WorldCom will offer a range of high-speed metropolitan and international data and voice services which will enable organisations across Singapore to receive wholly-owned end-to-end managed communications solutions.
"Growth in Frame Relay and data IP is expected to be particularly strong over the next three to four years ... according to IDC, the Cumulative Average Growth Rate (CAGR) of Frame Relay revenue from 1999 to 2004 is 26.8 percent," said Mark Russell, managing director of South Asia, WorldCom.
WorldCom is currently in the process of laying its fibre-optic network in the Central Business District (CBD) area of Singapore.
"By building our own networks, WorldCom eliminates dependence on other carriers and provides a single point of contact and seamless communications services at lower costs to customers," said Alexandra Hope, general manager of WorldCom Singapore.
The network deploys a fully redundant SDH loop architecture. It consists of fibre-optic loops connecting the major business areas of Singapore to WorldCom's global network.
The first phase of the construction, which covers 30 kilometres, includes a loop built in the CBD area and other loops which link the CBD to WorldCom's existing facility at Pandan Loop as well as to its recently completed Internet Data Centre in Science Park.
The CBD loop will serve the area enclosed within South Bridge Road, North Bridge Road, Rochor Road, Collyer Quay and Shenton Way.
The first phase is scheduled for completion by the second quarter of this year. The second phase of network construction, which is scheduled to commence in early 2001, will extend this network to Singapore's other major commercial areas.
