China Telecom Joins GRIC Alliance Network

GRIC Communications,
Inc. this week announced a new partnership
with China Telecom aimed at raising GRIC’s profile in China.

GRIC delivers access and termination for IP telephony (voice, prepaid, fax),
IP roaming, and
corporate secure remote access.

With the partnership, China Telecom becomes a member of the
GRIC Alliance
Network and will offer GRIC’s global remote Internet access services to
its users, currently estimated at four million.

The company says that ISPs and telcos in GRIC’s Alliance Network will also benefit
from the expanded
coverage, enjoying increased traffic opportunities in China.

By partnering with China Telecom, GRIC adds 42 points of presence
(POPs) in 42 different Chinese cities,
increasing their China POPs from
eight to 50.

China Telecom has installed GRICtraveler software, which allows their customers
to log into
the Internet from almost anywhere in the world via a local GRIC-affiliated
ISP; GRIC’s 300-member Alliance has over 4,000 dial-up POPs
in 145 countries.

Yi Hu Han, deputy director
of China Telecom’s
International Telecommunications Division, said that GRIC was selected because of their consistent service
and the breadth of their worldwide alliance.

“Leveraging the GRIC Alliance
Network, our customers
can take advantage of a reliable, easy-to-use solution for accessing e-mail
and the Internet while
traveling,” added Yi.