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SingTel to provide Internet access (r)
- Subject: SingTel to provide Internet access (r)
- From: RangoonPost@xxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 01 Nov 1999 20:11:00
Subject: Re: SingTel to provide Internet access link in Myanmar
SingTel like AT&T in the US provides the backbone and hard-wiring
connection for the internet providers and users. Eagle IT Co Ltd is
actually Digiserve.com in England. They set up the first internet
connection/service into Burma and claim they are doing something good. Real
Bastards I think.
SingTel has had a connection in there for years.
RP
In a message dated 10/29/99 8:59:06 AM Eastern Standard Time,
suriya@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
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SingTel to provide Internet access link in Myanmar
</div>Myanmar is the latest among a growing number of countries in
theAsia-Pacific region to establish Internet connectivity via Singapore
Telecom 's Internet Exchange (SingTel IX). SingTel is the first
foreigncompany to
work with a commercial partner in Myanmar to set up an Internet link inthe
country.
Eagle IT Co Ltd is currently providing commercial email service in Myanmar
to the private sector. The company has been appointed by the Myanmar
authorities to set up an educational intranet and internetservice. Internet
traffic to Myanmar via SingTel IX will be delivered via VSAT services using
SingTel's own satellite, ST-1. Since its launch in August lastyear, the
number of regional ISPs establishing Internet connectivity viaST-1 has been
growing steadily.
SingTel IX was set up in 1995 to promote Singapore as a top Internet hub in
the Asia Pacific. Today more than 40 ISPs in 20 countries in the Asia Pacific
are accessing the Internet via SingTel IX using Singapore asa
gateway. These includes ISPs in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan,
Nepal,India, Brunei, Malaysia, Cambodia, the Philippines, Thailand,
Indonesia, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea and Australia.
"SingTel has done well in the face of tough competition from
globalInternet service providers in the US," said Mr Victor Kwok,
SingTel's Managing Director of Global Services Development."Internet
exchange traffic has
grown 180 times to more than 90 Mbps since we first started in 1995. In
fact, some ISPs are so pleased with us for helping them increase
theirsubscriber base, they have signed up for more links and
higherbandwidths."
"Through SingTel IX, multinationals operating in the region can route
their communications to destinations within the Asia Pacific area without
going through the Internet core in the US," said Mr Kwok."And since
Internet
communication is two-way traffic, the Singapore Internet community isalso
able to access Internet resources in the region faster. They can access Asian
Web sites, send and receive e-mail, and transfer andretrieve files -
all at a higher speed. It makes it easier and cheaper to do business overthe
Internet."
SingTel has invested substantially in building up our Internet backbone
bandwidth. In June this year, SingTel teamed up with several leading carriers
in Asia to establish a Point of Presence at the Palo AltoInternet
Exchange on the West Coast of the United States. This 270 Mbps Internet
backbone will provide a more direct and less costly connection path
forInternet traffic between Asia and the US and vice versa.
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