Bermuda-registered network provider Pacific Crossing is set to expand the communications links between between North America and Asia following the introduction of a gigabit ethernet access support for carrier and Internet Service Provider customers.

The company, which operates the lowest latency network across the Pacific, PC-1, allows clients to access the network using a standard gigabit ethernet interface at its four Points-of-Presence in the US and cable landing stations in both the US and Japan.

In Japan, Pacific Crossing also has the ability to offer direct access to a customer's premises through a domestic partner network.

"With the proliferation of high speed Internet access and multimedia applications driving the demand for robust connectivity solutions on both sides of the Pacific, the new gigabit ethernet service allows customers to access our network through an industry standard interface that they can scale up incrementally as their demand increases," said John Garrett, global head of sales at Pacific Crossing.