In order to provide high quality of audio or video, we suggested that the desired bandwitch is 400 kbps for upstream and 1.5 Mbps for downstream. From the various types of communications medium, we decided to choose satellite transmission for our global network, which is offered by Astro and JARING:

@stronet

@stronet-JARING is a service that delivers information from the Internet directly to the PC via the MEASAT satellite system. The @stronet-JARING service provides high speed multicast file transfer and streaming delivery services, as well as High Speed Internet delivery direct to the PC.

This includes @stronet, a new satellite-delivered service that will offer high-speed multimedia broadcasting and Internet access services such as Multicast File Transfer, Multicast Streaming Delivery and High-speed Internet Delivery. This service will be made available to all JARING subscribers as @stronet-JARING.

With the introduction of @stronet-JARING, all JARING subscribers will have the opportunity to receive multimedia broadcasts directly from the All Asia Broadcast Center, via the MEASAT satellite system, at speeds of up to 6.5Mbps, or more than 100 times faster than a conventional telephony modem connection. A pilot service for High-speed Internet Delivery via satellite, at speeds of up to 400Kbps - 10 times faster than conventional telephony.

In addition, we are adopting the Gigabit Ethernet for the internal network in the financial institutions to achieve the highest speed and performance.

Gigabit Ethernet

Gigabit Ethernet is the latest LAN technology that provides 1 Gbps bandwidth for campus networks. Its implementation cost is less than other technologies of comparable speed. It offers a natural upgrade path for current Ethernet installations, leveraging existing end stations, management tools and training.

Gigabit Ethernet employs the same CSMA/CD protocol, same frame format and same size as its predecessors. For the vast majority of network users, this means their existing network investment can be extended to gigabit speeds at reasonable initial cost without the need to re-educate their support staffs and users, and without the need to invest in additional protocol stacks or middleware. The result is low cost of ownership for users.