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W hen Taiwanese businessman Jeffrey Chen set up
a manufacturing operation in Guangzhou, there
were several technological requirements that
needed to be met. High-speed broadband networks that could
effectively connect Chen’s Hong Kong office with its Southern
China and Taiwan affiliates were mandatory. He needed a
range of computers, along with specialist software that would
ensure that his business worked faster and smarter. He also
needed engineers who could seamlessly integrate them into
the network. Above all, Chen required one company that
could swiftly meet all these needs. More than his guanxi, or
business connections, Chen needed to get connected.
He called Hutchison Global Communications
Holdings (HGCH).
For many businessmen like Chen, the range of net-
working, computing and software options can be
bewildering. Typically, these products are offered
by disparate providers who have little interest in
ensuring that their customers get a truly integrated service.
HGCH, on the other hand, offered Chen advantages that
no other telecommunications company could. Not only does
HGCH own one of the world’s most advanced fibre optic
networks, it also offers integrated information technology
(IT) solutions that are tailor-made for each customer.
Over the past year, the company has taken significant steps
to complete its service offering, and can now lay claim to
being a genuine one-stop-shop.
The development was cemented through the merger in
March this year of Vanda Systems & Communications,
Hutchison Global Communications (HGC) and PowerCom
Network Hong Kong. Hutchison GlobalCentre, the HWL
Group’s data centre operator, was also incorporated.
Vanda had already been listed on the Hong Kong Stock
Exchange and the new entity was renamed Hutchison Global
Communications Holdings under the original stock
code (0757).
HGC has joined forces with Vanda and Powercom to offer end-to-end communications
networking solutions that no other company can match.
By Arun Sudhaman
YEARS
AHEAD