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I'm sorry for a quite long inactivity :-D

Several drafts have actually been prepared, but unfortunately due to "many things around me in the last times" I didn't have chances to release any of them. This post shall be my last post for year 2008.

Happy new year for all of you. Thanks for visiting my blog!

TdC Fiber Network

It seems that TIME/TdC has a well-designed infrastructure! Wait, first of all : I currently don't affiliate with TIME, I'm not a TIME's marketing engine, either :-D

TIME dotCom's 100% fibre trunk network comprises not only of main and terrestrial fibre optic cable route linking the major towns of Peninsular Malaysia but is further complemented with submarine festoon fibre optic cable back-up systems with landing points around the perimeter of Peninsular Malaysia.

Another good point : TIME has provided its network map as you can see below. Even TM or SINGTEL don't provide such a thing (yet?)! :-D ... Some other notes:

• TIME's Information Super Highway was a project with a capital investment of over RM3.8 billion
• Its regional fiber optic cables are running along the major highways and complemented by submarine fiber optic cables along the coastlines, augmented where necessary with wireless, digital microwave and satellite connectivity
• Its land-based fibre optics stretch over 3,600 km in Peninsular Malaysia with lines criss-crossing the country and connecting into the main network along the 850 km North-South Expressway

• The submarine fiber optic cables totaling 1,624 km are laid along the coastline of Peninsular from Pulau Langkawi, Kedah to Kota Bharu, Kelantan connecting to 25 coastal sites.

TIME international partners (TdC Website):

• Optus and Telstra in Australia
• Hong Kong Telecom International in Hong Kong
• MCI in USA
• Indosat in Indonesia
• Kokusai Denshin Denwa (KDD) in Japan
• Jabatan Telekom Brunei in Brunei
• Philippines Long Distance Telephony (PLDT) in Philippines
• Singapore Telecom in Singapore
• Telephone Organisation of Thailand (TOT) in Thailand

TIME International Facilities:

• Two world class international gateway switches (ATT5ESS)
• Direct fibre links to Singapore, Thailand, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, USA and Indonesia
• Undersea cables:
  Asia Pacific Cable Network (APCN)
  South East Asia-Middle East-Western Europe 3 (SEA-ME-WE 3)
  North Pacific Cable (NPC)
  Trans Pacific Cable 4 (TPC 4)
  Fibre Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG)
  Singapore-Malaysia Cable (SMC)
  Malaysia-Thailand-East (MTE)
  Thailand-Malaysia-West (TMW)
• Satellite Facility: AsiaSat
• A world class international network management centre, opens all year round

Source/Courtesy TdC

Global Internet Usage - 2008

Some notes from TM's perspective with regard to the Internet usage:

• Capacity demand is fueled by demand for IP-based services and bandwidth hungry applications – more “FAT” pipes
• Consumer Internet usage is shaped by the ever increasing use of video streaming and peer-to-peer applications. The lack of domestic content in most countries will further accentuate this behavior

• P2P singularly contributes to 45% of internet usage
• Peer to peer overtook web in 2000
• Video contents is to overtake Peer to Peer application in 2010

• This global trend is also seen in the Malaysian market specifically for the TM users of broadband

Source/Courtesy: TM/Cisco VNI

Domestic Capacity Price (Possibly 2008B or 2007)

Below are some tables indicating domestic leased line prices, for 2007 or up to 2008M I guess. These currently shall be cheaper, after some pressures from the government middle of last year. This information is based on the work of Rajat K. published by LirneASIA.

How could they get this ? :-D

STM-1/DS3/E2/E1 Prices - Source/Courtesy: Rajat K/LirneASIA 2008M

PT. Jabar Telematika (Jatel)

This "pipe" business seems to be attractive for everyone ! :-D

Recently, a local company owned by local government, PT. Jabar Telematika (Jatel) has announced its first fiber optic project in Bandung:

• Length : approx. 72 km (inside+outside the city)
• Investment : IDR 25 bn (approx. USD 2.3 mn)
• RFS : 04/2009
  

Other things:

• Jatel is a subsidiary of PT. Jasa Sarana (BUMD Jawa Barat province)
• (Next project) : connecting areas around Purbaleunyi (highway)
• Customers/Partners : BUMDes, PT. Pos, PLN, Bank Jabar (online payment) - initially 5 districts (kabupaten)
• Jatel shall support relevant governmental projects (credit, subsidies, school-net, e-health etc.); but it can also offer professional services to public enterprises
  

• http://www.jabar-telematika.com/ --> down! (as of the time of writing)
  

Malaysia - Connectivity + Bandwidth

TM operates 6 cable stations in western Malaysia and 5 in Serawak. All international connections happens through CSs in western. I would guess that TdC's CSs are already included (now, it's a subsidiary of TM, right ?) .

How much international bandwidth ? I think it isn't so much different as my previous post about this some times ago. For this year TM has projected to have totally 150+ Gbps bandwidth, which 70+ Gbps of them is dedicated for MY-US connections.

Source/Courtesy : TM

Thailand - Bandwidth

According to Jasmine Group, this year (2009) Thailand will have 70+ Gbps international bandwidth serving 4 mn broadband subscribers with "average ??" broadband speed of 4 Mbps.

Source/Courtesy : Jasmine

Some quotes (Jasmine) :

• Keypoint : High Bandwidth with Low Penetration of high speed Broadband
• Keypoint : Telecom liberalization
• Keypoint : Thailand should be viewed as an alternative route complementing Singapore

Some quotes - Opportunity :

• International Gateway to Indochina
• New technology available for Support (3G, WiMAX, NGN)
• Open for new Landing Station and Submarine Direct Link
• Co‐location and Data Center
• High Application and Content demand for Broadband, WiMAX and 3G

Telkom : Bandwidth, IP Transit Services, Price

December 2008, PT. Telkom has launched IP Transit services in 15 locations (11 cities), targeting corporates, schools/universities, ISPs, and the government.

• Coverage (12/2008) : Jakarta (Semanggi, Karet Tengsin, Gambir, Cyber Building), Surabaya, Yogyakarta, Solo, Bandung, Denpasar, Medan, Palembang, Pekanbaru, Batam, Semarang, Balikpapan
• 9 Customers (as of 12/2008) : Jaya Teknik, Departemen ESDM, Universitas Binus, Satcom, Pikanet, UI, ITS, Universitas Surabaya (?), Universitas Petra

Type of Telkom's IP transit service:

• Transit Global Best Path Optic --> best path routing
  
• Transit Global Dedicated Gateway Optic --> STIX and TM (possibly via TIS & DMCS)
  

Telkom's Internet bandwidth (Wartaekonomi,Vivanews) :

• 12B/2008 : 13 Gbps
• 01B/2009 : 30 Gbps
• 06E/2009 : 40 Gbps (after AAG in service)
  

If this is true, then Telkom should have at least 10 Gbps connection to SG/US through the new AAG cable/BSCS.

Price for IP Transit (inofficial):

• IDR 10 mn / Mbps (claimed 1:1 !)