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Global Crossing Wins Prestigious Industry Awards
Tuesday November 14, 7:00 am ET
* Company Named Capacity Magazine's Best Global Wholesale Provider for Second Year in a Row.
* CEO John Legere Named Best Business Leader of the Year.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J., Nov. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global Crossing (Nasdaq: GLBC - News), a leading global IP solutions provider, today announced it won top honors from a panel of industry thought leaders at Capacity magazine's Annual Global Wholesale Awards ceremony in Amsterdam last night. Global Crossing received Capacity's highest distinction, "Best Global Wholesale Provider," for the second consecutive year for its outstanding achievements in customer service, network availability and product offerings.
"The judges were impressed by Global Crossing's network reach and the fact that its network is wholly owned," said Mark Kemp, Capacity's CEO. "They liked its range of innovative services and recognized the company's solid financial performance."
Global Crossing is a leader in fully interoperable, highly secure Internet Protocol (IP) services for carrier and enterprise customers. Global Crossing enables carriers and service providers to extend their reach and increase their service efficiency with value-added network capacity, access, voice, data and conferencing services that allow them to create flexible, secure and scalable solutions for their enterprise customers. Global Crossing's strategic focus is centered on technology, security, support and control, a model that provides customers with outstanding support and flexible solutions while enabling them to maintain control of their own networks.
Capacity magazine also named Global Crossing's CEO, John Legere, "Best Business Leader of the Year."
"John Legere stands out as a visionary leader," said Kemp. "The judges wanted to recognize his clear and unflinching strategy, which has enabled him to steer the company through to its current successful position."
"Vision and execution are two key attributes of the Global Crossing culture," said Legere. "We are committed to being the recognized leader in delivering superior, value-enhancing IP, collaboration and convergence services to both global enterprises and the carriers that serve them. I sincerely thank Capacity magazine and the esteemed panel of judges for honoring the company and me with these prestigious awards."
Capacity's Annual Global Wholesale Awards recognize top wholesale telecommunications providers. The "Best Global Wholesale Provider" award is the highest honor a provider can receive. Global Crossing was judged by a panel of industry thought leaders, including Camille Mendler, vice president of the Yankee Group; Stephen Young, research director of OVUM; Judy Reed Smith, CEO of Atlantic-ACM; Mark Kemp, CEO of TelCap and publisher of Capacity; and Eira Hayward, editor of Capacity. Capacity will publish an awards supplement to the magazine with a full list of award winners.
ABOUT CAPACITY MAGAZINE
Capacity magazine is the only monthly publication that focuses on the latest business techniques and strategies for bringing innovation and efficiency to the wholesale telecommunications industry. We bring together operators, carriers, service providers, metro-fiber providers, system integrators, equipment providers, OSS providers and end users. Capacity magazine is a must-read for all companies striving to maintain competitive advantage and achieve optimal business performance within the telecommunications community.
Capacity offers a powerful, focused and unique marketing vehicle to reach the most senior level within the wholesale industry.
ABOUT GLOBAL CROSSING
Global Crossing (Nasdaq: GLBC - News) provides telecommunications solutions over the world's first integrated global IP-based network. Its core network connects more than 300 cities in 29 countries worldwide, and delivers services to more than 600 cities in 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 managed data and voice products including Global Crossing IP VPN Service, Global Crossing Managed Solutions and Global Crossing VoIP services, to 36 percent of the Fortune 500, as well as 700 carriers, mobile operators and ISPs.
Please visit 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. |
