Global Internetworking Inks International Wholesale Telecom Deal with Australian Carrier Telstra to Increase Global Data Transport Options for Customers.

MCLEAN, Va. -- Deal Strengthens Global Internetworking's Ability to Offer Solutions in Pacific Rim 

Global Internetworking, Inc. (GII), a telecom services integrator and network solutions provider, today at the Intelsat Global Telecom Meeting announced the expansion of its international data transport services with the signing of a wholesale service agreement with Telstra Incorporated, the U.S. subsidiary of Australian-based tier one global carrier, Telstra Corporation Limited (NYSE:TLS).

The agreement with the carrier provides greater global reach and coverage for GII's family of data transport services, which includes GII's international private line offerings and international Dedicated Internet Access.

"Our new agreement with Telstra increases our ability to serve customer requirements for fast-growing Pacific Rim markets, including Australia, Hong Kong, China, South Korea, Malaysia, Japan, Thailand and India," said Todd Vecchio, President of Global Internetworking. "By adding Telstra to our growing list of vendor partners, we can offer data network solutions to enterprises and service providers that need support in multiple countries and regions."

"Through our ongoing expansion of relationships with telecom carriers like Telstra and our network of domestic hubs and globally-tailored product offerings like GateWay Hub and Multi-Hub, we are building upon our strategy of providing outstanding service, value and flexibility in the global communications arena," he said.

"Telstra is pleased to have been chosen by Global Internetworking as a partner for Asia Pacific data services," said Andrew Morawski, President of Telstra Incorporated. "The Global Internetworking approach of service, value and flexibility fits well with the 'high touch' model of the Telstra Global Business. Through Telstra's suite of services, Global Internetworking will be able to offer its clients an extension of their services into the Asia Pacific region.

Global's GateWay Hub provides customers a flexible, seamless, cost-effective solution to transport, deliver and convert international E1, E3 and STM-n traffic to and from the DS1, DS3 and OC-n North American standards. GII's Multi-Hub offering is a facilities-neutral service for the aggregation and grooming of private line networks to provide cost-savings through the more efficient use of bandwidth for metro access or long-haul applications.

GII presently has U.S. hubbing capability in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C.

About Telstra Incorporated

Telstra Incorporated is the U.S. subsidiary of the Australian-based Tier 1 global carrier, Telstra Corporation Limited. Telstra Corporation Limited (NYSE:TLS) is Australia's leading domestic and global full service telecommunications provider and the operator of one of the most diversely routed IP backbone networks in the Asia Pacific region. Telstra owns one of the most technologically advanced global networks, offering an extensive portfolio of state-of-the-art solutions to global customers including voice, mobile, broadband, IP, MPLS and managed services. Telstra provides innovative solutions to 200 of the world's top 500 companies in Asia Pacific, Latin America, North America and Europe. For further information, visit http://www.telstra-usa.com.

About Global Internetworking

Founded in 1998, Global Internetworking (GII) is a telecom services integrator and network solutions provider to many of the world's largest telecom carriers and service providers as well as to leading systems integrators, government entities and to Fortune 500 enterprises.

Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, near Washington, D.C., GII provides solutions built around its customers' requirements, not the constraints of any one physical network. Within the wholesale telecom and service provider market, GII can help carriers obtain diverse, cost-effective off-net connectivity throughout the United States and numerous overseas markets. Within the enterprise and government sectors, GII specializes in providing diverse, high-capacity solutions for wide area network applications ranging from point-to-point connectivity and IP access to managed network services in which GII can act as a Virtual Network Operator as well as acquire, manage and operate network facilities, when appropriate.

GII offers customers a turn-key, single-point-of-contact approach which allows them to implement end-to-end solutions without having to find, manage and interconnect multiple local and long-haul off-net carriers. GII also provides a variety of third-party network assessment services to enable network operators to more efficiently and effectively meet their communication requirements. For more information, visit http://www.globalinternetworking.com.