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Multacom and China Unicom Launch Landmark Venture to Provide Broadband Network Services between the US and China.(Multa Communications Corp., China United Telecommunications Corp.)(Brief Article)

China Telecom, February, 2001

Multa Communications Corp. (Multacom), a Los Angeles-based, multinational, broadband networks service provider, announced that it now offers broadband direct capability between the US and mainland China.

With the completion of this transpacific connection, identified as MultaNet China, Multacom becomes one of the first companies to connect China to the US over a direct fiber optic circuit. Emphasizing the quality of its connection, Multacom plans to lease its broadband capacity to businesses seeking to expand into the Chinese market.

Gordon Santee, vice president of operations at Multacom, oversaw the testing phase of the transpacific cable. Santee said, "MultaNet China is the first joint-venture between China Unicom and a US company. We are all...

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