Florham Park, NJ -- June 7, 2005 -- Global Crossing (NASDAQ: GLBC) announced today that it is providing Sonus Networks (NASDAQ: SONS) with a managed IP VPN connecting corporate sites in North America, Europe and Asia. A customer for private line and audio conferencing services since 2000, Sonus Networks selected Global Crossing as its managed IP VPN provider based on its convergence expertise, service excellence, and global reach.
"Sonus is expanding its global presence to efficiently capture and deliver on the tremendous opportunities in the VoIP market. Given the mission-critical activities managed from these locations, Sonus needed a scalable, integrated solution," said Bert Notini, president and chief operating officer of Sonus Networks. "Global Crossing's IP VPN solution will deliver a high-performance option that facilitates communication around the globe, while seamlessly supporting our remote employees. Global Crossing has been a trusted technology provider to Sonus for more than five years, and we look forward to continuing our partnership."
A leading service provider of VoIP infrastructure solutions, Sonus Networks required a network solution to support the needs of its global workforce. The company wanted to run converged voice, video, and data traffic over a secure, global infrastructure backed by consistent service level agreements. In addition, Sonus Networks' employees needed to stay connected from anywhere in the world.
Global Crossing designed and is implementing a fully managed IP VPN to connect Sonus Networks' locations in the United States, UK and India. Sonus Networks' essential applications, including e-mail, file sharing, videoconferencing, and databases will be transported over Global Crossing's secure, private MPLS-based IP backbone, which is separate from the public Internet. This private platform enables Global Crossing to provide global enterprises with the security and performance they require.
"This agreement speaks strongly to our capabilities in bringing converged solutions to global customers and in expanding relationships with them as their business needs grow," said Paul O'Brien, Global Crossing's executive vice president, global enterprise and collaboration services. "Sonus Networks continues to rely on us to provide the flexible, advanced solutions that best support their business."
Critical business communications require consistent levels of uninterrupted performance. Global Crossing's industry-leading Service Level Agreements leverage the exceptional quality of the company's network for clear, virtually jitter-free performance of real-time converged IP applications.
Available in more than 500 cities in 50 countries, Global Crossing provides one of the highest performance and most versatile IP VPN solutions currently in place, with true global reach, scalable connectivity, multiple access options, and flexible billing options. The solution supports the convergence of corporate data, voice, IP video and Internet access, all over a single connection.
Global Crossing Managed Services provide value-added pre-sales engineering and CPE design, equipment procurement, provisioning and installation, and network monitoring and management backed by stringent service level agreements. The service also provides ongoing end-to-end CPE and network management and maintenance support around the globe, allowing customers to focus on their core business.
Global Crossing's remote VPN access is a network-based solution that delivers simplified management, economic advantages and global reach over standard dedicated premises-based solutions. Enterprises have the additional flexibility of selecting access methods and providers.
About Global Crossingp
Global Crossing (NASDAQ: GLBC) provides telecommunications solutions over the world's first integrated global IP-based network. Its core network connects more than 300 cities and 30 countries worldwide, and delivers services to more than 500 major cities, 50 countries and 6 continents around the globe. The company's global sales and support model matches the network footprint and, like the network, delivers a consistent customer experience worldwide.
