Midplaza ready with fiber optic network for broadband access
JAKARTA (JP): To offer the best service to its tenants in this information era, Midplaza, an office-building complex located on Jl. Sudirman, has introduced its Fiber Optic Communications System. This has set Midplaza apart from other high-rise office buildings in the capital's business district.
The facility, prepared in collaboration with state-owned telecommunications and Internet operators PT Telkom and PT Indosat, links Midplaza and its tenants domestically, creating an access to connect to the rest of the world.
It is a realization of what anyone is looking for in this information era. It is about infrastructure to access. And, the fiber optic network is far better as it offers a bandwidth and broadband which is ideal for high speed transmission and traffic. Among the advantages are video/audio on demand. There is also the wide-area network (WAN) and metropolitan-area network (MAN).
What is a Fiber Optic Communications System, and what are its advantages over the old radio networks still found in most office buildings in Jakarta?
Fiber optics
Because of the superior technology of fiber optics, the communications options offered by the system greatly increase. In Midplaza, tenants get the full range of services required to stay in instant contact with anyone, anywhere around the world.
Besides offering numerous methods of fast and direct communications, the fiber optic system has a number of distinct advantages over a radio network. There is, of course, the high- quality transmission of fiber optics, providing unprecedented speed and clarity in communications.
The fiber optic cable link to Indosat gives Midplaza's tenants fast, direct and inexpensive connection to the Internet/Intranet. Tenants do not need to use a telephone or leased-line connection to cling on the Internet. It is a much cheaper way to access the world's most-wanted service.
For international enterprises with branch offices here, Indosat Direct Link services offer point-to-point connection with their headquarters around the globe.
Other Indosat services at MidPlaza include Framenet/frame relay, ISDN (a the digital telephone line used for a high-speed data network), video conferencing, Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) as well as high- speed (broadband) Internet services from 64 Kpbs up to 2 Mbps.
Telkom's fiber optic networks allow the company to operate its services, including the Integrated System Digital Network (ISDN) and Intelligent Network (IN), much better. ISDN and IN are among the sophisticated information and telecommunications technology services supporting multimedia services.
It is the substance of fiber optic system that it can handle more data than other systems and is easily upgradable. The network currently handles up to 155 Mbps, but with little more effort than flipping a switch it can be upgraded to handle 2.5 G or more. This network provides any level of transmission from 64 Kbps, 2 Mb and 155 Mbps.
Backup systems
The system also boasts the advantages of the Ring Network and the Redundancy System, both of which serve as backup systems. The Ring Network provides two-direction transmission, so if one way fails, the transmission automatically goes the other way, without disturbing the communication process.
The Redundancy System basically comprises two terminals -- if the first terminal fails or drops, the second terminal automatically handles the transmission, again with no disturbance in communications.
In the unlikely event all these backup systems fail, Midplaza still has, as a last-ditch backup, the old radio network that other office buildings rely on for their first-string communications system.
With Midplaza giving its tenants access to the best telecommunications to be in contact with the world, it must be regarded as one of the most reliable centers for living and business in Jakarta, connected to the world. Of course, leading overseas and international companies are Midplaza's tenants, considering its sophisticated technology.
No wonder, considering how much more advanced its technology is than other office buildings, Midplaza boasts a who's who of international businesses as its tenants. The reason is that these global movers and shakers realize the absolute vitality of keeping in contact with the world, and Midplaza helps them do this.
Headquarters in New York, offices in London, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Sydney -- with the information technology offered by Midplaza, they might as well be in the adjoining office. The world might not actually be getting smaller, but the technology is getting better and faster. Midplaza has fully embraced this brave new world of computer chips and fiber optic cables. (icn)