]and[
]ancotel and HKCOLO announce cooperation
on virtual meet-me-room services 
May 5, 2006 (Frankfurt, Germany & Hong Kong, China) ancotel and HKCOLO, two neutral colocation and network interconnection providers, are pleased to announce that virtual meet me room services (
) are now available at HKCOLO.
ancotel's optical-level services groom and convert SDH, SONET (DS3) and Ethernet services for more flexible Asian connectivity. Demultiplexing of optical circuits to E3/DS3 and/or E1 handoffs inside the and into the HKCOLO meet-me-room now allows the provision of circuits within hours.
"HKCOLO is pleased to have ancotel operating the new in HK," proclaims Mr. SH Cheng, Chief Executive Officer of HKCOLO. "This new product from HKCOLO is a great enhancement of our service and is being received very well. We already have live customers and we are looking forward to providing more customer oriented service and bringing more interconnectivity to the region. With this, Europe and Asia are truly coming together to form one of the biggest telecom markets in the world."
"ancotel is pleased to have the opportunity for this cooperation with HKCOLO", says Mr Michael Boehlert, Director Business Development of ancotel.
"As the core interconnection point of Europe with direct interconnection possibilities to more than 210 carrier networks, we proved and expanded this concept over the last two years."
More than 70 customers use this service to evaluate their possibilities in our telehouse as well as to groom and migrate their traffic with high cost-reduction potential.
"We are sure to repeat this success story in Asia with the help and knowledge of HKCOLO."
About HKCOLO
HKCOLO is a leading colocation service provider in Hong Kong and situated in Sino Favour Center, Hong Kong SAR, China, where many carriers - including voice carriers, VoIP carriers and ISPs - from all over Asia and different continents are residing for trading, mutual opportunities and benefits. HKCOLO occupies some 50,000 square feet and is serving 200+ carriers there. Other than being a colocation provider, HKCOLO provides consultancy service to carriers who would like to go into China ventures and management consultancy service to carriers who look for high caliber executives in Hong Kong and China. HKCOLO is a privately held company, headquartered in Hong Kong SAR, China.
For additional information, contact:
Marketing Department, HKCOLO
Phone: +852 2187-3088
marketing@hkcolo.com
www.hkcolo.com
Chief Executive Officer: Mr. S.H. Cheng
E-Mail: sh.cheng@hkcolo.com
About ancotel
ancotel, the connection company, is a leading supplier of innovative services for carrier-neutral colocation, telehousing and interconnection.
ancotel's "Kleyer 90" brand represents the entire complex at Kleyerstraße 88–90 and Rebstöcker Strasse 25–31 in Frankfurt am Main. It is here that ancotel has built up Europe’s largest and most important telecommunications network node for international carriers and providers. It is a central, high-performance marketplace for integrated broadband and communications services, whilst also forming a network with 210 carriers who can be reached via their own physical and virtual ancotel meetme rooms (). Alongside classic physical cross-connections using fibre-optic, coaxial and twisted-pair copper cables, ancotel is placing increasing emphasis on pioneering virtual mmr platforms and managed services. ancotel, the connection company, is an independent, owner-run company based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
www.ancotel.de
For additional information, contact:
Contact: service@ancotel.de
Hotline: 07000.ancotel
Phone: +49 (0)69 75 00 13-200
Director Business Development: Dipl.-Ing. Michael Böhlert
E-Mail: mboehlert@ancotel.de