Cisco® covers the Asia-Pacific region, which stretches from New Zealand in the south to China in the north to Japan in the east. It is a region of vast dichotomies, with varying levels of Internet and technology infrastructure maturity, language and cultural differences, and contrasting governmental directions that affect the strategic use of the Internet.
ASEAN
Established in 1967, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, today covers 4.5 million square kilometers and includes 500 million people from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei Darussalam, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, and Cambodia.
Australia and New Zealand
For 10 years, Australia and New Zealand have been experimenting with leading-edge technology on a national and regional basis. Some of the fastest innovation in the world has occurred in this region, which has a population of only 17 million people spread across massive geographies.
Greater China
China is growing at a rate of between 8 percent and 10 percent from the building of roads, dams, and basic information infrastructures such as wireless technology.
