Reliance Globalcom has established a high-speed data link that provides companies in the US and Europe with seamless connectivity to Asia and West Asia.
Connectivity between the diverse geographic regions is facilitated through the integration of Reliance Globalcom’s Hawk submarine cable system with the gateway and hub set up at Cyprus, enabling the transfer of data at a speed of 16 terabytes per second.
Commenting on the launch, Punit Garg, president and CEO, Reliance Globalcom said, “Hawk offers connectivity to the Mediterranean hub that will help our 2,000 multinational customers extend their network in new regions, leveraging Reliance?s high speed, high quality global network.?
In the first quarter of 2012, this network will be integrated into Reliance Globalcom’s Egyptian hub, thereby extending connectivity to its pan-Asia network linking more than 30 countries.
The gateway and hub at Yeroskipos, where the Hawk submarine cable system will land, was established under an agreement between Reliance and Cyprus fixed line and TV services firm PrimeTel for hubbing and gateway of the Mediterranean region.
As per the agreement, both companies will also cooperate to connect customers to Reliance’s global network.
Further, Reliance Globalcom plans to set up four more landing stations in the Mediterranean region.
Garg said that the first one will come up in Egypt in the first quarter of 2012, while the remaining will be set up in the remaining part of the year.
He, however, declined to comment on the investment details. The Mediterranean Gateway has been integrated into Reliance Globalcom’s European network, which covers Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Amsterdam and the United Kingdom, amongst other countries.
This gateway is also connected to Reliance Globalcom’s US Gateway in New York and Virginia.
