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Power Company Energias do Brasil Relies on Global Crossing
Global Crossing's MPLS IP-based network interconnects power facilities across Brazil.
São Paulo, Brazil - August 6, 2008 -- Global Crossing (NASDAQ: GLBC), a leading global IP solutions provider, today announced that Energias do Brasil, a company from Grupo Energias de Portugal that concentrates on the generation, distribution and commercialization of electrical power, has been successfully utilizing Global Crossing Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network (IP VPN) service to interconnect six facilities scattered across the country as part of an agreement signed in August 2007.
Energias do Brasil operates in the states of São Paulo, Espírito Santo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Tocantins and Santa Catarina. With three power distribution companies -- Bandeirantes in Vale do Paraíba, state of São Paulo; Escelsa in the state of Espírito Santo; and Enersul, in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul -- Energias do Brasil distributes electrical power to more than 3.2 million customers in the country.
"We needed a solutions provider that was able to understand our needs and provide us with agility and economy necessary for our business," said Vitor Gardiman, engineering, automation and telecommunications chief at Energias do Brasil. "Global Crossing demonstrated high technical expertise during the network implementation. The company's agility and ability to meet our demands were very positive," he completed.
Through its IP VPN services, Global Crossing interconnects the power provider's sites handling information processing and power distribution management, enabling the convergence of voice, data and video services on a single platform.
"By using our IP-based network, Energias do Brasil enjoys high-speed, secure and reliable communications, enabling greater productivity and cost reductions," said Marcos Malfatti, Global Crossing senior vice president of sales in Brazil. "Our mission is to understand our customers' needs, helping them keep the focus on their core business, while we take care of their communications infrastructure -- and that's exactly what we've done for Energias do Brasil."
Global Crossing IP VPN Service connects an enterprise's worldwide locations into a single, protected corporate network with true global reach, scalable connectivity, greater security, multiple access options, a broad range of IP communication services, and guaranteed quality of service (QoS).
ABOUT ENERGIAS DO BRASIL
Energias do Brasil is a holding that consolidates electrical power assets in the areas of generation (Enernoba, Energest, EDP Lajeado e Enerpeixe), commercialization (Enertrade) and distribution (Bandeirante, Escelsa and Enersul). The company is controlled by EDP - Energias de Portugal, the world's fourth largest wind energy player.
In 2007, Energias do Brazil registered R$ 6.9 billion in gross operational income. Currently, the company distributes approximately 25,000 GWh of electrical power for about 3,2 million customers.
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 world-class data 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 medium and large companies and corporations, 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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