Carrier1 "Lights" German Fiber Optic Ring.Business/Technology Editors ZURICH, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 20, 2000 Leading Pan European Telecom Network Service Provider Announces Completion and Immediate Operability Operability is the ability to keep a system in a functioning and operating condition. In a computing systems environment with multiple systems this includes the ability of products, systems and business processes to work together to accomplish a common task such as finding and of its German Fiber Optic Network Carrier1 International S.A. (Neuer Markt:CJN CJN Canadian Jewish News ; NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CONE), a leading European provider of end-to-end Internet, bandwidth, data center and access solutions, announces today the completion and immediate operability of its proprietary German fiber-optic network or "ring". The Carrier1 German Ring covers 2,370 km and connects 14 German cities, including Hamburg, Berlin, Dresden, Leipzig, Nurnberg, Munich, Stuttgart, Mannheim, Frankfurt, Cologne, Dusseldorf, Essen, Dortmund and Bremen. The implementation of a direct connection from Dortmund and Hanover to Berlin is expected during the autumn. The Carrier1 German Ring is completely integrated into the Carrier1 Pan European Network which connects major European economic centers across countries like the United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, and Italy where Carrier1 continues to roll-out metropolitan area networks and develop its data center initiatives. Around 150 million Euro were invested in setting up the Carrier1 German Ring, including the electronic equipment that "lights" the network. This amount is competitive compared to other network build projects due to the capital sharing management agreement with Metromedia Fibre Networks and Viatel that was implemented to complete the German ring. With the sale of nine fiber pairs to StarOne, Tesion and 360 networks as well as its current order backlog, Carrier 1 has already recovered all of its investment in the German network. "The new information economy has begun to have a huge impact on German and European businesses and there will be a huge demand for capacity between European business centers in the near future. The Carrier1 network will enable hundreds of operators to have Internet and voice traffic transmitted efficiently, cost-effectively and with the highest quality. Our network is state-of-the-art and scalable to support demand for Internet capacity and positions Carrier1 at the forefront of European telecom providers," said Neil Craven, Executive Vice President Business Development at Carrier1. The Carrier1 German Ring is a totally new construction that consists of 36 fiber pairs, a total of 72 Corning LEAF (Light Emitting and Amplifying Fibers) fibers, sheathed by Siemens. The fibers are G.655 ITU (International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, Switzerland, www.itu.ch) A telecommunications standards body that is under the auspices of the United Nations. Comprising more than 185 member countries, the ITU sets standards for global telecom networks. standard-compliant, thus offering the best possible data and voice transmission quality. The DWDM (Dense WDM) The term given to wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) when significantly more channels were being added. Since WDM is increasingly more "dense" all the time, both terms are used synonymously. See WDM. DWDM - wavelength division multiplexing (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing See WDM. ) transmission technique used to "light" the network was developed by Nortel. The maximum transmission capacity is 320 gigabytes per second, approximately equivalent to the amount of data the average PC user would generate over twenty years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights. 2. or 278,691,840 simultaneous ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. calls, and the standard bandwidth is 10 gigabytes per second. Transmission itself uses "self-healing/fully-protected" functionalities. "This state-of-the-art transport platform will enable us to develop and enhance Carrier1's 500+ existing and potential customers as they orient their business models for the broadband economy. With the completion of the Carrier1 German Ring and its incorporation into Carrier1's Pan European network, we have significantly increased our capabilities for providing the necessary connectivity infrastructure for our clients to remain competitive, develop new markets, access a larger customer base, and extract more value out of their core business," said Alex Schmid, Executive Vice President Internet Products & Strategic Development. About Carrier1 Carrier1 International S.A. is a Pan European facilities-based provider of end-to-end Internet, voice, bandwidth, data center, and access solutions. Carrier1 provides its clients with carrier-grade transport and network solutions as well as end-user ready value added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. services. Carrier1 customers brand and market these solutions and services to their respective end-users. The Carrier1 Pan European inter-city fiber network connects 11 countries and spans over 11,000 route kilometers connecting our PoPs in over 50 European cities. Carrier1 is fully operational in all 11 countries and has secured all the necessary interconnect and operational licenses that allow it to provide network solutions and end-user ready value added services. Carrier1 is also constructing at least 20 intra-city fiber networks and, through its investment in the joint venture DigiPlex, is building at least 20 full-service data center facilities. Carrier1 headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland. Carrier1 is listed on the Neuer Markt in Frankfurt under the ticker symbol Ticker Symbol An arrangement of characters (usually letters) representing a particular security listed on an exchange or otherwise traded publicly. When a company issues securities to the public marketplace, it selects an available ticker symbol for its securities which investors "CJN" and on the NASDAQ in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of under the ticker symbol "CONE". More information is available at www.carrier1.com. Forward looking statements: This document may contain statements about expected future events and financial results that are forward looking in nature, and, as a result, are subject to certain risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those projected by management. For such statements, we claim the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. for "forward looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. |
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