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Global Crossing Launches New Satellite Infrastructure in Peru
New VSAT Satellite Platform Uses Latest Technology to Expand IP Coverage and Service Offerings
Lima, Peru - April 28, 2008 -- Global Crossing (NASDAQ: GLBC), a leading global IP solutions provider, today announced it is launching a new Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) satellite platform to enhance the satellite services of its accessibility portfolio. The array of new and expanded services supported by this platform includes Global Crossing Internet Protocol (IP) solutions, such as Global Crossing Direct IP Satellite services, and Global Crossing Broadband Omniwhere, both recently introduced in Latin America following the acquisition of Impsat Fiber Networks.
VSATs are earth stations with very small antennae that are typically used in point-to-multipoint data networks that carry data, voice and video signals. This new satellite infrastructure allows for the concentration of Global Crossing customers' IP satellite links at the company's teleport, located in the Santiago de Surco district. The technology is designed to allow for the use of simple, compact equipment in order to link remote locations, yielding faster installation times, greater mobility and expanded flexibility for customers.
"At Global Crossing we seek to satisfy the growing demand for integrated solutions that are cost-effective and that provide a complete architecture," said Dante Passalacqua, Global Crossing's head of sales and services in Peru. "To that end, we're using the most advanced technology available on the market. With the new hub, our clients will be able to transmit voice, data and video easily, quickly and securely."
Most other hubs - the central component in the VSAT satellite platform - that are installed in the region operate on the Ku frequency (between 11 and 14 GHz). This frequency is highly sensitive to adverse weather conditions such as the strong rain showers that occur in large parts of Peru and that can negatively affect service performance and availability. Global Crossing's new VSAT hub, however, operates on the C frequency (between 4 and 6 GHz), thereby guaranteeing continuity of mission-critical processes - even in the toughest weather.
The hub's current configuration will allow for the immediate handling of more than 500 high-traffic satellite stations. Since the hub is a modular platform, that handling capacity can be expanded as needed. This hub is part of Global Crossing's IP Solutions and Continuity Solutions portfolio and is an ideal solution for support networks - serving as an alternative to earth links and giving these networks the highest possible availability.
ABOUT GLOBAL CROSSING LATIN AMERICA
Global Crossing's Latin American business has operations in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Mexico, Venezuela and the United States (Florida). In addition to its IP-based fiber-optic network, Global Crossing's regional infrastructure includes 15 metropolitan networks and 15 advanced hosting centers located in the main business centers of Latin America.
Global Crossing's reach and experience in Latin America allow it to address the particularities of the region and deliver the solutions each company needs. The company provides services to a variety of customers, including large companies and corporations, small and medium businesses, institutions and government entities, and telecommunications operators.
ABOUT GLOBAL CROSSING
Global Crossing (NASDAQ: GLBC) provides telecommunications solutions over the world's first integrated global IP-based network. Its core network connects approximately 390 cities in more than 30 countries worldwide, and delivers services to approximately 690 cities in more than 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.
Global Crossing IP services are global in scale, linking the world's enterprises, governments and carriers with customers, employees and partners worldwide in a secure environment that is ideally suited for IP-based business applications, allowing e-commerce to thrive. The company offers a full range of data, voice and security products to approximately 40 percent of the Fortune 500, as well as 700 carriers, mobile operators and ISPs. Its Professional Services and Managed Solutions provide VoIP, security and network consulting and management services to support its Global Crossing IP VPN service and Global Crossing VoIP services. Global Crossing was the first global communications provider with IPv6 natively deployed in both its private and public backbone networks.
Please visit www.globalcrossing.com or blogs.globalcrossing.com for more information about Global Crossing.
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Statements in this press release about expected future events and financial results are forward-looking and subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially, including risks referenced from time to time in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Global Crossing undertakes no duty to update information contained in this press release or in other public disclosures at any time.
CONTACT GLOBAL CROSSING:
Press Contacts
Becky Yeamans
+ 1 973 937 0155
PR@globalcrossing.com
Paula Vivo
Latin America
+ 55 11 3957 2424
LatAmPR@globalcrossing.com
Analysts/Investors Contact
Antonio Suarez
+ 1 973 937 0233
glbc@globalcrossing.com
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