Entanet Connects With Global Crossing Ethersphere Service to Deliver Benefits of ADSL2+ Broadband

    Customers Benefit From High-Speed Stable Broadband



    BASINGSTOKE, England, Aug. 21 /EMWNews/ -- Global Crossing

(Nasdaq: GLBC), a leading global IP solutions provider, today announced

that it is supporting Entanet International Ltd.'s new wholesale

Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line 2+ (ADSL2+) broadband service. Using

Global Crossing Ethersphere(TM) and other transport services, Global

Crossing has provided core network connectivity from Entanet's central

network nodes to British Telecom (BT) Wholesale Broadband Connect (WBC)

aggregation points in London and around the U.K. Ethersphere provides true

utility grade service and is ideal as a transport for private enterprise

customer Internet Protocol (IP) networks, or as complete fabric for an

ISP's national Ethernet services.



    Entanet is a leading communications provider of business-class voice

and data connectivity solutions and delivers its services via a partner

channel. In 2007, Entanet was selected to be the only non-BT company to

participate in the BT 21st Century Network (21CN) WBC trial, with Global

Crossing providing connectivity.



    Following the success of the pilot in Birmingham and Wolverhampton, the

roll-out to the remaining WBC aggregation points, which began earlier this

year, is now almost complete.



    "In selecting connectivity partners, Global Crossing stood out for a

number of reasons in what was a highly competitive bidding process,"

confirmed Entanet's chief technical officer, Steve Lalonde. "Global

Crossing was extremely cost-competitive, has excellent project management

skills and the strength of its network has helped us expand our high-speed

broadband and stronger converged voice and data offerings to 99 percent of

the UK population.



    "In addition, we already had a long-standing, successful relationship

based on a high-level Service Level Agreement, which gave us complete

confidence in Global Crossing's ability to consistently deliver superior

quality network support."



    "Today's businesses demand more robust and resilient connectivity, as

they face increasing communications challenges in linking with a greater

number of offices and remote workers, as well as sharing greater volumes of

IP data and voice traffic," said Anthony Christie, Global Crossing's

managing director, EMEA. "Like us, Entanet has a well-deserved reputation

for driving leading-edge technology solutions that directly meet today's

customer needs. As a result of this strategic partnership, ISPs and

resellers can secure competitive advantage by providing a broader range of

faster, more stable and cost-effective connectivity solutions."



    Entanet has been proactively involved in the development of 21CN and

worked with Global Crossing from an early stage. "In what is a

strategically important move for the company, we have made a significant

investment in our own network, allowing us to take WBC," said Lalonde. "As

part of our 21CN infrastructure development, a key goal was to improve

delivery, enabling channel customers to offer more stable and potentially

faster ADSL2+ broadband, as well as broader Quality of Service options for

those end-users looking to prioritise traffic."



    ABOUT ENTANET



    Entanet is a leading communications provider of business class voice

and data connectivity services, delivered via a channel of Partners. Its

voice and data connectivity services meet the needs of diverse customer

groups -- reseller Partners looking to market packaged Entanet services;

and wholesale Partners looking to take service components in order to sell,

deliver and support services entirely under their own brand. The services

available to them include wholesale broadband, IP telephony, traditional

telecoms such as Wholesale Line Rental and Carrier Pre-Select and bespoke

connectivity solutions including leased lines, VPNs, colocation hosting and

transit. In 2006 & 2007 Entanet was awarded the accolade of 'Specialist

Vendor of the Year -- Products and Services' in the national CRN Channel

Awards. It was also awarded Best Internet Telephony and Best Consumer Email

at the 2008 ISPA Awards.



    First established in 1996, Entanet is now one of the UK's leading

communications providers. With a national network and continued ongoing

investment, Entanet is fully committed to delivering the highest standards

of voice and data service provision throughout the UK.



    As part of Entagroup, Entanet provides long-term stability and security

to its customers. Founded in 1990, Entagroup is a broad-based IT and

communications group with annual sales in excess of £200million. For more

information, contact [email protected]



    ABOUT GLOBAL CROSSING UK TELECOMMUNICATIONS LTD.



    Global Crossing UK Telecommunications Ltd. provides a full range of

managed telecommunications services in a secure environment ideally suited

for IP-based business applications. The company provides managed voice,

data, Internet and e-commerce solutions to a strong and established

commercial customer base, including more than 100 UK government

departments, as well as systems integrators, rail sector customers and

major corporate clients. In addition, Global Crossing UK provides carrier

services to national and international communications service providers.



    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 http://www.globalcrossing.com or \blogs.globalcrossing.com/ for

more information about Global Crossing.



    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 Contact

    Katy Brooks/Jane Rigg

    The Whiteoaks Consultancy

    +44 (0)1252 727313

    [email protected]



    Analysts/Investors Contact

    Suzanne Lipton

    + 1 800 836 0342

    [email protected]

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