[February 05, 2010] Pacnet Ramps Up Expansion in India Tweet Feb 05, 2010 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Pacnet, through its joint venture Pacific Internet India Pvt. (Pacnet India), has obtained National Long Distance (NLD) and International Long Distance (ILD) licenses from the Department of Telecommunications of India, providing businesses in India broader access to Pacnet's suite of telecommunications solutions. Through the new licenses, Pacnet India noted it will expand its solutions to include International Private Line (IPL) and Ethernet International Private Line (EIPL) services, as well as domestic and international IP VPN services that will meet the growing demand for high bandwidth connectivity solutions across the country. Pacnet India, through its existing Internet Service Provider (ISP) license, already offers a full suite of Internet connectivity solutions, as well as a range of managed and hosted services to businesses, according to a release. "We intend to expand our India operations aggressively this year and are already exploring adding more points of presence (PoPs) across the country in the coming months. We have also commenced upgrading our existing PoPs in India," said Bill Barney, Chief Executive Officer, Pacnet. "With our enhanced reach and expanded suite of solutions, we will be able to provide businesses here with more diverse international network connectivity and introduce more cost-effective bandwidth solutions to the market," said Deepak Maira, Managing Director of Pacnet India and the SAARC region. "The licenses will also allow us to establish our international gateway in Chennai, which is an integral part of our strategy for India," said Barney. "This gateway will allow us to link India through WAC, to our pan-Asia cable system EAC-C2C, and on to the US through EAC Pacific, on a single Pacnet network." More Information: http://www.pacnet.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]