Point-of-sales (POS) applications are fast becoming a growing market for integrated services digital network (ISDN), the digital connectivity technology capable of supporting services ranging from voice to data and video.
While leased line back-up and video-conferencing remain the most widely used applications, POS is catching up, according to Hongkong Telecom.
The telecoms giant launched ISDN access last year and offers the best domestic and international coverage.
According to Hongkong Telecom corporate marketing general manager Bernard Fung, Hongkong Telecom ISDN access covers about 90 per cent of the territory including access to Chek Lap Kok airport.
Hongkong Telecom offers access to 34 countries and is committed to offering access to mainland cities.
The operator recently connected to Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Plans are to have 13 more cities within Guangdong province connected before the end of the year, and most big provinces and cities within a year.
