Florham Park, NJ -- February 27, 2006 -- Global Crossing (NASDAQ: GLBC) announced today that it has selected Alcatel (Paris: CGEP.PA and NYSE: ALA) to deploy key capacity upgrades on its core international network. The company is adding wavelengths on its Mid Atlantic Crossing (MAC) system, which links North America, Latin America, Europe and the Pacific.
"We continue to invest in our global, high-bandwidth network, a key enabler for businesses worldwide," said John Legere, Global Crossing's chief executive officer. "By leveraging Alcatel's next-generation DWDM submarine terminal, we're ensuring the ongoing delivery of our comprehensive suite of solutions, including our advanced converged IP services, to our worldwide customers and partners."
Global Crossing's MAC ring, which runs between Brookhaven, NY, Hollywood, FL, and St. Croix, Virgin Islands, is an essential piece of the company's unique asset base. The ring connects to the company's Atlantic Crossing systems, AC1 and AC2, in Brookhaven and Hollywood, as well as to its South American Crossing (SAC) and Pacific Crossing (PAC) systems in St. Croix, delivering uninterrupted, high-bandwidth connectivity to these business-intensive regions.
"This new implementation further solidifies our relationship with Global Crossing," said Jean Godeluck, president of Alcatel's submarine networks activity. "We're delighted to make available our field-proven expertise and advanced optical networking technology to help Global Crossing support new services and applications over its high-performance network."
Global Crossing's advanced fiber optic MPLS-te network is the platform of choice for converged IP services including Voice over IP (VoIP), IP VPN and IP video. The company's suite of solutions is designed to meet the exacting performance and reliability requirements of its customers and partners in more than 600 cities in 60 countries.
In addition to consistently delivering 99.999-percent availability - the industry's highest standard -- Global Crossing recently made network performance history when its multi-gigabit fiber optic network supported the world record in international visualization, a 19.5-Gbps stream between Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and San Diego, California, carrying a single application showing actual scientific content.
About Global Crossing
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 600 cities, 60 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.
