Global Crossing

Whether your needs encompass broadband, voice, data or multimedia communications -- including readily accessible audio-, video- or Web-conferencing -- Global Crossing can provide you the telecommunications solution to meet your needs. Their integrated, global IP-based network was designed for the convergence of voice, video and data, and delivers services virtually anywhere on the planet - quickly, securely, reliably. They have a team of telecommunications professionals dedicated to helping your business grow and succeed.

Global Crossing is currently serving 40 percent of Fortune 500 companies, as well as 700 carriers, mobile operators and ISPs worldwide. The company recently announced that in response to worldwide demand it is expanding capacity on its Atlantic Crossing 1 (AC-1®) undersea fiber-optic cable system. Omar Altaji, Global Crossing's executive vice president of Worldwide Carrier Services, revealed these plans during his presentation to the 31st annual Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC) conference in Honolulu, Hawaii.

"We continue to make strategic investments in network infrastructure in support of strong growth around the world," said John Legere, Global Crossing's CEO. "We are increasing capacity on our Atlantic Crossing undersea system to accommodate our carrier and service provider customers' requirements for IP connectivity and broadband services, such as social media and content delivery networks."

During the first half of 2009, Global Crossing will be adding 600 Gigabits per second (Gbps) of transport capacity to the AC-1 Northern and Southern routes. Global Crossing's Atlantic Crossing -1 South route connects Brookhaven, New York, to the United Kingdom. Atlantic Crossing -1 North connects Brookhaven, New York, to Germany and the Netherlands.