Monday April 3, 10:09 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
AsiaInfo Connects China's Four Major National Internet Backbones
AsiaInfo's NAP Project Increases Internet Speed in China
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 3, 2000--AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:ASIA - news), a leading provider of Internet infrastructure solutions and software products in China, today announced that it has commenced its Network Access Point (NAP) project to directly connect China's four major Internet backbones for the first time. The project will dramatically increase China's internetworking speed while reducing access costs to ISPs and end users.
Currently, there are eight major national backbones in China: four commercial backbones including ChinaNET, UniNET, CNCNET, ChinaGBN as well as four other non-commercial backbones: CERNET, CSTNET, CGWNET and CIETNET. So far, four of these backbones (ChinaNET, UniNET, CERNET and CSTNET) have been connected through this NAP site in Beijing. The rest of the backbones will also be connected to this NAP in the near future.
Historically, interconnections among different backbones in China were routed through international gateways, which have low capacity and high costs. The introduction of the first Chinese NAP will allow networks to eliminate this bottleneck and interconnect directly. The current NAP project has increased interconnection bandwidth from less than 8Mbps to over 100Mbps, enhancing network bandwidth to over 10 times previous levels.
``We are pleased that the Ministry of Information Industry (MII) chose AsiaInfo to play the leading role in this dramatic advance in China's Internet network infrastructure,' said James Ding, CEO of AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc. ``By directly connecting China's major Internet backbones, AsiaInfo is making the Internet faster and more affordable to users across China than ever before. We expect the construction of these NAP sites in China to further boost Internet usage in this already rapidly growing market.'
About AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc.
AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASIA - news) is a leading provider of Internet infrastructure, total solutions and software in China, one of the world's fastest growing Internet markets. The company offers telecommunications service providers in China total network solutions for their Internet infrastructure requirements and develops proprietary software for Internet service providers, Internet content providers and telecommunications service providers.
Since it moved its operations from the US to China in 1995, AsiaInfo has served as a chief architect of China's Internet infrastructure. AsiaInfo has been pioneering the development of China's Internet infrastructure by designing and building the first national commercial Internet backbone in China, ChinaNET, as well as the first provincial Internet backbone in China, GuangdongNET. The company is also building the other two national commercial Internet backbones in China: UniNET of China Unicom and CNCNET of China Netcom.
AsiaInfo develops, markets and supports real time, scalable and adaptable proprietary Internet software solutions tailored to meet the needs of clients in China. The company's customer management and billing software products meet the complex, mission-critical provisioning, accounting, reporting and marketing needs of Internet and telecommunications service providers. The company also offers carrier-scale-messaging products to Internet service providers in China. For more information about AsiaInfo, please visit www.asiainfo.com.
The statements in this news release contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from anticipated results. Further information on risk factors that could affect AsiaInfo's results of operation are detailed in AsiaInfo's Registration Statement, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A copy of the registration statement, including exhibits, may be reviewed at the Commission's public reference room at Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. The registration statement and other company filings can also be reviewed by accessing the Commission's Internet site at , which contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants that file electronically with the Commission.
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