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Ich denke dies könnte vielleicht die Nachricht sein: gefunden unter: www.nasdaq.com , PCW , Company News HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 2000--Pacific Century CyberWorks (PCCW SEHK: 0008; NYSE: PCW) has been granted a license to transmit high-speed information along the world`s first "super-cable" linking Asia and Europe, the company announced today. The hook-up to the world`s longest undersea cable, called SMW3, means information can be piped directly from Asia to Europe, bypassing the US, where until now, all Asia-Europe Internet traffic had to pass through. With a total capacity of 40 gigabits per second, SMW3 is also the largest Asia-Europe cable. For customers, super-cable direct access means faster service, and quicker download times of up to 30 percent can be expected, said Keith Harrison, Managing Director of PCCW`s Global Communications sector. "This is the first major cable directly linking Asia and Europe, where we expect future information traffic to increase," said Mr. Harrison, adding that PCCW`s cable access will reduce costs while increasing efficiency. PCCW and proposed IP Backbone partner Telstra of Australia have invested US$120 million in the venture. "With our new cable access agreement, PCCW can provide a committed Internet Backbone service. We can now better serve China, Malaysia, the Philippines, the UAE, Indonesia, Vietnam, and of course, Hong Kong, with high-speed Internet access," he said. Connectivity within the UK will occur in cooperation with Telstra, which recently announced connectivity and mobility agreements with PCCW. Telstra operates a location site in London, from which information will be relayed to other European destinations. Costing US$1.5 billion overall, SMW3 cable is a 40,000 kilometer, two-fibre pair optical fibre system, which connects 39 landing points from Asia to Western Europe. The license, granted by the secretary of State for Trade and Industry to Cable & Wireless HKT Pacific (UK) Ltd., was applied for by the former Cable & Wireless HKT, and allows PCCW to manage end-to-end capability to the UK. Initially, PCCW will be allotted 45 megabits per second of capacity, with the ability to upgrade rapidly as customer demand dictates. |
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