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To: puborectalis who wrote (66640)	10/18/1999 9:13:00 AM
From: Mr. Stress	Respond to of 120523

GBLX news: ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 18, 1999--Hitachi Telecom (USA), Inc., today announced that its AMN 5192 10 Gb/s (OC-192) SONET equipment is in commercial service as part of an ongoing major network enhancement by Global Crossing Ltd. (NASDAQ: GBLX.O), which is building and operating the world's most advanced global IP-based fiber optic network. Global Crossing has been aggressively adding bandwidth to its North American Crossing network this year and confirmed that live traffic is now being carried at 10 Gb/s rates on the first coast-to-coast network layer. "One year ago, our network consisted of OC-48 (2.5 Gb/s) rings. By the end of this year, we will have added multiple OC-192 (10 Gb/s) layers of four-fiber survivable rings," stated Russ Shipley, vice president of network services for Global Crossing North America. "The North American Crossing network offers an ideal combination of virtually unlimited bandwidth and the extreme reliability that our customers have come to expect." Global Crossing's network expansion is supported by Hitachi's AMN 5192 SONET (Synchronous Optical Network) 4-fiber BLSR (bi-directional line switched ring) equipment. The Hitachi equipment provides the 10 Gb/s fiber optic "pipeline" that carries the traffic on the North American Crossing network. "Hitachi's technical staff have been instrumental in maintaining our aggressive installation schedule, and the company has proven to be a valuable technology partner," stated Global Crossing's Shipley. "We have enjoyed an excellent working relationship with Global Crossing and their other network suppliers during the installation and turn-up phase of the first OC-192 network layer," stated George Cagle, Hitachi vice president, engineering. "We look forward to continuing business with Global Crossing into the next millennium as they continue to expand their next-generation North American Crossing network." About the North American Crossing Network Connecting more than 120metropolitan areas around the nation, the North American Crossing network uses the most advanced fiber optics with DWDM. This futureproof design creates "liquid bandwidth," a scalable architecture that gives the network virtually unlimited capacity and positions Global Crossing to meet customers' applications needs today and well into the future. In 1999, Global Crossing began adding a "network express lane" based on OC-192 and DWDM technology. By incorporating OC-192 into its backbone, Global Crossing can increase its network capacity in large increments, while retaining the highest degrees of survivability and reliability through the 4-fiber BLSR protection capability. Through DWDM, the total network capacity is scalable to 1.28 terabits (trillions of bits) per second on a single fiber strand.