Midplaza ready with fiber optic network for broadband access
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)