Araneta Center’s Telecommunications Now Intensified by InfiniVAN

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Araneta Center partners with InfiniVAN, Inc. powering the whole Central Business District (CBD) with an advanced fiber optic telecommunications infrastructure that can include 5G in the future.

InfiniVAN, Inc., a corporate broadband provider and a subsidiary of Japanese firm IPS, has been granted Right of Way for laying its fiber optic-based underground backbone and access network infrastructure in the Araneta Center. 

This is to provide corporate broadband service to tenants and/or locators in office buildings and commercial facilities in Araneta, transforming the business and leisure hub as a first-class data center.

Araneta Center will be equipped by InfiniVAN with a carrier neutral Internet exchange that will make it possible for locators in the various CBDs to use any telecommunications carrier’s facilities. This is through leasing of dark fiber capacities and other infrastructure components (e.g. broadband antennas) installed in Araneta to mobile operators and other service providers for deploying their respective of wireless communications network in the Araneta Center.

The Araneta Center Cyberpark, a multibillion-peso PEZA-Certified complex with two of its five buildings now operational, benefits greatly from this partnership. This will vastly improve the ability of the Cyberpark towers to cater to the very high and quality-sensitive internet connectivity requirements of the BPO industry.

The Araneta Center continues to evolve as a business district. With its convenient location and unparalleled accessibility as a transport hub, it continues to draw premier international BPO companies that addresses and emphasizes employee convenience, which is an important factor when putting together the talent pool. Now, InfiniVAN assures these businesses support for top-of-the-line facilities that boost performance and profitability.

InfiniVAN is also set to implement 5G trials. This will give access to high speed internet connections for world class events.  The Araneta Center with InfiniVAN is preparing to provide top notch technology for large audiences that require a huge amount of simultaneous connections and low latency.

Key points:
1. Araneta Center partners with InfiniVAN to power the Central Business District (CBD) with an advanced fiber optic telecommunications infrastructure including 5G technology.

2. Araneta Center allowed InfiniVAN to lay its fiber optic-based underground backbone and access network infrastructure in Araneta Center paving the way for redundancy for its entire network.

3. This initiative is in line with efforts to transform Araneta Center into a class-leading (carrier-neutral) data center benefiting its tenants and/or locators in office buildings and commercial facilities.

4. This is also set to intensify Araneta Center’s ability to meet the specialized requirements and high demands of offshoring and outsourcing companies in the country.

5. The test implementation of 5G are being planned eventually leading to the integration of the whole Araneta Center into the 5G era.

PHOTO CAPTION:  The contract signing between Araneta Center and InfiniVAN participated in by (Front, L-R) Araneta Center Management Consultant Rowell Recinto, InfiniVAN President Enrique Yu, Araneta Center SVP-Business Development John B. Castelo; with (Back L-R) InfiniVAN Chief Technical Manager Albert Espendido, Araneta Center IT Manager Joel Salamanca, and InfiniVAN Business Development Manager Alex Aquino

Araneta Center, a 35-hectare (90 acre) property right at the heart of Metro Manila, is a haven of of retail, entertainment, residential, hospitality, and office developments that houses 2,108 tenants in over 1.1 million square meters of shopping area, 40,000 BPO employees with eight hectares of PEZA Certified high-tech office spaces for technology-based companies, more than 7,000 residents occupying The Manhattan Residences. Araneta Center is also home to the iconic sports and entertainment mecca, the 20,000-seater Smart Araneta Coliseum, as well as the historic New Frontier Theater that can accommodate more than 2,000 audiences.
Araneta Center Cyberpark cradles the Cyberpark 1 and Cyberpark 2 towers, that both are equipped with 100% back-up generator power, VRV/VRF air-conditioning system, and telecom service providers that ensure high-speed telecom backbone access to their tenants. The towers have automated parking systems, and security features that include metal detectors, CCTVs, and turnstiles. The Cyberpark 2 is also fitted with double-glazed windows for energy efficiency, and will have a rainwater collection tank as added green feature.
InfiniVAN Inc.  is a corporate broadband provider and a subsidiary of Japanese firm IPS, that provides a business internet user experience that is at par with global standards, delivered via end-to-end Fiber Optic Network Infrastructure that is fully redundant and backed up by experienced and reliable management as well as technical support team.

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