Telstra strengthens global media presence with new PoPs in India, China
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Faye Sutton
| 03 September 2020
Telstra has expanded its Global Media Network (GMN) into China and India, providing further connectivity to broadcasters in the region.

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The global operator has been operating and delivering telecommunication services in India since 1995. The GMN is connected to new points of presence (PoPs) in Mumbai and Chennai.

Telstra has operated in China since 1989. Through its joint venture Telstra PBS, it was the first foreign company licensed to provide connectivity and network services on the mainland. It already operates data networks in 38 key cities and now has five datacentres in China, the expansion adding to its Hong Kong datacentres, Stanley teleport and master control room. The Telstra GMN is connected to PoPs in Beijing and Shanghai.

“These points of presence have been designed to provide exactly the degree of high availability and low latency required to meet professional media standards for live events, sports, esports, gaming and more,” remarked Andreas Eriksson, head of Telstra Broadcast Services.

“These are hugely exciting expansions for us globally and a significant boost to our goal of connecting Europe to Asia and Asia to Europe,” added Eriksson. “India and China are both vast, increasingly sophisticated markets with a growing desire for international content, and by strengthening our presence in each of them we enable media businesses to dramatically expand their reach into both countries.”

In addition, Telstra has also announced its latest strategic partnership with Zixi for delivering live broadcast-quality video over any IP as part of the Telstra GMN.