Teleglobe Implements Agreement to Provide Belgium's Most Important IP
Network With Connection to World's Major Research and Education Networks
Agreement Advances BELNET's Role In Defining New Internet Technologies and
Applications
October 23, 2001
RESTON, VA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Teleglobe (NYSE:BCE TSE:BCE), the e-World
Communications Company, today announced an agreement with BELNET for
immediate provision of a transatlantic STM-1 155 megabit per second (Mbps)
direct connection between BELNET's facilities in Brussels and Teleglobe's
facilities in New York.
Teleglobe also will provide BELNET with Managed Router Service and a Point
of Presence (POP) in the United States. BELNET is Belgium's national
research and most important IP network. In addition, Teleglobe is
furnishing BELNET with OC-3 connectivity from New York to Abilene/Internet
2, the Science Technology And Research Transit Access Point (STAR TAP), the
U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) and CA*net 3.
The new services meet BELNET's growing needs for Internet connectivity and
linkage to the world's major research and education (R&E) networks. With
Teleglobe's Managed Router Service, Teleglobe provides a router dedicated
exclusively to BELNET so the R&E network can remotely configure its network
and more efficiently manage its network requirements.
Connectivity to these networks supports BELNET's participation in the
research and development of the second generation of the Internet, a
collaborative effort by leading universities, national laboratories and R&E
networks to develop practical applications communicating at speeds 1,000
times faster than today's Internet.
Since BELNET also serves the public sector in Belgium, the agreement also
includes direct, dedicated access to Teleglobe's high-speed global Internet
backbone and IP routing worldwide. The 12-month agreement is worth an
estimated U.S. $1 million.
Teleglobe's global IP infrastructure offers BELNET the IP technology,
global connectivity and direct connection to other research and education
networks that our academic and research communities require for
collaboration and exchange of information," said BELNET's Chief Executive
Officer Pierre Bruyere.
"BELNET needed a provider who could deliver an end-to-end global Internet
connectivity solution while at the same time supporting the requirements of
an advanced communications network," said Michael Neuman, Teleglobe's
president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. "We're looking forward to
working closely with BELNET to serve more than 110 institutions and 30,000
researchers throughout Belgium."
Teleglobe was a participant in the early experiments involving the United
States, Canadian and European research and education networks that led to
the creation of STAR TAP with the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Teleglobe developed a managed router service for the provision of
cost-effective connectivity between research and education networks, while
providing access to the global Internet at the same time.
BELNET was created in 1993 by the Federal Office for Scientific, Technical
and Cultural Affairs (OSTC), under the authority of the Belgian Ministry of
Science Policy, to provide Internet access to the academic world and to
research communities in Belgium. It is the first and most important IP
network in Belgium. Today, BELNET provides Internet access to more than
125,000 students and 30,000 researchers in over 110 institutions. BELNET
also provides Internet access to federal government agencies and
institutions of higher education and academic research. Since 1995,
BELNET's infrastructure also has been open to the public sector. For more
information, visit www.belnet.be
Teleglobe, a leading provider of global communications and Internet
services, enables its customers to maximize the potential of the Internet
through its delivery of hosting services, content distribution and global
connectivity. With a lit capacity of 10 Million+Gbps-miles, 149 POPs and
approximately 300,000 square feet of hosting facilities (year-end 2001),
Teleglobe has one of the world's largest international Internet backbones
serving a broad base of enterprise, Internet content provider (ICP),
Internet service provider (ISP) and carrier customers. Teleglobe is
expanding its network with its GlobeSystem initiative, a multi-billion
dollar IP network and hosting deployment that will increase its IP network
capacity 200 fold and provide a robust platform for a portfolio of Internet
and data services. For more information, visit www.teleglobe.com
This release contains information about management's view of Teleglobe's
future expectations, plans and prospects that constitute forward looking
statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ
materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements, as a
result of a variety of factors including, but not limited to, competitive
developments, risks associated with Teleglobe's growth, the development of
the Internet market, regulatory risks and other factors that are discussed
in Teleglobe's Annual Information Form and other documents periodically
filed with the SEC.
The content of this release has been edited for posting to the STAR TAP web
site.
Contact:
David L. Thompson
Teleglobe
david.thompson@teleglobe.com
Jan Torreele
BELNET
jan@belnet.be