Global Crossing , a leading global IP solutions provider, today announced that its Latin American division has preserved seamless service continuity for its customers by completing the migration of critical satellite stations to three alternative satellites a month ahead of plan.

Migration began in March this year and included the analysis and re- engineering, where necessary, of the networks of affected clients. Capacity upgrades were implemented to finalize the migration and address future needs for services.

Global Crossing Argentina made the decision to migrate its regional clients to other satellites because the satellites' useful lives were coming to an end. By the middle of 2006, Global Crossing's Argentine division had already generated more than 100 Mhz of usage on the Nahuel1 satellite, owned by private operator Nahuelsat S.A., and expected that capacity would satisfy customers' needs through September 2007. Migration was completed in August.

"By planning ahead, we have protected the business continuity of our customers who rely on these satellites for their day-to-day operations," commented Sergio Calviello, who leads data transport product support for Global Crossing's business in Argentina. "Thanks to the collective efforts of our network operations and engineering employees, we migrated all the stations in record time."

Global Crossing has already migrated more than 500 stations across Argentina and another 20 stations in Chile.

"Despite the large number of sites to be migrated, we completed the project in record time, with no significant interruption of services for our customers," added Luis Clemente, vice president of network for the southern cluster.

Satellite services provide customers access to Global Crossing's IP services in areas where no other network reaches - for example, the remote areas where mining, oil, gas and other companies have operations.

About Global Crossing

Global Crossing provides telecommunications solutions over the world's first integrated global IP-based network. Its core network connects more than 390 cities in more than 30 countries worldwide, and delivers services to more than 600 cities in more than 60 countries and 6 continents around the globe. The company's global sales and support model matches the network footprint and, like the network, delivers a consistent customer experience worldwide.

Global Crossing IP services are global in scale, linking the world's enterprises, governments and carriers with customers, employees and partners worldwide in a secure environment that is ideally suited for IP-based business applications, allowing e-commerce to thrive. The company offers a full range of data, voice and security products to approximately 40 percent of the Fortune 500, as well as 700 carriers, mobile operators and ISPs. Its Professional Services and Managed Solutions provide VoIP, security and network consulting and management services to support its Global Crossing IP VPN service and Global Crossing VoIP services. Global Crossing was the first - and remains the only -- global communications provider with IPv6 natively deployed in both its private and public backbone networks.

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