Reach Global Services
Encyclopedia
Reach Global Services Ltd. is a subsidiary of Telstra
International. Reach, headquartered in Hong Kong
, has interests in more than 40 submarine cables (including AJC
, APCN2
, China-US
, Japan-US
, RNAL
, Sea-Me-We 3
) and international satellite systems, mainly servicing the Asia Pacific area. Reach has operating licences and landing rights in most major markets including Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Australia, North America and Europe.
and Pacific Century Cyberworks (PCCW) in 2001. Telstra and PCCW injected their international assets, including subsea cables, gateways and satellite capacity into Reach. These assets were supplemented later the same year by the acquisition of Level 3 Communications
' Asian assets. After financial difficulties, its shareholders negotiated a debt settlement in June 2004 http://www.reach.com/news/news_archive/Reach_release_180604.pdf, and it is now financially stable. Reach was restructured, and in 2005 announced that nearly all future expansion would be used for Telstra and PCCW requirements, though it would continue to service its other customers. Reach's website advertises their wholesale voice & data services.
Telstra
Telstra Corporation Limited is an Australian telecommunications and media company, building and operating telecommunications networks and marketing voice, mobile, internet access and pay television products and services....
International. Reach, headquartered in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, has interests in more than 40 submarine cables (including AJC
Australia-Japan Cable
The Australia–Japan Cable, or AJC, is a 12,700km submarine telecommunications cable system linking Australia and Japan via Guam that became operational in 2001. It had an original design capacity of 640 Gbit/s, but was initially equipped to utilise only 80 Gbit/s of this capacity. In April 2008 a...
, APCN2
APCN 2 (cable system)
APCN 2 or Asia-Pacific Cable Network 2 is a submarine telecommunications cable linking several countries in the Asia-Pacific region.It has landing points in:*Chongming, Shanghai, China*Shantou, Guangdong Province, China...
, China-US
CUCN (cable system)
CUCN or China-US Cable Network is a submarine telecommunications cable linking several countries in the Asia-Pacific region.It has landing points in:#Shantou, Guangdong Province, China#Fangshan, Pingtung County, Taiwan Province, Taiwan...
, Japan-US
Japan-US (cable system)
Japan-US is a submarine telecommunications cable system in the North Pacific Ocean linking the USA and Japan.It has landing points in:*Shima, Mie Prefecture, Japan...
, RNAL
RNAL (cable system)
REACH North Asia Loop is a multi terabit intra Asia self-healing submarine telecommunications cable system connecting the principal cities in Asia....
, Sea-Me-We 3
SEA-ME-WE 3 (cable system)
SEA-ME-WE 3 or South-East Asia - Middle East - Western Europe 3 is an optical submarine telecommunications cable linking those regions and is the longest in the world, completed in late 2000. It is operated by India's Tata Communications and 92 other investors from the telecom industry...
) and international satellite systems, mainly servicing the Asia Pacific area. Reach has operating licences and landing rights in most major markets including Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Australia, North America and Europe.
History
Reach was established as a joint venture between TelstraTelstra
Telstra Corporation Limited is an Australian telecommunications and media company, building and operating telecommunications networks and marketing voice, mobile, internet access and pay television products and services....
and Pacific Century Cyberworks (PCCW) in 2001. Telstra and PCCW injected their international assets, including subsea cables, gateways and satellite capacity into Reach. These assets were supplemented later the same year by the acquisition of Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications is a telecommunications and Internet service provider headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado.It operates a Tier 1 network. The company provides core transport, IP, voice, video and content delivery for most of the medium to large Internet carriers in North America and Europe...
' Asian assets. After financial difficulties, its shareholders negotiated a debt settlement in June 2004 http://www.reach.com/news/news_archive/Reach_release_180604.pdf, and it is now financially stable. Reach was restructured, and in 2005 announced that nearly all future expansion would be used for Telstra and PCCW requirements, though it would continue to service its other customers. Reach's website advertises their wholesale voice & data services.