Global Internetworking Inks International Wholesale Telecom Deal with Australian Carrier Telstra to Increase Global Data Transp
May 10 2006 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Deal Strengthens Global Internetworking's Ability to Offer
Solutions in Pacific Rim Global Internetworking, Inc. (GII), a
telecom services integrator and network solutions provider, today
at the Intelsat Global Telecom Meeting announced the expansion of
its international data transport services with the signing of a
wholesale service agreement with Telstra Incorporated, the U.S.
subsidiary of Australian-based tier one global carrier, Telstra
Corporation Limited (NYSE:TLS). The agreement with the carrier
provides greater global reach and coverage for GII's family of data
transport services, which includes GII's international private line
offerings and international Dedicated Internet Access. "Our new
agreement with Telstra increases our ability to serve customer
requirements for fast-growing Pacific Rim markets, including
Australia, Hong Kong, China, South Korea, Malaysia, Japan, Thailand
and India," said Todd Vecchio, President of Global Internetworking.
"By adding Telstra to our growing list of vendor partners, we can
offer data network solutions to enterprises and service providers
that need support in multiple countries and regions." "Through our
ongoing expansion of relationships with telecom carriers like
Telstra and our network of domestic hubs and globally-tailored
product offerings like GateWay Hub and Multi-Hub, we are building
upon our strategy of providing outstanding service, value and
flexibility in the global communications arena," he said. "Telstra
is pleased to have been chosen by Global Internetworking as a
partner for Asia Pacific data services," said Andrew Morawski,
President of Telstra Incorporated. "The Global Internetworking
approach of service, value and flexibility fits well with the 'high
touch' model of the Telstra Global Business. Through Telstra's
suite of services, Global Internetworking will be able to offer its
clients an extension of their services into the Asia Pacific
region. Global's GateWay Hub provides customers a flexible,
seamless, cost-effective solution to transport, deliver and convert
international E1, E3 and STM-n traffic to and from the DS1, DS3 and
OC-n North American standards. GII's Multi-Hub offering is a
facilities-neutral service for the aggregation and grooming of
private line networks to provide cost-savings through the more
efficient use of bandwidth for metro access or long-haul
applications. GII presently has U.S. hubbing capability in Atlanta,
Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New
York, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C. About Telstra
Incorporated Telstra Incorporated is the U.S. subsidiary of the
Australian-based Tier 1 global carrier, Telstra Corporation
Limited. Telstra Corporation Limited (NYSE:TLS) is Australia's
leading domestic and global full service telecommunications
provider and the operator of one of the most diversely routed IP
backbone networks in the Asia Pacific region. Telstra owns one of
the most technologically advanced global networks, offering an
extensive portfolio of state-of-the-art solutions to global
customers including voice, mobile, broadband, IP, MPLS and managed
services. Telstra provides innovative solutions to 200 of the
world's top 500 companies in Asia Pacific, Latin America, North
America and Europe. For further information, visit
http://www.telstra-usa.com. About Global Internetworking Founded in
1998, Global Internetworking (GII) is a telecom services integrator
and network solutions provider to many of the world's largest
telecom carriers and service providers as well as to leading
systems integrators, government entities and to Fortune 500
enterprises. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, near Washington,
D.C., GII provides solutions built around its customers'
requirements, not the constraints of any one physical network.
Within the wholesale telecom and service provider market, GII can
help carriers obtain diverse, cost-effective off-net connectivity
throughout the United States and numerous overseas markets. Within
the enterprise and government sectors, GII specializes in providing
diverse, high-capacity solutions for wide area network applications
ranging from point-to-point connectivity and IP access to managed
network services in which GII can act as a Virtual Network Operator
as well as acquire, manage and operate network facilities, when
appropriate. GII offers customers a turn-key,
single-point-of-contact approach which allows them to implement
end-to-end solutions without having to find, manage and
interconnect multiple local and long-haul off-net carriers. GII
also provides a variety of third-party network assessment services
to enable network operators to more efficiently and effectively
meet their communication requirements. For more information, visit
http://www.globalinternetworking.com.
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