Virtela to Speak at International Telecoms Week Roundtable for Global Network Integrators

Session Discusses How Global Integrator Models Help Achieve Strategic Business Goals

DENVER, May 28 /PRNewswire/ — Virtela, the global network solutions company, today announced its participation at International Telecoms Week 2009 in an executive roundtable discussion titled “The Role of the Network Integrator in the New Global Economy.” Virtela’s Vice President of Global Channels, John Powell, will discuss how carriers can take advantage of innovative partner models to more efficiently extend their network reach and accelerate their global strategies. The roundtable, sponsored by Global Telecom & Technology (GTT) and moderated by Current Analysis Principal Analyst Cindy Whelan, will take place on Tuesday, June 2 at 11:15 a.m. at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C.

“Many traditional carriers have decided to partner with global network integrators or have adopted their own version of the integrator model in order to expand their global reach and portfolio of value added services,” said John Powell, Virtela’s vice president of global channels. “Current economic conditions make the build-versus-buy decision almost a no brainer, as most carriers face a significant reduction in their capex budgets. This roundtable will give carriers actionable guidance on how they can use global integrators and/or the integrator model to achieve their specific business goals.”

With a non-traditional model for delivering global managed services, Virtela leverages hundreds of carrier infrastructures via the Regional Policy Centers it owns around the world to ensure optimal performance and resiliency. Virtela’s new paradigm for service delivery – Network as a Service (NaaS) – enables an array of on demand services that provide customers with customizable best-in-class network solutions and eliminate upfront capital expenditures. John Powell will offer perspective on NaaS and strategic global connectivity for carriers at ITW:

WHO: Virtela Vice President of Global Channels John Powell

WHAT: Roundtable – The Role of the Network Integrator in the New Global Economy

WHEN: June 2, 2009 at 11:15 a.m. ET

WHERE: Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, D.C., Virginia A – Lobby Level

For more information on this panel or to RSVP email claire.russell@capacitymedia.com.

About Virtela

Virtela Communications Inc. delivers award-winning network and security solutions to many of the world’s largest and fastest-growing multinational companies. Currently serving customers across six continents, Virtela’s network reach spans more than 190 countries. Virtela’s unique Global Service Fabric(SM) offers the foundation for delivering critical applications via the company’s acclaimed service methodology, with a services suite that includes MPLS- and IP-based virtual private networks (VPNs), security services, remote monitoring and management of WAN/LAN infrastructure, and converged services (data, video, voice).

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with redundant Network Operations Centers in Mumbai, India and Manila, Philippines. Virtela is a member of Juniper Networks’ (Nasdaq: JNPR) Managed Network Solutions Preferred Alliance Program.For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.com.

SOURCE Virtela Communications Inc.