hkcolo
July 14, 2005

HKCOLO welcomes the facility expansion of Arbinet

HKCOLO welcomes the facility expansion of South China

CPT Asia is the best achiever for Vietnamese traffic for the month

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The Road to 4G - A Lawyer's Perspective
According to Anthony Corel, a partner in the communications practice of the international law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP, the combination of new and emerging technologies such as UWB, Software Defined Radios, Mesh Networks, and rapidly evolving 802 series standards will usher in a 4G environment much sooner than traditionalists contemplate. However rather than replacing 3G, 4G will initially complement 3G whilst gradually enveloping it. To read the full interview please click here.
 
     
HKCOLO at CommunicAsia2005

HKCOLO have met with many interested carriers from Singapore and other regions at the CommunicAsia2005. We are inviting them to come and join the telco community in Sino Favour Center.

 
 
 
 

Words From Our Clients and HKCOLO

 
 

If you are interested in the following advertisers, please contact us at cs@hkcolo.com or your account managers.

 

CPT Asia  has quality route to Vietnam and is currently selling to tier 1 carriers only. We are looking for more tier 1 and tier 2 customers for interconnection to broaden our portfolio. We can ride on HKNY Connect to interconnect with limited number of carriers in 60 Hudson Street, New York City, USA.

 

Maxis International from Malaysia would like to seek new interconnection partners. Maxis, the largest Malaysian mobile operator, is in the process of establishing new bilateral and hubbing business at its HK PoP.

 

Unigrow is reselling pop to pop Clear Channel E1 HK/China at most reasonable price. Please talk to us to learn our offer. From HKCOLO to 20+ major cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Gougzhou and Shenzhen....

 

Customer TD08L9P is looking for traffic to Indonesia.

 

South China is selling China routes to major FTNS in HK. South China is bringing whole China into HK. We have just completed our expansion of facility in HK and are interested in meeting with tier 1 and tier 2 carriers in the Region.

 
NWT unveils one-stop "eBiZ" solutions - designed specially to enrich SMEs' value chains. Please click here for the full news article.
 
Global Fiber Access are offering a summer price USD6XX for leasing Tran-Pacific T1 or E1 from Sino Favour Centre to One Wilshire Building. This offer until the end of August.
 
HKCOLO is looking for Indonesian provider carriers to take care of +62 traffic from our carrier customers
 

Customer GE03N155 would like to offer whole China termination at USD0.008/min.

 

Russian carrier LA03N0CK would like to seek termination partners.

 

Malaysia carrier M34XTRAM would like to seek termination partners
 

NWT delivers integrated wired & wires broadband services to Grand Hyatt - strengthening Grand Hyatt's ability to offer guest's convenience. Please click here to view the full news article.

 

     
 

Selected News from overseas Telecom Association and Newsletters

 
 
Maxis Communications has updated its content partnership with Astro and added a range of seven 3G handsets for its "Maxis3G" mobile service to be launched July 1.
 
 
Maxis is working closely with Astro, Malaysia's leading digital satellite TV broadcaster, to bring 3G consumers a new and exciting range of content, especially video-based content, it said in a statement.
"We want to ensure that our customers continue to be at the receiving end of new and innovative services. 3G is very much about content - and customers will expect new developments, constantly," said Edward Ying, Maxis COO.
Maxis is also working with the world's leading handset manufacturers such as Nokia, Motorola and Sony Ericsson to provide customers with a wide choice of Maxis3G handsets at a range of prices starting from 1,600 ringgit ($421).
 
 
Number of mobile phone subscribers to hit 535 million in China
 
 
The number of mobile phone subscribers in China is expected to reach 535 million by 2009, predicted the American telecom research company International Data Corporation (IDC). To view the full news article please click here.
 
  (Source: China Electronic Information Network: http://www1.cei.gov.cn)  
 
China's telecom revenues to hit RMB 635 bln by end of 2005, says MII
 
 
Revenues for China's communications industry will reach RMB 635 bln (USD 76.8 bln) at the end of 2005, the last year of China's tenth "5-Year Plan, " representing an 80% jump as compared to 2000, the last year of the ninth "5-Year Plan, " according to the Ministry of Information Industry (MII). To view the full news article click here.
 
 
(Source: China Electronic Information Network: http://www1.cei.gov.cn)
 
 
Broadband Market to Reach 56.9 Million Subscribers by 2008
 
 
The U.S. broadband market is expected to reach an estimated 56.9 million subscribers by 2008, growing from 32.5 million subscribers in 2004, according to TIA's 2005 Telecommunications Market Review and Forecast, an annual study of TIA.. To view the full news article click here.
 
 
(Source: Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA): http://www.tiaonline.org)
 
 
MCI Rolls Out VoIP in Europe
 
 
Internet service and Web hosting provider MCI (mci.com) has announced that it had introduced business voice over IP services in the UK through MCI Advantage, with launches in France, Germany and the Netherlands coming later this year. To view the full news article click here.
 
 
(Source: The Web Host Industry Review: http://thewhir.com)
 
 
Hosting Regaining Investor Interest
 
 
According to Wall Street Transcript's recent Internet Infrastructure Report, investors are regaining interest in Web hosting and colocation companies. Please click here to view the full news article.
 
 
(Source: The Web Host Industry Review: http://thewhir.com)
 
     
 

Selected News from OFTA

 

Press Release

 

The Telecommunications Authority (TA) has issued a Statement on the regulatory framework for the Internet Protocol (IP) Telephony. This framework aims to facilitate the deployment of IP technology for innovative services and give adequate protection to consumers at the same time. To view the full press release, please click here.

 
 

Data & Statistics

 
 

In June, 2005, OFTA announced the Key Telecommunications Statistics in Hong Kong. To view the list, please click here.

 
     
Word from the Hong Kong SAR Member of Legislative Council (IT)
 
 

The IT Legislator of HK has issued a newsletter on May 26 , 2005. Please click here for full content.

 
     
HKCOLO Products & Services
 
 
VoIP Meet-Me-Room
 
 
Meet-Me-Room
 
 
Cabinets
 
 
Floor Space Designated
 
 
Ports
 
 
Network Operations Centre Service & Engineering Support
 
 
In-building Cabling
 
 
Managed IP Transit Service
 
 
Managed In-house IP Backbone Service
 
 
IVR Service
 
 
Excel Switch Tandem Switching
 
 
Equipment Leasing
 
 
Packages for ISP Service
 
  Consultancy Service for Hong Kong and China Ventures  
  Management Consultancy Service in Hong Kong and China  
 
Please click here for details.
 
     

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