Sydney, Australia, 20th November 2013, Pactel
International (“Pactel”), a leading telecommunications provider and a member of
the SpeedCast Group, today announced an expansion of its TIER 1 IP Backbone to
New Caledonia. Pactel was chosen by the local Carrier, OPT New Caledonia (“OPT
NC”) to provide a large trunk of IP Backbone capacity to support OPT’s growing
demand for greater bandwidth; supporting 3G services and future technology roll
out in the territory.
The new
network is strategically interconnected with Pactel’s two peering points in
Sydney and therefore facilitates settlement-free peering with Pactel’s major
peering partners including Microsoft, Yahoo, Akamai, Youtube and thereby promotes
faster Internet speeds.
New Caledonia
is one of the most developed and technologically advanced countries in the
Pacific region, with a high GDP per capita and vast mineral reserves. It is one
of the first adopters of the Pacific fibre network rollout, and remains at the
forefront of innovation in telecommunications services available to its citizens.
Pactel’s TIER
1 solution inherently minimizes latency and jitter, reduces packet loss and
enhances OPT’s overall network capacity. Consequently, the upgraded network is
expected to deliver high quality, high capacity Internet services to OPT’s
growing number of wholesale, content provider and enterprise customers, as well
as the end users. With Pactel’s solution, OPT NC will continue leading the
Pacific carrier market by being at the cutting edge of technology and
innovation.
Director of Telecommunications Services, Bernard Idoux,
of OPT New Caledonia said: “Pactel’s expertise in providing telecommunications
solutions proved to be invaluable to OPT for the past fourteen years. With the
extension of the fibre network roll out, we are confident in Pactel’s ability
to effectively deliver and manage our IP connectivity services.”
The service
is supported by 24/7 network monitoring and support from Pactel’s Network
Operations Centre, and provides Pactel’s wholesale model reporting
capabilities.
Steffen
Holzt, Sales Director at Pactel International commented: “We appreciate the
trust OPT have put into Pactel for providing them with connectivity, on which the
whole country can rely on. Our strategy to invest into high capacity
infrastructure is paying off with OPT New Caledonia being the fourth country to rely on our wholesale IP connectivity services.”
About Pactel International
Founded in 2003, Pactel International is an
Australian-based satellite communications provider, supplying connectivity
across all areas of the Asia-Pacific region. Our offerings range from
commercial and corporate to carrier-grade networks that support services such
as Internet, Private WAN, Telephony, Voice and Wireless.
Pactel’s primary mission is to provide
remotely-based businesses and communities with peace of mind by keeping them
connected: constantly, reliably and efficiently. Accordingly, we are committed
to providing a communication infrastructure that reflects the diversity of our
end-user requirements: from small businesses to resource sector through to
resellers and wholesalers.
By joining forces with the SpeedCast Group in May
2013, Pactel has reinforced our customer commitment, enhanced our ability to
provide global coverage, and expanded our service portfolio, including
telecommunications, network management and maritime solutions. We are further able to deliver a wider and
more diverse-carrier network and infrastructure for all of our customers.
For further
information please contact:
Katia Gryadunova
Marketing
& Communications Manager
Pactel
International
Phone:
+61 2 9086 2795
Fax: +61
2 9531 8391
Email:
kgryadunova@pactelint.com
