IBasis Links With T-Systems

BURLINGTON, Mass. -- iBasis, Inc., (NASDAQ: IBAS), the leader in Internet-based voice communications, today announced that T-Systems, a division of the Deutsche Telekom group, the incumbent carrier in Germany, is interconnecting with The iBasis Network(TM) for global service. T-Systems' interconnection to iBasis will enable them to route international voice traffic over The iBasis Network, the world's largest Cisco Powered Network for Internet telephony as well as complete calls for iBasis in markets T-Systems serves. T-Systems ICSS provides iBasis seamless global reach via the T-Systems Telekom Global Net, with more than 1.5 million kilometers of optical fiber and state-of-the-art technology. "T-Systems and iBasis share a similar vision of harnessing technological innovations to deliver high-quality communications solutions, responding to current and future carriers' needs," said Detlev Diessner, Senior Executive Vice President of International Carrier Sales and Services. "The relationship is mutually beneficial: in addition to providing high quality international call completion services for T-Systems, iBasis is able to take advantage of the extensive T-Systems network for call completion." "VoIP is becoming a much larger factor in worldwide telecommunications as large carriers increasingly embrace the efficiencies of the Internet for telephony. As a result, our base of Tier One customers continues to grow rapidly," said Ofer Gneezy, president and CEO of iBasis. "As a division of Deutsche Telekom, T-Systems is part of one of the largest carriers in the world, and we're pleased to be both a provider and a customer." iBasis Inc. T-Systems Inc.