Laser Light Companies and Inligo Networks have inked a fifteen-year Reciprocal Master Services Agreement worth $175 million (USD) for optical service data capacity across the Asia-Pacific region. Laser Light proposes to buy optical transport capacity from Inligo on its terrestrial and subsea cables in and around Southeast Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific US as part of the agreement. In response, Inligo plans to acquire redundant, robust worldwide connection from Laser Light to address the demands of its clients above and beyond its present network footprint using Laser Light's next-generation data service platform.

 

Inligo Networks will provide additional regional connection to Laser Light's planned network hubs, effectively meshing several of the company's optical satellite ground stations and points of presence across Asia and the Pacific, including the Northern Territory of Australia. Laser Light gains enormous redundant network capacity through terrestrial and subsea cable infrastructures, supplementing its optical satellite capacity. The deal also allows Laser Light to use a variety of Inligo's low latency routes connecting the United States, the Pacific, and Asia, as well as the development of the technology in Australasia, where connectivity is in great demand. 

 

Working with Laser Light, Inligo gains access to the Laser Light next-generation global optical network to provide the lowest latency, highly redundant communications platform for their customers beyond its existing customer footprint. Additionally, in the event of an outage or service failure on the Inligo subsea network, the optical satellite capabilities will provide equivalent, restoration services for Inligo' s customers, as per Laser light.

 

"The opportunity to partner with Laser Light as a foundational customer on our ACC-1 and Unite networks, along with being able to supplement these networks with Laser Light's capabilities, global reach and unique service portfolio, adds significant opportunities for our customers.