Global Crossing Flying High With Bristow Helicopters

Global Managed MPLS IP-VPN and Internet Solution to 30 Sites in Three Regions

London, 18 October 2007 -- Global Crossing (NASDAQ: GLBC) has announced that it has been awarded a $1.44 million contract by Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: BRS) -- one of the world's largest providers of helicopter services -- to provide IP VPN connectivity across 30 individual sites in Europe, North America and Australia.

The contract was signed this month and is already underway, with the installation due to be completed in early 2008. Fixed sites in 23 locations will be connected along with seven remote sites in locations such as Alaska, Mexico, Trinidad and the Caribbean. Additionally, the solution provides Application Performance Monitoring with Application Integrity and network-based Internet access where some business applications are hosted.

"Solutions such as this, where global reach for managed IP services is required, that Global Crossing truly excels," states Anthony Christie, managing director, EMEA, Global Crossing. "The ability to intelligently manage and control the network appealed to Bristow Group. We're keen to demonstrate the new-found benefits Bristow Helicopters will experience through using our Application Performance Monitoring capabilities."

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