Reach gets S'pore FBO license

Reach gets S'pore FBO license

HONG KONG (AFX-ASIA): Pacific Century CyberWorks Ltd. and Telstra Corp Ltd.'s joint-venture, Reach Ltd., has been awarded a facilities-based operator license by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore.

The FBO license enables Reach to connect to its own cable capacity in Singapore and to offer wholesale bandwidth and data services to carriers, service providers and ISPs, a Reach statement said.

The new license will enable Reach to develop its Singapore operation as a regional gateway point of presence in Southeast Asia by offering direct bandwidth connectivity to neighboring countries, including Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand.

"Although the FBO license allows the holder to undertake a range of activities, our interests are largely international in nature. Our business focus is wholesale and our target customers are primarily carriers and service providers," Reach Singapore managing director David Phua said.