GTS Renames Itself "Ebone"
Main business unit of troubled carrier adopts name of previous acquisition
January 18, 2001
Global TeleSystems, Inc. ("GTS") (NYSE: GTS; Easdaq: GTSG; Frankfurt: GTS), the leading pan-European provider of broadband optical and IP network services, today announced that its main business unit, GTS Broadband Services, is now to be called "Ebone". The change is effective from today.
Ebone is the current name of GTS' Tier 1 IP backbone network and is a recognised brand with proven experience delivering high quality broadband network services to demanding telecommunication and data-intensive customers. Founded in Copenhagen in 1991 as Europe's original Tier 1 IP backbone, Ebone was acquired by GTS in 1998. Today this IP network business serves more than 25% of all Internet users in Europe and nearly 10% of all global IP routes.
http://www.ebone.com
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