Globe Business increases Internet bandwidth, boosts cable diversity

Globe Business has doubled its international Internet bandwidth to six Gbps and is continuously upgrading to reach 10 Gbps by the first quarter of 2008, providing customers with even faster connectivity less the lag time.
The increase in capacity will benefit all its customers ranging from the everyday home users to Internet cafés and other growing businesses, as well as large corporations with bigger broadband access requirements.
Globe offers its customers the best and diverse routes to enable borderless communication and easy access to realtime and relevant information. It has now the most number of direct network connections to Asia, US, Europe and popular web portals.
The company’s investment in various international submarine cable systems which are spread across the Trans-Asian region are physically landed in the Philippines bringing traffic to international destinations. Some of these capacities are connected to diverse Trans-Pacific cable systems that route traffic direct to the US.
Globe’s traffic passes through the Asia Pacific Cable Network 2 (APCN2) and City to City (C2C) cable system, as well as the East Asia Crossing (EAC). This year, Globe will expand its list to include the Tata Global Network-Intra-Asia Cable System (TGN-IA), adding another diverse route. Its various investments on cable routes ensure continuous Internet access to its customers.
Cable diversity assures redundancy and provides peace of mind to Globe’s customers. The advantage that Globe offers is continuous Internet connectivity and the elimination of service interruptions in emergency cases such as natural calamities.
To further manage the traffic requirements of customers, Globe also established direct connection with top online content providers which include Yahoo and Google among others, and is hosting Akamai Servers in its Data Centre. These connections ensure Internet traffic flows directly to these online content for faster access.