The cable system, wholly owned by Asia Global Crossing Ltd, currently links the island to more than 200 cities in 27 countries worldwide, the company said in a statement today.
The international connections are provided by Asia Global Crossing and its parent Global Crossing Ltd's networks; both companies offer telecommunications and IP services through undersea cables, terrestrial networks and data centers.
East Asia Crossing also connects Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan and Korea. Links to the Philippines and Malaysia will be established in early 2002, and possibly to China as well if regulations permit, said Asia Global Crossing spokesperson Selene Lo.
The system--which has an initial transmission speed of 80 gigabits per second--is already carrying commercial voice and data traffic, Lo said.
"The landing of East Asia Crossing is an important milestone for Singapore to support the country's fast-growing demand for broadband applications," she noted.
Through a joint venture with local telecommunications service provider StarHub Pte Ltd, Asia Global Crossing has also established a terrestrial network in the Republic to connect local customers to the East Asia Crossing cable system.
Called StarHub Crossing, the joint venture was formed last April with a US$20 million investment. StarHub Crossing provides backhaul and co-location services, among others.
Asia Global Crossing's other major shareholders include Softbank and Microsoft.
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