1 satellite and the pan-Asian C2C (Client to Client) An earlier term for peer-to-peer (P2P), in which one user communicates with another user without going through a server in between. See peer-to-peer. cable network. Its infrastructure development strategy is to ensure that its networks remain modern and efficient, and continue to meet the needs of its customers. The SingTel Group has expanded into overseas markets, with investments in many countries and territories. In Australia, its wholly-owned subsidiary, SingTel Optus is a leader in integrated communications -- serving more than five million customers. The Group's major investments include Advanced Info Service Advanced Info Service PCL is Thailand's largest GSM mobile phone operator with 17.318 million customers as of June 2006. Founded in March 1990 and acquiring Shinawatra Paging of Thailand, the Bharti Telecom Group of India, Globe Telecom of the Philippines and Telkomsel of Indonesia. SingTel's turnover and net profit after tax (before extraordinary items) for the year ended 31 March 2001 were S$4.93 billion and S$2.32 billion respectively. More information can be found at www.singtel.com. About Cisco Systems Cisco Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ) is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. News and information are available at www.cisco.com. Note to Editors: Cisco, Cisco Systems, and the Cisco Systems logo are registered trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and certain other countries. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. |
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