MIAMI -- Global Crossing (Nasdaq: GLBC - News), a leading global IP solutions provider, today announced that it is working with Global Caribbean Network (GCN), a subsea cable operator headquartered in Guadeloupe, French West Indies, to enhance global IP connectivity to the Caribbean region.

Under the terms of several agreements, GCN will interconnect its voice and data traffic services arriving from the Caribbean to Global Crossing's IP network in St. Croix, via 10-Gigabit wavelengths, enabling GCN to extend its services to North America, Europe and Asia. Primarily based in the Caribbean, GCN's customers will now gain access to Global Crossing's state-of-the-art global network, so they can connect to any of the 600 cities in 60 countries where Global Crossing delivers services.

At the same time, through the interconnection with GCN, Global Crossing will now be able to offer its own customers services in 13 additional countries in the Caribbean.

"Global Crossing's services support our plans to offer Caribbean residential and commercial users a more advanced telecom infrastructure," said Ehsan Emami, GCN's president. "Our customers will benefit from a fast and reliable network, where all data, voice, video and multimedia traffic can converge to a single global backbone."

"We're excited about this opportunity to work with GCN as it begins to offer local and international operators broadband services in the Caribbean region," said Jose Antonio Rios, Global Crossing's international president. "Our combined capabilities reinforce our commitment to accelerate deployment of our services to the region."

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