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FiberNet Establishes VoIP Peering Research Agreement With Columbia University

Posted on: Tuesday, 7 March 2006, 09:01 CST

NEW YORK, March 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FiberNet Telecom Group, Inc. , a leading provider of complex interconnection services, today announced that it has established an agreement with Columbia University to research Voice-over-IP (VoIP) peering architectures. Professor Henning Schulzrinne, Chair of the Department of Computer Science at Columbia University and one of the world's leading authorities on Internet Protocol (IP) technologies, will lead the research effort which will address topics including VoIP interconnection topologies, security relationships, number mapping, call routing efficiency, codec and media translation, authentication, and back-up and emergency routing services.

"We are excited to support Professor Schulzrinne and his ground-breaking efforts in the rapidly developing technology of VoIP," said Jon A. DeLuca, President & CEO of FiberNet. "Professor Schulzrinne's ensuing results will benefit the VoIP peering industry as a whole," he continued.

FiberNet's VoIP peering service, Phonomenum(TM), is a carrier-class VoIP peering platform that allows carriers, cable operators and Voice-over-IP (VoIP) service providers to establish direct peering connections to exchange VoIP traffic.

Protocols co-developed by Professor Schulzrinne are now Internet standards, used by almost all Internet telephony and multimedia applications. They include the Real-Time Protocol (RTP) for real-time Internet services, the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) for Internet multimedia signaling and telephony and the stream control protocol for Internet media-on-demand (RTSP).

Professor Schulzrinne also directs the Internet Real-Time Laboratory, which designs, analyzes and prototypes next-generation multimedia networks and develops communications protocols for resource reservation, call setup, media-on-demand, and data transport. His research interests include Internet multimedia systems, quality of service, and performance evaluation. He previously served as a member of the Internet Architecture Board and is a Fellow of the IEEE.

About FiberNet Telecom Group, Inc.

FiberNet Telecom Group, Inc. owns and operates integrated interconnection facilities and diverse transport routes in the two gateway markets of New York/New Jersey and Los Angeles, designed to provide comprehensive broadband interconnectivity enabling the exchange of traffic over multiple networks. FiberNet's customized connectivity infrastructure provides an advanced, high bandwidth, fiber-optic solution to support the demand for network capacity and to facilitate the interconnection of multiple carriers' and customers' networks. For additional information about FiberNet, visit the company's website at ftgx.com.

Various remarks that we may make about FiberNet's future expectations, plans and prospects constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such remarks are valid only as of today, and we disclaim any obligation to update this information. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including those discussed in FiberNet's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

FiberNet Telecom Group, Inc.

CONTACT: Norma I. Salcido of FiberNet Telecom Group, Inc.,+1-212-405-6210, norma.salcido@ftgx.com

Web site: http://www.ftgx.com/

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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