The expansion will see Vantage Data Centers offer services across Tokyo and Osaka in Japan, as well as, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, and Melbourne, Australia.

Orange and PCCW Global are confident the cable will substantially reduce network latency between the world's three most populated continents.

The fruits of PCCW Globals' November acquisition of Consule Connect explained.

"This expanded trial which now includes HGC, shows the momentous initiative of the GLF led blockchain work stream."

Taking place in Los Angeles, California, the event will bring together over 1000 senior level professionals from over 275 companies around the world.

The Network-as-a-Service product that extends a customer’s MPLS network service to both Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Office 365.

NTT Com’s Asia Submarine-cable Express (ASE), Asia Pacific Gateway (APG) and Pacific Crossing-1 (PC-1) cables will connect with Jupiter cable.

Despite submarine cables being an essential component of an international network, they are vulnerable to lengthy service outages.

Re-elected Board members include Eric Puetz from AT&T Labs, Sahar Steiff from PCCW Global and Ralph Sanitoro from Fujitsu.

Enterprises with the budgets to build their private facilities are also moving toward colocation facilities for the benefits of rapid deployments.

"It will further support China’s ‘One Belt One Road’ initiative for all forms of high-speed data services and content applications.”

The ICX will provide interconnections with Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe and North America.

Together, the two companies along with other D-Infinitum partners, intend to provide a full suite of hosting and colocation services.

Hong Kong telco PCCW Global has chosen an African data center to further colocation and undersea fibre networks in Asia, Africa, Middle East & Europe.

“The nature of the way we do our business has to really undergo some structural change.”