Telstra International extended with a Point-of-Presence (PoP) in Frankfurt and provision of a new low latency telecommunications route from Europe to Asia.

 The new interconnection point gives Telstra two major entry points into Europe and access to the major telecommunications hub for Eastern Europe, providing more diverse access to the European market from Asia, it said.

Telstra is also providing a trans Mongolian connection route from Europe to Asia.

The Frankfurt PoP and new route will go live in March 2012. Telstra International Senior Vice President for Global Carrier Services, Mr Jim Clarke, said the new route addresses a substantial market for low latency services between the regions.

“The Frankfurt PoP and the trans-Mongolian route offer one of Europe’s most reliable and shortest connections to and from Hong Kong compared to the traditional route via the Mediterranean Sea which is currently used to deliver reliable bandwidth between the two regions.” Mr Clarke said.

Telstra has 1,400 PoPs in 230 countries and territories.
 

Separately Cincinnati Bell subsidiary CyrusOnce opened up in Singapore with an 3,200 sq ft data center offering 150 watts per sq ft with uninterrupted power with N+1 and 2N parallel redundancies.

"We're expanding into Singapore because it is one of the world's leading energy markets. We have a long history serving Fortune 1000 oil and gas customers, and establishing our presence there enables our customers to mirror the same performance successes they've come to expect from a data center provider," said Gary Wojtaszek, CEO and president, CyrusOne.