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Unitech Networks Expands Business in PRC, with
New Office in Shanghai
To Tap into the Rapidly-Growing Internet Market
in East China
(HONG KONG - July 4, 2000) Unitech
Networks Ltd, an Internet infrastructure provider in Asia Pacific, today
announced its expansion in People Republic of China, opening new office
in Shanghai - the commercial and financial center of the country with
the fastest growing Internet population. It shows the commitment of
Unitech Networks in the Internet industry in PRC, with direct presence
in the three most wired regions in the country, namely Beijing, Guangdong
and Shanghai.
Shanghai, which is the third most wired place accounting for 11 per
cent of total Internet users in PRC, particularly provides enormous
business opportunities to Unitech Networks. The city reports the fastest
growth in Internet usage, with a dramatic 995 per cent increase in Internet
population in 1999, according to China Internet Network Information
Center.
The Internet boom has been causing huge demand from more Internet service
providers, content providers and e-commerce players to construct and
upgrade their Internet infrastructure - the area for Unitech Networks
to contribute - in order to sustain the substantial growth, said Alex
Chan, Chief Executive Officer of Unitech Networks.
"It is essential for Internet companies and e-businesses to compete
and succeed by taking early steps to enhance their Internet network
set-up," said Mr Chan, "They have to strive for outstanding performance
- in terms of faster content delivery, guaranteed and managed quality
of service, high availability and scalability, better security as well
as easier and more convenient management."
Unitech Networks aims at developing and providing high value-added and
complete solutions for carriers, service providers and e-businesses
to enhance their Internet infrastructure and applications, resulting
in a win-win situation for itself and its customers.
Seeing the high-flying Internet market in PRC, Unitech Networks will
continue its investment and expansion in the country, which is playing
an increasingly important role in the Asia Pacific Internet market.
China is expected to take the top spot in Internet usage in the region
in two to three years.
Unitech Networks has its business grown the most rapidly in Mainland
China, at a pace of triple-digit growth annually. It expects more cross-region
projects covering the Mainland as well as Hong Kong, as more service
provider customers such as the emerging data centers are running business
across the whole Greater China region.
Unitech Networks is traditionally strong in ISP, ICP and service provider
market. The company has recently completed Internet infrastructure projects
for Hunan PTA and Daqing PTT 163 in PRC to upgrade the infrastructure
of both service providers, by implementing caching and load balancing
solutions for faster and more reliable performance. On the other hand,
ICPs including Sina.com - the most popular portal in China - and Guanzhou-based
PC Online have adopted the Internet solutions from Unitech Networks
for more efficient content delivery.
About Unitech Networks Ltd
A fast-moving Internet infrastructure provider in Asia Pacific, Unitech
Networks is specialized in providing high value added Internet infrastructure
and web applications for service providers and enterprises to effectively
transform and run business in the Internet world. It succeeds with its
technological expertise, rich experience and dynamic culture, able to
provide time-to-market and innovative solutions for all kinds of e-business.
Unitech Networks is committed to continuous technological and commercial
advancement, turning Internet technologies into business opportunities
so as to grow with customers in the e-business boom.
Headquartered in Hong Kong, Unitech Networks can provide region-wide
services with operations in Guangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing, Singapore
and Malaysia, and service partners in the rest of the region.
For more info, please visit our home page at http://www.unitechnetworks.com.
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