[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Cable & Wireless Optus has completed the Australian link to its parent
company’s global Internet protocol (IP) network.
C&W Optus said the opening of the Southern Cross Cable Network joint venture
– expected to take place tomorrow – would allow Australian businesses to
enjoy a direct connection with global business centres through the
global.net IP network.
The link will offer increased speed for multinational corporations,
Application Service Providers (ASPs), content providers, carriers and
Internet Service Providers (ISPs).
“With global.net, we can now offer Australian businesses increased speed and
the same guaranteed quality of service that their U.S. counterparts receive –
the highest service level guarantees in the industry,” said C&W Optus’
chief executive officer Chris Anderson.
The C&W Optus backbone is a single logical IP network operating at speeds of
up to 9.6Gbps. The carrier holds a a 40 percent stake in the Southern Cross
high-speed cable which will link the United States, Australia, New Zealand
and Fiji.