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KDDI to Close VENUS-P International Public Data Communications Service
KDDI will cease offering its VENUS-P International Public Data Communications Service on Friday, March 31, 2006.
VENUS-P commenced service on April 1, 1982, to the US, UK, France, former West Germany, and Spain as a pioneer in international data communications. Based on international standards [1], VENUS-P was a wide-range data transmission service used by corporate and individual customers on everything from mainframes to PCs as a packet exchange system between Japan and overseas.
At its subscription peak in 1999, VENUS-P connected 207 networks in 87 countries. The rapid spread of the Internet and corporate data transmission services such as IP-VPN, however, resulted in a sharp decrease in usage, and KDDI decided to end the service on Friday, March 31, 2006.
KDDI will provide individual VENUS-P customers with an end-of-service schedule, service alternatives, and other support to preclude any inconveniences.
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Based on the transmission control procedures for packet exchange systems contained in international standards X.25, X.28, and X.32, data communications ranging from 300bps - 64Kbps are offered via access to a dedicated line, telephone line, DDX-P network, etc. |
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