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VIENNA, Va. -- Cable & Wireless (NYSE: CWP; LSE: CW), the global telecommunications group, today announced the availability of Cable & Wireless IP-VPN QoS, the company's new network-based MPLS IP-VPN solution that provides the flexibility, performance, scalability and quality of service for global enterprises and large corporations as they move toward integrating data, IP and voice communications over a converged network infrastructure. Now available in 65 countries worldwide with service connectivity in more than 421 cities, Cable & Wireless IP-VPN QoS is designed to provide enterprises with an extremely robust wide area network solution for connecting partners and customers at fixed and remote locations for Internet, intranet, extranet and e-business applications. Cable & Wireless IP-VPN QoS gives businesses a feature-rich solution that meets the ever-growing demands of enterprise networks today, especially in light of recent market developments that are requiring businesses to use their networks as a cost-savings asset. Delivered over a private Cable & Wireless MPLS-enabled IP network with robust Classes of Service, Cable & Wireless IP-VPN QoS is designed to provide enterprises with a flexible infrastructure to support the migration to a single IP-based communications network. The solution can be used to integrate different traffic types from existing legacy voice and data networks onto one network as enterprises transition to a single, converged IP communications infrastructure. For enterprises with an accelerated need for an all IP-based deployment, Cable & Wireless IP-VPN QoS can be combined with other Cable & Wireless IP Convergence solutions for a complete IP-based communications infrastructure with Quality of Service from desktop-to-desktop. "Cable & Wireless is committed to delivering global solutions that enable enterprises to move to a converged IP-based network infrastructure immediately or at their own pace," said Ivor Kendall, vice president of IP Convergence at Cable & Wireless. "Cable & Wireless IP-VPN QoS offers the industry's most flexible and robust global IP-VPN solution, capable of managing mission-critical applications in an all IP-based environment for remote access, intranets, extranets and Internet access while accommodating requirements for interoperability with existing legacy networks." Cable & Wireless