CH2M HILL Expands Contract With Virgin Media

CH2M HILL Inc. Builds on OSS Services Supporting the Delivery of High-Bandwidth IP, VPN and Ethernet Services

LONDON–(EMWNews – July 30, 2008) – CH2M HILL, an industry-leading information

technology management consulting and solution development business,

announced it has been awarded an extension of its current contract by

Virgin Media. The extension is intended to deliver consulting services

related to enhancing service provisioning systems which will support Virgin

Media’s high-bandwidth services and extends earlier work which established

an inventory of network resources, providing for progressively automated

support for service design, and network resource allocation, as part of the

service provisioning process.

Virgin Media is the largest residential broadband provider in the United

Kingdom, with an extensive network reach. The company was formed as a

result of a merger between the U.K.’s two largest cable companies, NTL and

Telewest, and the subsequent acquisition of Virgin Mobile in 2006. CH2M

HILL has previously supported Virgin Media with initial phases of the

deployment and rollout of the network resource management and allocation

solution as well as consulting services related to the long-term spatial

platform requirements of the United Kingdom-based telecommunications

company.

Under the extension, CH2M HILL will provide services to support the next

phase of deployment, building on the success of earlier phases of the

program and streamlining the operations required to manage the network.

This solution will allow Virgin Media to accurately and quickly provision

new services on the network as demand continues to grow.

“Virgin Media will continue to see a growing demand for bandwidth-hungry

services such as IP, VPN and Ethernet services in the years ahead,” said

Bob Belcher, Manager of Network OSS Architecture, Virgin Media. “CH2M HILL

was selected because of its extensive experience in the customization and

deployment of OSS solutions, as well as its proven ability to understand

our business needs, integrate with our organization and deliver on time.”

The latest phase of the program provides automated support for the

technical aspects of provisioning Ethernet VPN services across the

multi-vendor Virgin Media network. By keeping track of network

configuration and utilization, the solution also supports Service Assurance

and Network Planning processes.

Angela Murphy, CH2M HILL’s Practice Manager for Information Solutions,

EMEA, added, “CH2M HILL and Virgin Media have had a longstanding

relationship, where they have been able to utilize a wide variety of

services in our portfolio. We are pleased to continue our work with them on

a project of such vital importance, and to have been selected to drive the

deployment of this solution from business case development to deployment.”

CH2M HILL Enterprise Management Solutions (EMS) is an industry-leading IT

management consulting and solution development business. The EMS business

provides a unique ability to leverage its core lines of business:

consulting, spatial, collaboration, security and IT managed services to

provide capabilities that span the entire client enterprise. For more

information on EMS and its lines of business, visit www.ch2mhill.com/ems or

contact Angela Murphy, via e-mail [email protected] or 07747 054478.

About CH2M HILL

Headquartered in Denver, Colo., employee-owned CH2M HILL is a global leader

in engineering, procurement, construction, management and operations for

government, civil, industrial and energy clients. With more than $5 billion

in revenue and 24,000 employees, CH2M HILL is an industry-leading program

management, construction management and design firm, as ranked by

Engineering News-Record (2008). The firm’s work is concentrated in the

areas of energy, water, transportation, environmental, nuclear and

industrial facilities. The firm has long been recognized as a most-admired

company and leading employer, including being named by FORTUNE as one of

the 100 Best Companies to Work For and one of America’s Most Admired

Companies (2008). Visit www.ch2mhill.com.

CH2M HILL Enterprise Management Solutions (EMS) is an industry-leading IT

management consulting and solution development business. The EMS business

provides a unique ability to leverage its core lines of business:

consulting, spatial, collaboration, security and IT-managed services to

provide capabilities that span the entire client enterprise. For more

information about CH2M HILL (EMS) Visit: www.ch2m.com/ems.

USA Contact: Dianna Herbst Phone +1.720-286-3008 E-Mail: UK Contact: Angela Murphy Phone: +44.207.471.6100 E-Mail: