China Telecom Global Offers the First 100G Service between Asia and Europe Route

China Telecom Global Offers the

First 100G Service between Asia and Europe
Route

Hong Kong, 16 May 2017 – China Telecom Global (CTG) has announced the launch of
100G service capability via their terrestrial cable system to answer the
soaring demands for big-bandwidth connectivity between Asia and Europe in
collaboration with Russian operators. On the back of the launch of the Super
TSR (Transit Silk Road), an ultra low latency terrestrial route via the
China-Kazakhstan Gateway, this initiative further diversifies CTG’s product
portfolio along the Europe-Asia route.

This new 100G capability is strengthened by
cross-border transmission systems via the China-Russia, China-Mongolia-Russia
and China-Kazakhstan-Russia routes. It will be managed with Russian partners,
with whom CTG has built a strategic and lasting relationship. It is the first
100G bandwidth option available in the market via Asia and Europe, and will
further support the booming IP transit/transmission demand from carrier
partners and IP service providers.

In the second half of 2016, CTG launched the
Super TSR with the latency feature of just 147ms from Shanghai to Frankfurt and
159ms from Hong Kong to Frankfurt, reduced by 10ms over existing routes. The
new route was implemented through a partnership with a Kazakhstan operator, and
is the shortest in the same direction, while also offering industry-leading low
latency. The route is the optimal choice for global connectivity across diverse
industries, especially in the financial services sector where high-frequency
trades are latency-sensitive.

Steven Tan, Vice President of CTG Global
Carrier Business said, “The readiness of the 100G service via our terrestrial
cable system from Asia to Europe and the launch of Super TSR are both
pioneering achievements in the market.  China Telecom has devoted tremendous
efforts in the diversification of Asia-Europe terrestrial cable routes, so as
to improve the information exchange efficiency from Asia to Europe, and to
fulfill customer expectations for alternative backup routes to regular
submarine cable solutions.”

Both announcements are in line with CTG’s goal
to support China’s massive Belt and Road initiative. This initiative aims to
enhance the free-flow of trade, improve resource allocation efficiency, promote
market integration, and create a regional economic co-operation framework. A
key enabler will be low-latency and high capacity connectivity between Asian
and European businesses centers. The company’s efforts aim to support this
initiative by improving connectivity between the two regions, bringing Asian and
European businesses closer together.

About China Telecom Global Limited

China Telecom Global Limited (CTG) is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of China Telecom Corporation Limited. CTG was
established in 2012 and headquartered in Hong Kong.  China Telecommunications
Corporation is one of the world’s largest providers of integrated
telecommunication services striving to enhance its capabilities in managing
global operation, so as to keep pace with changing times. CTG has subsidiaries
and affiliates in 27 countries and regions, 68 overseas PoPs, and delivers more
than 20T in international connectivity bandwidth and intercontinental capacity.
CTG also has 38 submarine cable resources, which CTG was involved in the
construction of more than 10 of those cables. With the direct connections with
more than 10 neighbouring countries and regions via terrestrial cables, CTG has
mapped out a global service and capacity network.

Leveraging on its abundant resources in
mainland China, CTG connects the Asia Pacific region and the world. It has
gradually become a world-class integrated information service provider.
Targeting international carriers, multinational corporation clients and
overseas Chinese, CTG provides customized and cost-effective integrated
communication solutions and diversified telecom services to cater to their
global business needs. Its services include internet direct access, internet
transit, data services, broadband, unified communications, internet data
centre, cloud computing, ICT services, fixed and mobile voice and value-added
services, professional services and industry solutions, telecom operation
consultancy and service outsourcing.

For more information on CTG, please visit www.chinatelecomglobal.com