Teleglobe Offers High Bandwidth Backbone Access Services to Internet Service Providers in Japan.

Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 2000

Japanese ISPs to Reach over 100 Countries - plus North American 

Internet Content - on Teleglobe's Global Internet Backbone Network

Teleglobe International Long Distance Services will Link Japanese

Customers to over 240 Countries Later this Year

Teleglobe (NYSE, TSE: TGO), the most extensive global Internet backbone network provider, is continuing the expansion of its GlobeSystem(TM) network by offering high bandwidth backbone access services to Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Japan.

Japanese ISPs that connect to Teleglobe's global Internet backbone access network will receive direct connection to over 100 countries, as well as direct access to a broad range of North American news, sports and entertainment content.

"We are extremely pleased to offer Japanese ISPs the unique opportunity to connect to over 100 countries on Teleglobe's global Internet backbone network - by means of our high-bandwidth capacity on major transpacific submarine cable systems such as US-China, PC-1 and US-Japan," said Koya Aoi, president of Teleglobe Japan. "In addition to unprecedented reach, these ISPs will be able to access rich North American content because of our partnerships with well-known content providers such as Akamai Technologies, Digital Island and RealNetworks. No other international carrier can match Teleglobe's combination of global reach, content and capacity."

IP transit services are being offered at data rates ranging from DDS (64 kbps) to DS3 (155 Mbps) capacity levels. Teleglobe has one of the Asia Pacific region's most extensive fiber networks. As part of its GlobeSystem(TM) expansion in the region, the company plans to make a significant investment as a founding partner in the new APCN-2 and Australia-Japan cable systems, and is a founding investor in the China-US cable network. Teleglobe also holds interests in 20 other undersea cable systems in the region.

ISPs will be able to colocate servers on Teleglobe's backbone network in Teleglobe's own Tokyo GlobeCity(TM) access node or in KDD's Ohtemachi Building. Content providers with servers currently colocated on Teleglobe's backbone network include Akamai Technologies, Digital Island Inc., iBEAM Broadcasting, InterVu Inc., ITV.net, RealNetworks and Tucows.com.

According to a recent report by Access Media International, the number of Internet users in Japan reached 18.3 million in 1999, growing at a rate of 28 percent. Although the overall growth of Internet access is moderate in Japan (for example, 11 percent of Japanese homes have an Internet connection, compared with 37 percent of US homes), Japanese lead the way in use of alternative access devices with Internet capabilities - such as mobile phones. Over 53 million Japanese now reportedly own such devices.

International Long Distance Services

Teleglobe also plans to offer international long distance services in Japan, based on the company's Type-1 license, beginning the 4th Quarter of 2000. These services will be offered to resellers, corporate users and residential customers, and will include low long distance rates to over 240 countries, as well as prepaid and postpaid calling cards and other popular international telephony services.

About Teleglobe

Teleglobe Inc. (NYSE, TSE: TGO) is a leading global provider of broadband services with the most extensive global Internet network. Delivering advanced broadband applications to customers in more than 100 countries - matching global reach with global depth - Teleglobe is the premier communications architecture for the digital economy. Teleglobe is currently enhancing its leadership position through GlobeSystem(TM), a 5 year, US$5 billion strategic initiative providing 160 cities around the world with scalable broadband service platforms, and linking them through a seamless data network. GlobeSystem is the world's first globally integrated Internet, voice, data and video network. For more information, visit www.teleglobe.com.