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Singapore Advanced Research and Education Network (SingAREN) is a non-profit organisation. We are Singapore’s national research and education network (REN) and part of the Internet2 community. We started as a national project funded by the government to take on the challenge of ensuring that Singapore’s Research and Education community is connected to the international community.

SingAREN maintains close working relationship with the Next Generation Internet community such as Internet2, APAN (Asia Pacific Advanced Network), and RENs in various countries.

Collocation & Data Center in Singapore

I've read somewhere that Tata will build a data center in Singapore. Somebody knows which data center / collocation center / "carrier hotel" operated where in Singapore ?? Please advise ... :-D

• Equinix SGP 87,553 m2 (the new or old one??)
• Equinix SGW2 28,548 m2 (the new or old one??)
• Global Switch
• KDDI's Telehouse
• SingTel's STIX
• Tata's ??
• Other ??
  

It seems that STIX houses Telkom's and Indosat's , while Eqx houses Telkom's and Excelcomindo's PoP equipment ... cmiiw!

MCS

I have heard that NAP Info is going to install a new submarine cable connecting Jakarta to Singapore. But it was a surprise for me that it will be ready on Q2/2008. So fast ?

Actually they began the process since early 2007, where they selected Tyco Telecommunications to construct the system. Tyco completed the marine route survey in 08/2007 and then started the marine work. The MCS (Matrix Cable System) will be jointly operated by Matrix Networks Pte Ltd (SG) and PT. NAP Info Lintas Nusa (ID). Matrix Networks holds a Facility-Based Operator (FBO) license issued by the InfoComm Development Authority (IDA), operates a cable landing station in North Changi and owns a 20 km fiber optic backhaul to four major data exchanges. NAP Info is a network access provider established in 2000 which currently owns more than 100 km terrestrial optical cable within Jakarta, connecting more than 120 buildings.

MIC-1

The MIC-1 (Moratelindo International Cable - One) is a new undersea optical cable owned by the youngest national backbone operator Moratelindo (Moratel). It links Batam to Changi (Singapore) and was scheduled to start the service by Q1/2008. Moratel's partner at SG side is ViewQuest (does anybody know about this company?). An SG-partner other than SingTel is rare :-) ! Moratel is a quite progressive backbone operator. Its market share of revenue would possibly be larger than ICON+ for this year.

Singapore : The Regional Teletraffic Junction

For economical, political, geographical and possibly many other reasons Singapore has established itself as a major telecommunication hub in Asia. Almost all international submarine cables to/from Asia pass through, terminate in or branch to Singapore. This includes e.g. SMW3, SMW4, FLAG, TIC, EAC, C2Ccn, APCN. Singapore has three cable landing points. Cable landing stations in Tuas serve for cables coming from the west (Europe, Middle East, South Asia). Cables going to the East Asia, ASEAN, Australia and the US are originated from either Changi (eastern Singapore) or Katong (south).