PCCW Global and FPT Telecom interconnect Ethernet networks

August 25, 2011 | 16:04

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PCCW Global, a subsidiary of Hong Kong’s premier telecommunications provider, PCCW Limited, and FPT Telecom Corporation (FPT), Vietnam’s leading telecommunications services provider, have interconnected their Ethernet networks for improved international network coverage and service availability.

This collaboration is an expansion of the long-standing relationship between PCCW Global and FPT since their MPLS networks interconnected in 2008.

The interconnected MPLS and Ethernet infrastructures allow PCCW Global and FPT to offer enterprise customers MPLS VPN and Switched Ethernet with different classes of service (CoS), enabling optimum integration of offices and applications in any corporate environment with minimal capital investment.

Stephen Pang, PCCW Global’s senior vice president of Asia Pacific, said, “We are pleased to continue our long-term relationship with FPT. The enterprises in Vietnam have been looking for the best international connectivity solutions for overseas expansion and the collaboration will enable PCCW Global to capture this rising demand.”

FPT Telecom’s vice president Nguyen Van Khoa, said, “FPT is excited to extend the strategic relationship with our strong partner PCCW Global. With this collaboration, our customers will be able to enjoy full MPLS and Ethernet coverage of virtually anywhere in the world, and will further enhance our selling efforts to Vietnamese enterprises or Vietnam based enterprises to access globally.”

By Song Ngoc

vir.com.vn

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