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To: Marcel who wrote (1247)	3/3/1998 8:41:00 AM
From: Scott Stents	Respond to of 1629

Tuesday March 3, 8:14 am Eastern Time Company Press Release France Telecom Transpac extends its Internet/Intranet Network in Partnership with Ascend PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 1998--France Telecom [NYSE:FTE - news] Transpac announces its IP access network has doubled following the commercial success of its Internet (the Internet Avantage range), Intranet (Global Intranet and Package Intranet) and Extranet (Global Extranet) services. Its capacities have increased from 16,000 simultaneous customer connections to 30,000 simultaneous customer connections. This increased capacity is based upon Ascend equipment, including the deployment of Ascend's high performance MAX TNT and MAX 4000 WAN access servers, as well as the implementation of K56Flex modem technology that will comply with the new ITU-T V.90 modem standard. This will enable France Telecom Transpac customers to dial in to its 3 IP services at speeds up to 56 Kbps (almost as fast as ISDN) using an analogue modem connection. France Telecom Transpac chooses Ascend technology As the first global network carrier, France Telecom Transpac had to acquire high performance access products. Ascend's MAX and MAX TNT Access switches meet Transpac's demands and enable the company to provide users of its Internet, Intranet and Extranet services with access via the normal telephone network, and not via their company network. Therefore, these users can now have access to Internet, Intranet and Extranet services from their homes or any other location. This network enables access to France Telecom Transpac's 3 IP services : -- Internet access for companies and services suppliers. -- Global Intranet, that enables secure access to Internet technologies on enterprise networks, and Package Intranet, the version dedicated to Small to medium size SMEs, -- Global Extranet, a unique solution that enables a company to set up a direct contact between its clients and its Web server A fast growing network Traffic on Transpac's network has more than doubled in 1997 mainly due to the increasing importance of IP. ''We are very pleased about this active partnership with Transpac. Transpac's innovative services show the application possibilities of the New Public Networks,'' says Curtis Sanford, Senior Vice President and manager of International operations at Ascend. ''Today, we are facing a very strong growth in this market as well as a tremendous expansion of Internet services,'' says Daniel Caclin, General Manager of Transpac. ''Our partnership with Ascend enables us to face the tremendous growth of our network while offering our clients new services that give them the possibility to fully enjoy the Internet-Intranet-Extranet dynamics.'' A flourishing market According to a market study conducted by Dell'Oro and published in November 1997, Ascend is number one on the access ports market with a 51.2% market share. About France Telecom Transpac France Telecom Transpac has been leader in the data communications market for 20 years, and is the first Internet carrier in France with more than 60% of the traffic. Through the Global One alliance, France Telecom Transpac has confirmed its leadership for Intranet services with its Global Intranet offer, available worldwide and also for SMEs (Package Intranet). Moreover, France Telecom Transpac is one of the pioneers in terms of Extranet services with the upcoming launch of its Global Extranet offer.