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Global Crossing Plans Expansion of VoIP Outbound Service to Mexico

Making good on its commitment to expand the availability of its Carrier VoIP Services worldwide, Global Crossing plans this month to make Carrier VoIP Outbound service available to customers in Mexico, raising to 29 the total number of countries directly served by Global Crossing in Asia, Europe, Latin America, and North America.

Carrier VoIP Outbound Service is provided via Global Crossing's private IP backbone network. The network ensures that VoIP packets receive the highest priority, which means voice calls are delivered with minimal latency, packet loss and jitter - a level of quality not possible with voice services based on public Internet transport.

Global Crossing is a leader in fully interoperable, secure VoIP services for and supports several access methods to connect to its VoIP service portfolio. These include Global Crossing's IP VPN service, Global Crossing Dedicated Internet Access and standard public Internet access.

For a complete list of VoIP service availability visit the following URL:
http://www.globalcrossing.com/enterprise/voip/voip_service_availability.aspx

For more information on the full suite of Carrier VoIP Services visit:
http://www.globalcrossing.com/carrier/carrier_voip.aspx

Global Crossing VoIP Local Service Reach Italy and additional U.S. Markets

Global Crossing has expanded the availability of its Carrier VoIP Services into Italy, and has deepened its reach within the United States.

Global Crossing can now secure and provision direct inward dial numbers in Milan and Rome, Italy, in addition to Ireland, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, France, Norway, UK and the U.S.

Global Crossing VoIP Local Service offers the ability to originate traffic on the public switched telephone network in different countries using geographic and non-geographic numbers. The traffic is then converted to VoIP on Global Crossing's private IP MPLS-based network and delivered to customers via an IP interconnection. This service eliminates traditional time division multiplexing, private line and foreign exchange service fees by providing a single IP connection alternative.

Within the United States, Global Crossing also has added 83 rate centers, within its existing 46 serving markets to deepen the footprint of VoIP Local Service.

For more information about Global Crossing Carrier VoIP Service visit:
http://www.globalcrossing.com/carrier/carrier_voip.aspx

Global Crossing Deepens its Commitment to VoIP Peering
VoIP Peering Webinar

Global Crossing continues to collaborate with like-minded companies and organizations to deliver VoIP Peering and end-to-end IP solutions to its customers. To that end, the company recently became a member of the Voice Peering Fabric and the Acme Packet Connected Universe.

Global Crossing is pleased to participate in the Voice Peering Fabric as a Carrier Alliance Member and will be providing IP connectivity to customers seeking interconnection with other members. The Acme Packet Connected Universe is a program for Acme Packet users designed to accelerate the implementation of IP interconnects between VoIP service providers and other end-to-end universal IP interactive communication services.

If you're thinking that VoIP Peering is just a replacement for the traditional PSTN model, then you’re missing the evolutionary step that could enable you to provide advanced solutions to your end users. For an in-depth review of this evolutionary step and the redefined way carriers interconnect, listen to the replay of our webinar "The State of the VoIP Peering Market" co-hosted by Will Stofega of IDC and Anthony Christie, Global Crossing EVP and Chief Marketing Officer.

For more information on Global Crossing's approach to VoIP Peering listen to the replay of its webinar "The State of The VoIP Peering Market".

Global Crossing Bolsters Carrier Services Portfolio with Fibernet Acquisition
Global Crossing has some new carrier service offerings in the UK and Germany as a result of its Fibernet acquisition. Here is an overview:

Global Crossing Ethernet Services - is a portfolio of National and Metropolitan Ethernet services is extensive and includes Global Crossing Ethersphere™ and Global Crossing Etherline™. Visit http://www.globalcrossing.com/podcasts/podcasts_landing.aspx to listen to a podcast about these enhancements. Featured speakers Jeff Smith, Director of Connectivity Services and Derek Lister, VP of Carrier Services, explain how Global Crossing’s Ethernet offerings can enhance IP networks.
Global Crossing Managed Optical Services - provides networking solutions for campus, metro, and wide-area data centre interconnect. Bespoke in nature and individual to each customer, they provide the performance and flexibility necessary to extend and connect distributed data center and storage environments across MANs and WANs.
Global Crossing Frankfurt Carrier Ring - is a metro network that extends to many of the most popular Frankfurt telehotel facilities and private operator premises. It boasts approximately 50 active members and provides the security of a private SDH network hardwired to their own network facilities.
Global Crossing London Carrier Ring – is a metro network that extends to all major London telehotel facilities and many private operator premises. It serves approximately 60 active members and provides the security of a private SDH network hardwired to their own network facilities.
Global Crossing IP Carrier Ring - is an extension of the London Carrier Ring and provides a high volume gateway between TDM (SS7) and IP (SIP) traffic. It allows new members with new VoIP services to exchange traffic with current TDM members, as well as lets current members convert their TDM traffic to VoIP.

For more information about these services, please visit http://www.globalcrossing.com/carrier/carrier_landing.aspx.

Upgrade on AC-1 South and AC-2 Now Available!

We built it. We maintain it. And now we've upgraded it.

We have recently completed significant upgrades to the Atlantic Crossing (AC)-1 South and AC-2 submarine cable network.

The AC-1 and AC-2 submarine cable network spans more than 13,000 miles, connecting the United States to the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Germany. This network provides a self-healing ring that uses state-of-the-art Wavelength Division Multiplexing technology. Our transatlantic routes provide diversity to major cities and hubs between United States and Europe. This allows Global Crossing customers to purchase multiple circuits between the same cities that are completely diverse from each other.

The Atlantic Crossing is a complete worldwide undersea cable network. Other undersea systems available from Global Crossing include the UK-Ireland across the Celtic Sea, the Mid-Atlantic Crossing (MAC) connecting AC-1 to St. Croix, and Florida, the South American Crossing (SAC) along both continental coasts, and the Pan American Crossing (PAC) connecting California, Mexico, and Panama.