CPCNet Wins Two International Awards in 2009

(Business News & Technology News, 18 Dec 2009)

CPCNet, a communications and security solutions provider and a wholly-owned subsidiary of CITIC 1616 Holdings Ltd, recently won two international awards— the “World Communication Awards (WCA) 2009 – Best Managed Service” by Total Telecom, and the “2009 Best Practice Award – Excellence in Growth” by Frost & Sullivan.

“2009 is definitely a fruitful year for CPCNet,” said Stephen Ho, CEO, CPCNet. “Despite the challenging business climate caused by the economic downturn in 2008, CPCNet attained significant achievements both in its company recognitions internationally and business developments across some major segments, such as banking, logistics and professional services industries. Our efforts to transform from an internet service provider in Hong Kong into a major IP-VPN and managed services provider in the Asia-Pacific region continue to bear fruits with the two awards as proof.”

The WCA organised by Total Telecom is among top class telecom industry awards. It applauds companies and individuals responsible for the innovations, achievements and outstanding services that help shape the future telecom industry. Outperforming other major carriers in the world, CPCNet won this year's Best Managed Service accolade with its flagship product – TrueCONNECT MPLS VPN, a fully managed “One Region, One Network” solution. The service is a managed Virtual Private Network (VPN) using MPLS technology to provide customers with seamless communication between offices and sites across different regions, addressing globalization needs of enterprises. CPCNet uses over 32-active points-of-presence (POPs) across the Asia Pacific and delivers comprehensive world-class managed services, from managed network, managed security to a spectrum of value-added managed services to enterprise customers globally.

To complement TrueCONNECT, the company has developed strategic features and a series of value-added services to meet customers’ evolving needs along with changes in economic climate and business expansion plans.

The Company of the Year Award 2009 for Excellence in Growth presented by Frost & Sullivan recognized the effective efforts of CPCNet in extending its business coverage from Greater China to across Asia Pacific. CPCNet has adhered to the strategy of forging strategic partnerships with regional communications providers in achieving steady expansion in the region even in the economic downturn. The strategy is proven effective by its expanding geographical footprint, growing regional customer base, market share, as well as its revenue growth.

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