Digital Media Asia
23rd Jan 2008
Sourva Dutta
Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) has announced the certification of its suite of business ethernet services by the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF), the international standards-setting authority on carrier ethernet services.
Singtel's MEF certification is said to be the first of its kind in ASEAN.
Services that have been certified include Singtel's local connectivity service MetroEthernet and international connectivity services ConnectPlus E-VPN and E-line.
Singtel MetroEthernet is a dedicated Layer-2 ethernet service that offers granular and scalable private data connections within Singapore. ConnectPlus E-Line is an international point-to-point ethernet service deployed over Singtel's global next generation SDH network, while ConnectPlus E-VPN is a Layer-2 VPN based on Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) technology using ethernet interface as a standard access interface.
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