FLAG Telecom
FLAG is a leading provider of international networking solutions, connectivity, and
data services for the world’s communications and internet communities
- FLAG Telecom is a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Communications Ltd (RCOM), a member of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group of companies
- Reliance and FLAG leverage their combined expertise and resources to deliver differentiated, value-added services to the global market in a cost-efficient manner
- The global arm of Reliance, FLAG owns and manages a high speed global terrestrial and submarine network
- FLAG offers experienced employees of over 37 nationalities in 20 international locations across four continents
- The company is headquartered in Mumbai with regional head offices in Dubai, Hong Kong, London and New York
- With globally distributed account management, engineering, and operations resources, FLAG can provide immediate and meaningful customer service
Global Fibre-Optic/SDH Network
High scalability
FALCON
- Multiple landings throughout the Gulf, with submarine links stretching from India in the east and to Egypt in the west
- Interconnection with FLAG Europe-Asia provides regional operators with seamless connectivity to destinations on the FLAG Global Network
- Self healing Gulf loop
- Advance network engineering design: Comprehensive protection mechanisms (optical protection, MSP1+1, MS-Spring, SDH), equipment redundancy built into SLTE, PFE, power etc., dual landing points wherever possible, double armoured and buried cable where necessary
Reliance Combined Service Portfolio
FLAG purchased / leased Network components
Reliance Communications - India Network
- 80,000 Route kms of fibre, connecting over 4500 towns & cities
- 380,000 duct kms
- Planned access to ~5000 towns & cities (120,000 route kms)
- Backbone, metro and building access ring architecture
- Highly resilient ring & mesh design
- Cities connected on backbone rings
- Backbone comprises express ring (DWDM, 40 * 10 Gbps) + collector layer (SDH)
- City / metro rings have 3 or more alternative paths
- 137 rings across India
- Localized building access rings provide customer access
- Direct access implemented to business premises
- 1.7 million homes & offices by 2006/7
- 95%+ coverage of Indian subscriber base
- Fibre / cat5
Reliance IPLC – Components for an E1
Reliance’s Value Proposition
Summary of Benefits
Fully Owned Infrastructure
- Only telecom carrier having wholly owned global subsea cable network with presence in over 27 countries and 24-hour proactive network monitoring and support
Reliability
- One of the most reliable submarine networks supported by Reliance's extensive domestic network
One Stop Shop (OSS)
- End-to-end service. Single-end-provisioning, single-end-billing and single-end-fault-reporting
Affordable World-class Services
- Partnerships with many international carriers enables cost effective global reach
Service Quality with SLAs
- Service Quality backed by Service level commitments. Integrated network for end-to-end service reduces the point of failures and provides high quality service. Cutting edge technology translates into exceptional network reliability and service availability.
Scalability
- Highly scalable solutions enable customer to quickly react to his business needs
More Security
- Complete redundancy through diverse paths via Trans Atlantic and Trans Pacific routes including cable landing station redundancy in Mumbai
Choice of Currency
- Complete flexibility in choice of currency for payments
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