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IP: Telecom Firm Owned by IIJ, Toyota, Sony to Offer High-Speed Services -- Japan's Qwest/Level3
From: Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 06:12:01 -0500
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 19:27:12 +0900 To: farber () cis upenn edu From: ajp () glocom ac jp (Adam Peake) Subject: Japan's Qwest/Level3 Dave, perhaps of interest to IP: Toyota, Sony and IIJ form company that hopes to be Japan's Qwest/Level3. Adam
From a Nikkei article:
Telecom Firm Owned by IIJ, Toyota, Sony to Offer High-Speed Services February 1, 1999 (TOKYO) -- Crosswave Communications Inc. (CWC) announced Jan. 26 the outline of its telecommunications services that are slated to begin in April. CWC is a Type-1 telecom carrier set up as a venture among Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJ), Toyota Motor Corp. and Sony Corp. See <http://www.nikkeibp.asiabiztech.com/articles/99020106.html> for full story and Press release at the Crosswave web site: <http://www.cwc.co.jp/whatsnew/002_e.html> Description of Services Crosswave Communications (CWC; headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; president: Koichi Suzuki) today announced that it will be offering the services described below. Inception of the services is slated for April 1999; pricing and rates will be formally announced in March, 1999. Business Purpose: To Bring to Market Communications Services Based on Novel Concepts CWC will develop a new "platform-type" high speed network based on large-capacity, ultra-fast infrastructure designed specifically for data communications. This will use the network as a massive plane to offer communications services that far surpass those available with networks built on conventional point-to-point topology. With this CWC intends to fulfill two objectives: meet the demand created by burgeoning data-communications traffic that accompany the rapid spread of Internet use and proffer new paradigms in data communications utileze networks extensively. Proposed Services 1.High-speed backbone service Available bandwidths: 1.5Mbps, 45Mbps, 150Mbps, 600Mbps The service will connect any two points via high-speed circuits. In addition to offering Japan's first 600Mbps service, with this service CWC will also make it easier for users to build faster network environments by offering very competitive rates. 2.Network Platform Service The service will offer networks as a platform with topology, bandwidth, and scale optimized to users' individual needs. All users need to do is plug into the interface CWC provides to get access to a network environment that perfectly fits their needs. Rates are pending. 3.Dial-Up Port Service This service will provide 77 dial-up port access points3 throughout Japan. Moving forward, CWC will continue to expand its menu of offerings. Other services on the drawing board include co-location services, network monitoring services, and even international services that are to be instituted in 2000 and beyond. Service areas CWC's services will be offered in the areas shown below over fiber optic networks spanning across Japan. Exploitation of DWDM(*) technology will provide 100 gigabytes of bandwidth which allow further expansion of bandwidth in the future. This infrastructure will be specifically for data communications. In-Service Schedule April 1999 Tokyo-Nagoya-Osaka corridor, Hokuriku region October 1999 Length of Japan from Hokkaido to Kyushu March 2000 All prefectures except Okinawa Notes: *)DWDM: Dense Wavelength Multiplexing. A format for multiplex use of fiber-optic cables by splitting the frequency spectrum into multiple channels. Utilizing the principle that light pulses of differing wavelengths do not interfere with each other, this technology enables significant increases in the volume of information conveyed via an optical cable. About the company CWC was founded on October 28, 1998, by Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJ), Sony Corporation, and Toyota Motor Corporation. It acquired its license as a Type I Telecommunications Carrier on December 21, 1998. A recapitalization is planned for April 1999 that will bring the company$B!<%3(Js capitalization to about JPY 8 billion. For Media Inquiries: Ms. Junko Higasa / CWC Public Relations Office TEL:+81-3-5259-6300 FAX:+81-35259-6301 E-mail:press () cwc co jp Copyright (C) Crosswave Communications Inc.,1998-1999.
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