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Global Crossing Connects Norskan Offshore's Operations in Brazil
Delivers IP Private Network Services and Network Management Services
São Paulo, Brazil - August 11, 2008 -- Global Crossing (NASDAQ: GLBC), a leading global IP solutions provider, today announced that it has been successfully providing Private IP Network Services and Network Management Services to Norskan Offshore, a leading Brazilian offshore services provider owned by Norwegian Group DOF, the second largest Norwegian investor in Brazil.
Based in Rio de Janeiro, Norskan Offshore has invested nearly U.S.$700 million in the Brazilian naval industry and currently has six state-of-the-art vessels. Global Crossing's MPLS-based network connects both the shipyards and also the company's headquarters. As part of a three-year contract signed in September 2007, Global Crossing is also providing Network Management Services to Norskan Offshore in four sites in Rio de Janeiro - Botafogo, Ilha do Governador, Niterói and Macaé.
"As we continue to expand our operations in Brazil, it is critical for us to rely on a strategic partner like Global Crossing," said Hans Falnes Ellingsen, president of Norskan. "We're benefiting from Global Crossing's high quality services, which provide us the reliability, performance and security that we need to maintain the high quality of our communications activities."
Through Global Crossing Network Management Services, Global Crossing can partially or entirely manage a customer's communications infrastructure. These services were recently expanded in Latin America and are operated by a dedicated team, 24x7, which includes monitoring technicians, operation engineers, managing engineers and service managers.
"We're very pleased that Norskan Offshore selected Global Crossing to support their growth in Brazil," said Marcos Malfatti, Global Crossing's senior vice president of sales in Brazil. "We strive to provide the best services and solutions to our customers, so that they can focus on their core business."
Global Crossing's IP solutions are fully managed, converged IP solutions designed to seamlessly combine data, voice, video and multimedia applications on a single IP-based platform. The company offers solutions that provide true global reach, scalable connectivity, greater security, guaranteed quality of service, multiple access options, and flexible billing options.
ABOUT NORSKAN OFFSHORE
With its headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Norskan Offshore is a Brazilian company owned by Norwegian Group DOF, the second largest Norwegian investor in Brazil. In only six years of operation, Norskan has six state-of-the-art vessels available to the Brazilian offshore market, meeting the goal established in its foundation of building one vessel per year. For further information, please visit: www.norskan.com.br.
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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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
becky.yeamans@globalcrossing.com
Fernanda Marques
Latin America
+ 55 11 3957 2042
fernanda.marques@globalcrossing.com
Analysts/Investors Contact
Antonio Suarez
+ 1 973 937 0233
glbc@globalcrossing.com
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