Pacnet granted new licence to expand on mainland

Pacnet, the operator of Asia's largest privately owned submarine cable network, is extending its operations into several mainland provinces under a new licence from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

The ministry granted the company's mainland subsidiary, Pacnet Business Solutions (PBS), an "enhanced value-added service licence" that broadens its coverage for internet protocol virtual private network (IP VPN) services to businesses in 23 provinces from 20 cities previously.

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