Pacnet named Wholesale Operator of the Year at Asia Communication Awards 2012

As the leading communications provider in Asia, Pacnet took home the title of Wholesale Operator of the Year two years running at the Asia Communication Awards gala dinner, held 19 June 2012 at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel in Singapore.

"We are thrilled to receive this award for the second consecutive year, which is a testament to our strength and continued leadership in Asia's wholesale telecommunications space," said Brett Lay, Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Pacnet.

"This award reaffirms our commitment in bringing to our customers a complete portfolio of managed communications solutions on an unified platform backed by our premier state-of-the-art subsea network coverage in the Asia Pacific region," said Jacques Grézaud, Managing Director, Pacnet Southeast Asia.

The Asia Communication Awards recognise and honour the achievements, innovations and outstanding new services of the region’s telecommunications carriers and executives.

Winners of the awards were chosen by a panel of independent judges comprising industry professionals and analysts, as well as editors from leading telecommunications trade publication Total Telecom.

Pacnet delivers a wide variety of wholesale capacity services ranging from Indefeasible Rights of Use (IRUs) to private line networks, which is backed by its ownership of 46,420 km of fiber optic submarine cable infrastructure connecting key locations in Asia and across the Pacific Ocean.