British Foreign and Commonwealth Office Expands Contract With Global Crossing.

Business Editors

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 21, 2001

Global Crossing Ltd. (NYSE: GX):

-- Network provides the highest levels of security and reliability.

-- 52 sites added to global IP-VPN network.

-- All 17 U.S. sites completed for managed voice and data services.

Further solidifying its relationship with the British Government, Global Crossing Ltd. (NYSE: GX) today announced it has been awarded a significant expansion of its existing contract with the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to connect an additional 52 sites worldwide.

The expanded contract, which now represents all of the FCO's sovereign sites, provides for Global Crossing to create a global Internet Protocol-based Virtual Private Network (IP-VPN) connecting British Embassies and consulates around the world. The connection of the FCO's additional 52 sites will significantly raise the value of the contract over the initial $250 million announced last year, by increasing the number of "on-net" sites within the total 240 sites connected.

The final service trial for voice delivery to the FCO's 17 U.S. sites was just successfully completed, enabling all of the organisation's U.S. sites to use both managed voice and data services. The FCO's network is the largest outsourcing project ever awarded by the organisation, providing high-speed voice, data and messaging services to over 11,000 users in British Embassies, consulates and high commissions worldwide.

The FCO project builds on Global Crossing's successful track record in providing communications solutions to government agencies, as well as multinational corporations and other telecommunications carriers. The company also provides the Royal Air Force (RAF) with managed messaging and directory services to some 55,000 users at 68 RAF sites, including overseas bases. Global Crossing was also recently selected as a preferred communications services provider for NATO and its affiliate countries.

"We are very pleased that the FCO is validating Global Crossing's expertise in deploying global managed solutions by awarding us the additional 52 sites," said Dan Wagner, Managing Director, Global Crossing UK. "The FCO is now experienced in using the Global Crossing Network at many of its locations and this expansion is an important endorsement of what we can provide worldwide to agencies of this sort. We look forward to the continuing positive relationship and to the successful roll out of the entire network, which will provide the highest levels of security and reliability that are essential to diplomatic communications around the world."

The FCO project is also designed to provide the British Government with cost-effective connectivity that exploits the reach of Global Crossing's worldwide IP-based network and supports the growing volume of traffic generated by the Internet and the FCO's intranet. Bandwidth provided by the network will enable the FCO to update office automation systems used by diplomats and allow operating systems to be synchronised overnight, eliminating the need for Information Technology (IT) professionals to carry out these tasks on-site.

"Communication is at the heart of diplomacy. Our objective is to transform the FCO from a headquarters with off-site locations into a single, online global organisation," said Robin Cook, U.K. Foreign Secretary at the time Global Crossing and the FCO signed the 10-year contract for the FCO's communications systems last year. "Our new partnership with Global Crossing, one of the world's leading telecommunications companies, will provide us with a solid foundation for our future communications needs, and will take the FCO into the Internet age."

This endorsement for Global Crossing's expertise in developing high-capacity, global networks is further strengthened by the FCO's recent decision to significantly expand the scope of this contract. When the project is completed, all of the FCO's sovereign sites, including those in remote locations, will benefit from the enhanced connectivity provided through the state-of-the-art solution from Global Crossing.

Note to Editors:

Each service provided to the FCO is underwritten by performance guarantees -- satellite equipment, its maintenance, leased line provision and the management of the VPN is included in the service, with network availability site-by-site being measured by service levels. Guaranteed numbers of users for voice, messaging and data are supported at each site.

Global Crossing will provide all the support functions, such as fault management and reporting, order management, helpdesk, emergency back up and user documentation. Emergency deployment of telecommunications equipment is provided, as is Inmarsat communications at selected sites. "Blip management," to cope with sudden fluctuation in bandwidth requirement due to FCO operational considerations, is part of the service specification.

Siemens agents worldwide will provide on-site support as part of this project. A co-operative arrangement between Global Crossing's established helpdesk environment and Siemens' worldwide fault reporting service will provide unparalleled management of the network, enabling high resilience and reliability to be maintained at the most obscure locations.

FCO staff at all appropriate locations will be able to use the Firecrest office automation system over the network. Up to five percent of messages may be classified as "flash" messages, having an additional performance measure and guarantee as well as an individual alerting procedure for selected messages. A central managed exchange hub will host the remote Firecrest community.

ABOUT GLOBAL CROSSING

Global Crossing Ltd. (NYSE:GX) provides telecommunications solutions over the world's first integrated global IP-based network, which reaches 27 countries and more than 200 major cities around the globe. Global Crossing serves many of the world's largest corporations, providing a full range of managed data and voice products and services. Global Crossing operates throughout the Americas and Europe, and provides services in Asia through its subsidiary, Asia Global Crossing (NYSE:AX). Global Crossing Solutions provides integrated telecommunications solutions, including network outsourcing, to large global enterprises. Please visit www.globalcrossing.com or www.asiaglobalcrossing.com for more information.

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