Press Release: ASEM Summit: EU and ASEM secure financing for high-speed internet link until 2011

Building on the success of the Trans-Eurasia Information Network 2 (TEIN2) research and education network the European Union (EU) and its partners today announced the launch date of its successor. The TEIN3 network will enable continued EU-Asia cooperation, directly benefiting researchers and the wider population. Funded by the EU with €12 million and an additional €6 million from Asian partners, the TEIN3 network will run until 2011. In comparison to its predecessor TEIN2, it will operate at a higher speed and across additional Asian countries. The official launch is foreseen for 8 December at the ASEM Workshop on ICT for Development in Vientiane, Laos.