BEIJING, Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Global One, awarded "Best Carrier 1999"
by customers under the Emap Media World Communication Awards 1999, today
announced the completion of 45Mbps Internet capacity enhancements for
ChinaNet, the country's largest IP network which provides access to more than
80 percent of Internet users in China.
"Global One is pleased to have this opportunity to work with ChinaNet in
the expansion of its capacity to serve current and new customers." said
Gopi Gopinath, Global One Vice President and Managing Director for Greater
China. "The installment would provide the first 45Mbps Global IP connection
from China to the Global IP network."
In recent years, Global One has played a significant role in the
development of IP services for ChinaNet, through the deployment of IP networks
for several provincial Post and Telecommunications Administrations (PTA) as
well as in the international provisioning of IP services. "The current
agreement with China Telecom will enable ChinaNet to provide higher quality
access to the growing number of Internet users in China," said T.S. Chew,
Global One General Manager for China.
Global IP is a world-class solution designed for Internet service
providers (ISPs) and business customers who require direct access to the
Internet. Global IP delivers dedicated Internet connectivity at speeds from
64 Kbps. Global One is the recognized leader in providing worldwide Internet
access, with Global IP availability in over 80 countries via local nodes or
IPLs (International Private Lines).
Global One offers a single source for the provision of seamless voice,
data and IP services for businesses, carriers and consumers around the world.
Set up as a worldwide joint venture of Deutsche Telekom, France Telecom and
Sprint, Global One is a fully integrated company in its own right, with over
1,400 network access centers in more than 65 countries. Global One offers the
world's most far-reaching ATM-based network and in 1998 had revenues of more
than US$ 1.1 billion.
CONTACT: Lorain Wong, Manager, Corporate Communications of Global One,
852-2583-6174, or fax, 852-2598-9139, or
lorain.wong@globalone.net, Bridgette Chi, Public Relations
of Global One - China, 8610-6554-1188, ext. 8307, or fax,
8610-6554-1576, or irene.zhao@globalone.net .
SOURCE Global One
 back to top
CONTACT:
Lorain Wong, Manager, Corporate
Communications, 852-2583-6174, or fax, 852-2598-9139, or
lorain.wong@globalone.net, or Bridgette Chi, Public Relations,
+8610-6554-1188, ext. 8307, or fax, 8610-6554-1576, or
irene.zhao@globalone.net, both of Global One
|
