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SingTel and Virtela Communications to Expand Mutual IP Network Services Portfolio

Posted on: Tuesday, 5 October 2004, 06:00 CDT

SINGAPORE, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) has signed an agreement with Virtela Communications Inc., a global network solutions company, to provide seamless IP network services. This will improve enterprise network reach for customers of both companies.

Through its innovative network infrastructure that leverages thousands of points of presence (PoPs) worldwide, Virtela delivers its award-winning suite of wide-area network (WAN) services to more than 190 countries. SingTel will tap on this unprecedented reach to expand worldwide coverage for its IP Network services. This is a business Internet access service catering to organisations with offices in different countries that require Internet connectivity and support through a single Service Provider.

With Virtela, SingTel customers can enjoy a single point of contact and integrated bill for services worldwide, backed by leading performance guarantees and 24x7 multilingual Network Operations Centre support.

Under this arrangement, SingTel will offer its suite of ConnectPlus international data services which Virtela can leverage to provide extended coverage for its customers. SingTel ConnectPlus international data services cover major business cities in the Asia Pacific and beyond, and offer extended coverage through the global and domestic data services of SingTel's partners.

"Together, Virtela and SingTel are offering multinational customers the most advanced network services with the greatest reach, performance and reliability around the world," said Mr. Vab Goel, Virtela's Chairman and Partner at Norwest Venture Partners. "This arrangement enables Virtela to leverage SingTel's large customer base while expanding our already unprecedented services footprint with SingTel's extensive services presence throughout Asia-Pacific."

"Improving service coverage and connectivity for our customers has always been our number one priority. The tie-up with Virtela will further enhance our service offering. Our customers can now benefit from Virtela's network services to improve their enterprise communications within the United States and Europe through SingTel's unparalleled global one-stop-shop service," said Mr. Thomas Yeo, SingTel's Vice President of Marketing, Corporate Business Group. "This strategic alliance further strengthens SingTel's ability to support the critical needs of our customers' global business operations."

About SingTel

SingTel is Asia's leading communications group with operations and investments around the world. Serving both the corporate and consumer markets, it is committed to bringing the best of global communications to customers in the Asia Pacific and beyond.

With significant operations in Singapore and Australia (through wholly-owned subsidiary SingTel Optus), the Group provides a comprehensive portfolio of services that include voice and data services over fixed, wireless and Internet platforms.

To serve the needs of multi-national corporations, SingTel has a network of 32 offices in 16 countries and territories throughout Asia Pacific, Europe and the US. These offices enable SingTel to deliver reliable and quality network solutions to its customers, either on its own or jointly with local partners.

The Group also has major investments in India, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand. Together with its regional partners, SingTel is Asia's largest multi-market mobile operator, serving more than 52 million customers in six markets.

SingTel employs more than 19,000 people worldwide and had a turnover of S$12.0 billion (US$7.17 billion) and net profit after tax of S$4.49 billion (US$2.68 billion) for the year ended 31 March 2004. More information can be found @ http://www.singtel.com/ and http://www.optus.com.au/

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 Internet Protocol Service Fabric (IPSF(SM)) offers the foundation for delivering critical applications via the company's acclaimed service methodology, with a services suite that includes IP-based virtual private networks (VPNs), security services, Voice over IP, Video over IP, and network consulting services. Virtela's customers benefit from unparalleled performance via Virtela's proprietary IP IPSF. IPSF routes traffic across the best performing path over multiple networks worldwide to deliver the highest reliability and performance for enterprise networks. For example, IPSF has proven to slash network latency in half between international locations

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with a second Network Operations Center in Mumbai, India. Virtela is a privately held company funded by investors including Norwest Venture Partners, New Enterprise Associates, Palomar Ventures, Symantec Corp., and Juniper Networks . For more information, please call (720) 475-4000 or visit http://www.virtela.net/.

Virtela Communications Inc.

CONTACT: Media, Chia Boon Chong, Senior Corporate Communications Managerof Singapore Telecommunications Limited, 6838 2022, or mobile, 9678 3716,boonchong@singtel.com; or Jane Morrissey of Virtela Communications,+1-720-475-4012, or mobile, +1-303-808-7671, jmorrissey@virtela.net

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

Web site: http://www.optus.com.au/

Web site: http://www.virtela.net/

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