MANILA, Philippines,
Aug. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- A
consortium of seven global telecommunications companies agreed
today to cooperate in the construction and operation of a new
submarine cable system that directly connects Southeast Asia and the United States with NEC Corporation as the
system supplier. The Southeast Asia - United States "SEA-US"
consortium consists of PT. Telekomunikasi Indonesia International
(Telin), Globe Telecom, RAM Telecom International (RTI), Hawaiian
Telcom, Teleguam Holdings (GTA), GTI Corporation (a member of the
Globe Telecom group of companies) and Telkom USA.
"The SEA-US project is connected seamlessly with Telkom's
Domestic Backbone, and the cable will provide unmatched latency
from Indonesia to the United States," said Syarif Syarial Ahmad,
President Director of Telin. "The project will also support
Indonesia's strong economic growth
and its government's Master Plan for Acceleration and Expansion of
Indonesia's Economic Development
(MP3EI). We began pursuing SEA-US in 2013 and are very proud to be
a part of this historic project that marks the first gateway from
the east part of Indonesia to the
world."
In addition, Gil Genio, Chief
Operating Officer for International and Business Markets of Globe
Telecom, stated, "Our country has
become the preferred destination for the outsourcing and offshoring
industry, including major call centers, business process
outsourcing providers, global financial institutions and a host of
other multinationals that require very large bandwidth. We have
also seen the explosion of the mobile Internet, enabling a new
lifestyle for our mobile customers and businesses. The SEA-US
project will enable Globe to meet tomorrow's bandwidth needs, and
is part of our effort to provide a great customer experience on
their mobile and other devices, as well as add even more diverse
options for companies to connect to the U.S."
Russ Matulich, Chief Executive
Officer of RTI, continued, "The
SEA-US Cable will provide much needed Asia-US connectivity and will
be the fastest cable connecting Southeast
Asia with the United
States. It provides essential route diversity from the North
Pacific and taps into to the strong economic growth of more than
1.5 billion businesses and consumers who are internet savvy and
data hungry."
"Guam is a strategic location
in the Pacific which allows GTA to successfully connect the
Asia Pacific region to
the United States. GTA's expansive
and redundant network enables secure interconnectivity to other
cables, increasing Guam's
importance to future cable builds," said Robert Haulbrook, CEO and President of GTA.
Eric Yeaman, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Hawaiian Telcom, said that "Hawaiian Telcom's participation
in the SEA-US project strengthens Hawaii's role as a key strategic hub for
traffic diversity and redundancy between the US and Asia. Additionally, investing in the SEA-US
system will allow Hawaiian Telcom to efficiently meet its internal
long-term Trans-Pacific capacity needs, as our customers increasing
demand for bandwidth continues to grow."
The SEA-US submarine cable system links the five areas and
territories of Manado (Indonesia),
Davao (Philippines), Piti
(Guam), Oahu (Hawaii,
United States) and Los Angeles (California, United
States). The system will be approximately 15,000 kilometers
in length, avoiding earthquake prone areas in East Asia, and thereby helping to ensure
stable connectivity.
When completed in the fourth quarter of 2016 at an approximate
cost of US $250 million, the cable
system will provide an additional 20Tb/s capacity, connecting
Indonesia and the Philippines to the United States with state-of-the-art 100G
technology. This capacity will cater to the exponential growth of
bandwidth demand between both continents.
"Backed by more than 40 years of experience in constructing over
200,000 kilometers of submarine cable infrastructure, NEC is one of
the world's top vendors of submarine cable systems," said Mr.
Naoki Yoshida, General Manager at
NEC's Submarine Network Division. "The construction of this
advanced system enables NEC to capitalize on its experience and
contribute to worldwide communications by expanding connectivity
and capacity to this increasingly important Trans-Pacific
route."
