OREANDA-NEWS. Russian telecommunications backbone operator - TransTelecom Company CJSC (TTC), announced its selection of Asia Netcom as its network service provider for Hong Kong-Tokyo connectivity. This announcement comes in the wake of TTC’s launch of its Beijing representative office.

According to the TransTelecom information service, under the terms of the contract, Asia Netcom will provide TTC with STM4 protected IPLC service from Hong Kong Mega to its Tokyo PoP (point-of- presence). This initial contract sets forth a framework for further cooperation and facilitates the mutual support of customers across the infrastructure of the two operators.

Being the first Russian telecommunication company to enter China, TTC is expanding its commercial and technical connections with major Chinese operators as well as working with regional carriers to expand its presence in key markets around Asia and beyond.The Tokyo-Hong Kong connectivity will support TTC’s ‘EurasiaHighway’ strategy for Asia-Pacific Region (APR). According to the strategy, TTC provides APR operators with a terrestrial backbone route to Europe. The direct connectivity between TTC’s Tokyo and Hong Kong  PoPs is an essential part of TTC’s APR infrastructure. The basis of the route is the worlds largest (28,000 km) reserved terrestrial infrastructure network, which spans the length of Russia. It is built around DWDM technology and has a capacity of 50 Gbps which is easily scalable to up to 400 Gbps. The implementation of TTC’s strategy in the APR will provide multinational companies and regional telecommunication operators with access to the shortest, seamless telecommunication route from the Asia to Europe as well as extra backup and essentially increased reliability of intercontinental data transfer.

“We are pleased to select Asia Netcom for this mission-critical route between Hong Kong and Tokyo,” says Igor Kelshev, Senior Vice President for International Sales and Marketing with TTC. “Asia Netcom’s solid coverage around Asia and into China, along with its industry-leading submarine cable infrastructure, is without doubt a perfect fit for TTC as we further expand our coverage in China and into the region.”“As Russia continues to build its footprint in the Asia Pacific economy, we are honored to be selected by TTC in their strategic move to build operational presence in China and the Asia Pacific market,” said Mark Simpson, Asia Netcom’s Chief Operating Officer.

In December 2007, TTC also plans to complete its Sakhalin-Hokkaido Cable System (HSCS), a strategically important project crucial for ‘EurasiaHighway’. The project is to directly interconnect Russian and Japanese networks. The contract was signed in February 2007 during the visit of the Prime Minister of Russian Federation to Japan. When completed the HSCS will allow TTC to offer a redundant terrestrial route to companies and telecommunication operators of Asia Pacific in need for a data transit between Europe and Asia.