ASE, which will occasionally incorporate 100 Gbps of optical technology, will launch with a total transport capacity of more than 15 terabits per second (Tbps), a total length of approximately 7,800 kilometers, and special designs for earthquake and typhoon damage. NTT Com is the main investor in the cable system, which has been built in cooperation with Malaysia-based Telekom Malaysia, PLDT in the Philippines, and StarHub in Singapore. The cable has landing points in Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, and Malaysia, and will be added to Hong Kong in the first quarter of 2013. The route between Japan and Singapore not only covers the shortest distance to maximize reliability and minimize latency, but also connects directly to the Serangoon Data Center in Singapore and will later connect to the Hong Kong Financial Data Centre. The direct connection allows customers there to use NTT Com's network, data centers, and cloud services on an end-to-end, nonstop basis.
On August 20, 2012, with the launch of the new submarine cable, NTT Com will begin offering an enhanced global leased line service, incorporating ASE's low-latency routes into its existing Arcstar Global Leased Line Service. The newly enhanced service leverages ASE's Japan-Singapore connection with an industry-leading latency of over 65 milliseconds—more than three milliseconds faster than other routes via other underground cables. Existing US-Japan routes will also be utilized, including NTT Com's own PC-1 cable, which offers the lowest-latency connection between Tokyo and Chicago, home of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The superior service between Asia and the US is particularly attractive to financial businesses, such as high-frequency trading firms that issue large numbers and buy/sell orders for financial products and need to transmit such information instantaneously.
This month, NTT Com will incorporate ASE into the core of its Tier-1 global IP network, which directly connects the world's leading Internet service providers (ISPs) and content providers, and, in the near future, will do the same for Arcstar Universal One, its scalable cloud-based network service.
Aire promotes the creation of MVNOs with its "turnkey" solution for companies
Aire (formerly Grupo Aire) consolidates its "turnkey" model that eliminates barriers to entry so that companies can become Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) in an agile, simple way and without the need for their own infrastructure or technical knowledge.