About Telin
PT. Telekomunikasi Indonesia International (Telin) is a
subsidiary of PT. Telekomunikasi Indonesia, tbk, a state-owned
telecommunication and network provider. Telin focuses as an
international carrier services and strategic investment in
international telecommunication business as well as serves as
Telkom's business arms in managing and developing its business
lines abroad. With mission The World's Hub for Telecommunication,
Information, Media, Edutainment and Services (TIMES), currently
Telin owns 8 subsidiaries namely Telin Singapore, Telin Hong-Kong,
Telin Timor-Leste with its product called Telkomcel, Telkom
Australia, Telin Malaysia, Telkom Macau, Telkom Taiwan, Telkom
USA, and a branch in Myanmar. With the synergy of TelkomGroup
compiled with reliable networks and infrastructures, enable Telin
to provide high quality services that reaches all parts of the
world.
For more information, please go to www.telin.co.id.
About Globe Telecom:
Globe Telecom, Inc. is a leading full service telecommunications
company in the Philippines,
serving the needs of consumers and businesses across an entire
suite of products and services including mobile, fixed, broadband,
data connections, internet and managed services. Its principals are
Ayala Corporation and SingTel who are acknowledged industry leaders
in the country and in the region.
For more information, visit www.globe.com.ph. Follow us on
Twitter: http://twitter.com/talk2Globe and Facebook:
http://facebook.com/GlobePH.
About RTI:
RAM Telecom International, Inc. (RTI) develops global telecom
infrastructure and large-scale data connectivity in selected
markets. RTI offers neutral services to telecommunications carrier,
large multi-national enterprises, content providers, and government
entities. RTI is headquartered in San
Francisco, California.
For more information, please visit us at www.rticable.com.
About Hawaiian Telecom:
Hawaiian Telcom, headquartered in Honolulu, is Hawai'i's leading provider of
integrated communications, data center and entertainment solutions
for business and residential customers. With roots in Hawai'i
beginning in 1883, the Company offers a full range of services
including voice, video, Internet, data solutions, managed services,
data center services including colocation and virtual private
cloud, and other cloud-based services, and wireless supported by
the reach and reliability of its network and Hawai'i's only 24/7
state-of-the-art network operations center. With employees
statewide sharing a commitment to innovation and a passion for
delivering superior service, Hawaiian Telcom provides an Always
OnSM customer experience.
For more information, visit www.hawaiiantel.com.
About GTA:
GTA provides complete communications services in Guam. These include local and long-distance
telephone service, wireless, DSL internet access, advanced digital
television, or IPTV, and carrier-class data circuits. The company
also operates a data center in Guam for offering business data storage and
managed wide-area networking. Based in Tamuning, Guam, GTA is privately owned and locally
managed.
About GTI Corporation:
GTI Corporation is doing business as GTI Telecom in the
State of California. GTI is a
wholly owned subsidiary of GTI Business Holdings, Inc., who in turn
is a wholly owned subsidiary of Globe Telecom, Inc. GTI was granted
a 214 license by the US Federal Communications Commission on
February 2010 that authorizes GTI to
engage in both wireless resale and facilities-based carrier
services in the USA.
For more information, visit www.globemobile.us.
About Telkom USA:
Telekomunikasi Indonesia International (USA), Inc. (Telkom USA) was established on 11th
December 2013. Located in
California and becomes subsidiary
with 100% of its shares owned by PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia
International (Telin). Telkom USA
performs telecommunications products, telecommunications services,
Information Technology (IT), Information technology products and
information technology services business.
About NEC Corporation:
NEC Corporation is a leader in the integration of IT and network
technologies that benefit businesses and people around the world.
By providing a combination of products and solutions that cross
utilize the company's experience and global resources, NEC's
advanced technologies meet the complex and ever-changing needs of
its customers. NEC brings more than 100 years of expertise in
technological innovation to empower people, businesses and
society.
For more information, visit NEC at http://www.nec.com.
SOURCE Globe Telecom, Inc.