TOKYO -- Crosswave Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: CWCI)("Crosswave") today announced that as of April 1, it will launch its "Gigabit Ether Backbone Service", a point-to-point dedicated backbone service with 1Gbps Ethernet interface (1000base LX). In addition, concurrently Crosswave will add 2.4Gbps (SDH/SONET) and 9.6Gbps (SDH/SONET) items to its High-speed Backbone service lineups. The services will initially be provided in the area between and peripheral to Crosswave's data centers in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya and will be expanded progressively. "We expect the new service, one of the fastest backbone services in Japan to efficiently capitalize on the emerging demands in major cities in Japan," said Akio Onishi, CEO of Crosswave. "We developed this new service by mainly utilizing our Phase II network, which we have been constructing along national roadways through the Information Box Project of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. By combining latest DWDM technology with the optical fiber, we continue to expand our broadband services and will continue our role as a leader in the Japanese broadband market." Crosswave Communications Inc.