CORNING, N.Y. -- Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW), a world-leading supplier of optical fiber, announced today that PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN), a state-owned Indonesian gas company, has selected Corning® Vascade™ L1000 optical fiber for its undersea Indonesian network. This is the first installation of Vascade L1000 fiber in Southeast Asia.The 292 cabled-kilometer network, which will connect Sumatra to Singapore via the Indonesian island of Batam, will contain approximately 9,400 kilometers of Vascade L1000 fiber. This advanced undersea single-mode fiber is designed for short-haul submarine networks operating at higher data rates, including 10 gigabits per second (Gb/s). PGN is a state-owned gas transmission and distribution company in Indonesia, which in addition to managing existing gas pipeline networks, is developing the Indonesia Gas Transmission Network, including a real-time gas distribution management system requiring sophisticated on-line communications. PGN selected Vascade L1000 optical fiber as the backbone of this system. “We are delighted to be a part of this state-of-the-art investment in the Indonesian market,” said Michael Teo, regional manager -- Southeast Asia, Corning Optical Fiber. "This deployment of our technologically advanced undersea fiber ensures a reliable, high-performance network in a key Asian market and demonstrates Corning's commitment to leadership in this region."Corning Inc.