The joint venture's so-called backbone connections between some of the new Internet hubs in the United States will be even faster, carrying 155 million bits a second, he said.

That could transform the device into a powerful Internet hub, merging entertainment capabilities like playing games online with the ability to pull movies from the Internet.

In August 1995, exploratory discussions started within PLDT on the setting-up of the infrastructure for an Internet hub.

Etisalat is one of the Internet hubs in the Middle East (AS8966), providing connectivity to other telecommunications operators in the region.

As an Internet hub of educational resources and interactive learning activities, Fathom aimed to distinguish itself from other university-led online learning initiatives.

And the company said it was creating five Internet "hubs" for common interest groups for its businesses, including entertainment, life style, news, sports and entertainment.

The Internet hubs there carry a significant amount of international traffic.

As the Internet expanded, Digital Realty reoriented its business to focus on renting space in data centers and Internet hubs.

Now, the company is looking for one- and two-story office buildings that can be turned into Internet hubs or server farms.

The Internet Traffic Report, which measures Web traffic patterns, said response times at various Internet hubs were nearly half the normal levels.