1. Inter-Cluster Links between North and South Jan. 28, 2004 Kazunori Konishi ( APAN-JP )

2. North Cluster in 2004.3Q ( JP – US : OC192 x 3 ) JP – KR : OC48 JP – HK : OC48 CN – HK : OC48 TW – JP : OC12 TW – HK: OC12 KR – CN : DS3

3. Inter-Cluster Links now KR – SG : 8Mbps : APII JP – TH : 2Mbps : SINET ( JP – PH : 6Mbps : MAFFIN )

4. Inter-Cluster Links in 2004.3Q JP – TH : ??Mbps : SINET JP – TH : ??Mbps : based on MoU between IT Ministers JP – SG : ???Mbps : to be discussed KR – SG : 8Mbps

5. Issues Telecom Law is deregulated in JP, TW, HK, SG, AU, (MY) Most SEA countries still preserve the monopoly; the “national” telecom should provide the international circuit for the country - - - several times more expensive than deregulated countries in general.