Pacnet ups data quotas on business-grade ADSL plans

Written by: Stuart Corner | Published in: StrategyAsian regional submarine cable network and data centre operator Pacnet is to shed a third of its global workforce to save $US30m a year and will shed its residential ISP business and its wholesale voice business under a strategic transformation plan.

Written by: Stuart Corner | Published in: StrategyAsian regional submarine cable network and data centre operator Pacnet is to shed a third of its global workforce to save $US30m a year and will shed its residential ISP business and its wholesale voice business under a strategic transformation plan.

Pacnet has launched its Hong Kong Data Landing Station (DLS), claiming it to be the first carrier neutral data centre facility of its kind in the Asia Pacific region.

Pacnet has opened the first stage of what will be an almost 4000 square metre data centre in Sydney and has flagged its goal to become one of the top three regional data centre operators within two years.

Internode has unveiled fibre-to-the-home broadband pricing starting from $29.95, $10 less than its cheapest ADSL+ plans.

Pacnet is targeting business users with its new mobile broadband offering.

Despite the government's efforts to tout the benefits of the NBN, a survey by ISP Pacnet suggests that most have little understanding of how it will impact their business.

  Sure it’s taken some time for us to fully embrace AT&T’s Mobile Share Data Plans, but now that it’s fully implemented— AT&T is now looking to expand the option for business users.

  While you see a wireless carrier or two continue their commitment to offering shared data plans while wiping out those coveted unlimited data plans, it turns out consumers should be just fine with shared data plans.