HGC Attracts Customers in Greater Mekong Subregion and Doubles Voice Traffic in Europe, the Middle East and Africa
By Hutchison Global Communications Limited, PRNEMonday, July 4, 2011
HONG KONG, July 5, 2011 -
Hutchison Global Communications Limited (HGC or the Company),
the fixed-line operating division of Hutchison Telecommunications
Hong Kong Holdings Limited (SEHK: 215), has extended network reach
to the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) and established an enhanced
presence in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). HGC’s
customer base in the GMS has increased in size, while the volume of
the Company’s voice traffic from EMEA doubled in the first quarter
of 2011 compared with the same period last year.
Widening our
spectrum of customers in the GMS
HGC’s fully-fledged network and data services were extended to
the GMS in January 2010 and now serve the Subregion’s carriers, as
well as overseas carriers and enterprises, with extensive and
highly-resilient connectivity that links five GMS member countries
– Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar.
The GMS network offers full diversity via at least two routes
between each GMS network connection point and other destinations.
It deploys both submarine and terrestrial cables on multiple
physical paths. These are connected to HGC’s core global network to
provide diverse routes from the GMS to Asia, Europe and the US, as
well as to facilitate interconnections throughout Subregion
nations.
HGC’s spectrum of business customers in the GMS has widened,
mainly as a result of the Company’s ability to meet the
upwardly-surging needs of corporate customers seeking to benefit
from the Subregion’s rapid economic growth. These include
multinational corporations such as manufacturing giants, banking
and financial institutions, telecoms operators, news agencies, as
well as small and medium enterprises.
Provided Myanmar’s first
IP-VPN service
Andrew Kwok, HGC’s Senior Vice President of International
Business, said: “As the first overseas network operator to provide
intra-GMS connectivity - characterised by the provision of
one-stop-shop solutions, total network diversity and stringent
service level agreements, together with connection between the
Subregion and rest of the world - we not only enjoy first-mover
advantage, but also a higher profit margin as telecoms solutions
delivered in unserved and underserved new markets fetch a higher
premium compared with those in developed markets.”
HGC ventured into the GMS in 2004, with the design and project
management of the world’s first terrestrial cable connectivity
between Vietnam and Hong Kong via mainland China, before proceeding
to provide Myanmar’s first IP-VPN service in 2008. Network reach
has since been extended to other parts of the Subregion. The
Company has established local offices in the GMS to provide timely
support based on homegrown talent and know-how backed by stringent
service level agreements to meet customers’ increasingly
sophisticated requirements.
Enhanced presence
in EMEA leads to a doubling of voice traffic
In a move to serve the international connectivity needs of
Chinese enterprises and other Asian companies as they go global,
HGC strengthened its business presence in EMEA by establishing an
office in London last December. This has enhanced network
connectivity between Asia and Europe and extends the Company’s
reach into the Middle East and Africa.
HGC’s business reach of EMEA now includes major African nations
such as Egypt and Kenya, as well as Dubai in the Middle East plus
Hungary and Scotland in Europe. This enhanced regional presence led
to a doubling of the Company’s volume of voice traffic from EMEA
for the first quarter of 2011 compared with the corresponding
period last year.
Mr Kwok said: “We expect the volume of voice traffic in EMEA to
account for approximately one-third of our total voice traffic this
year, with the key driver of growth in EMEA being Europe. From a
data perspective, we plan to establish new points-of-presence
(PoPs) in the region during the second half of 2011 in order to
deliver diverse telecoms solutions, especially as more cities in
Africa are switching from satellite to fibre connectivity.”
Dedicated service teams in
Londonattract new business
HGC is able to offer multiple gigabits of capacity on Hong Kong
westbound routes, as well as transpacific and transatlantic cable
systems on Hong Kong eastbound routes, to provide diverse network
connectivity between Asia and Europe via its PoP in London. The
Company’s highly-meshed global network architecture and extensive
bandwidth scalability attracted new clients and broadened its EMEA
customer base.
A prime example is HGC’s recent provision of connectivity to
European broadcasters in order to facilitate live coverage of the
2011 Formula 1™ events in Shanghai and Malaysia. Further Asia-based
sporting events will see HGC providing yet more international
connectivity and bandwidth solutions to meet the demanding needs of
customer organisations in EMEA.
The new office in London, headed by HGC’s Ravindran Mahalingam,
General Manager of EMEA Region - International Business, delivers
the Company’s full portfolio of telecoms solutions to EMEA. Given a
closer proximity to the region, HGC is now able to serve customer
organisations in EMEA with round-the-clock technical support in
similar time zones.
Extension of HGC’s fully-meshed network and telecoms services to
the GMS, along with deeper penetration of EMEA, look set to
generate greater international business growth, while sharpening
the Company’s competitive edge and strengthening our market
leadership.
About Hutchison Global Communications Limited
Hutchison Global Communications Limited (”HGC”) owns one of the
most extensive fibre-to-the-building telecommunications networks in
Hong Kong. Since its establishment in 1995, it has been fully
committed to building its own network infrastructure. With the
scalability of its global bandwidth capacities and direct links to
networks in Mainland China, HGC provides instant connectivity
around the world, including Asia, North America and Europe.
Riding on HGC’s advanced fibre-optic technology, customers enjoy
leading-edge services such as Ethernet symmetrical broadband
access, corporate data transmission solutions, International
Private Leased Circuit services, Internet Protocol Transit services
and quality local and overseas call services.
HGC is a subsidiary of Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong
Holdings Limited (”HTHKH”; SEHK: 215). A leading integrated
telecommunications service operator listed in Hong Kong, HTHKH
provides advanced mobile telecommunications services to a wide
range of customers in Hong Kong and Macau under the “3″ brand and
sophisticated fixed-line telecommunications solutions to corporate,
international and carrier customers in Hong Kong and around the
world as well as comprehensive broadband, voice and IDD services to
local residential customers under the “HGC” brand. A member of the
Hutchison Whampoa Group (SEHK: 13), HTHKH deploys the latest
telecommunications technology to offer world-class
telecommunications services and innovations, setting market trend
and steering industry development.
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Ada Yeung
Corporate Communications Department
Hutchison Global Communications Limited
Tel: +852-2128-3108
Email: ada.yeung@hthk.com
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