Welcome to this edition of
Carrier
Connections for Q2, 2006.
Last year when Global
Crossing reviewed analyst data
predicating growth in IP traffic, we
aligned all departments including sales,
marketing, traffic and network
engineering, and product management to
plan and prepare for the growth of
traffic Global Crossing would transport
in 2006. Telegeography Research,
predicts international Internet traffic
will double approximately every two
years. To accommodate this level of
traffic growth, 9.3 to 10.4 Tbps of
international Internet bandwidth will be
needed by 2008. At Global Crossing we
are seeing unprecedented growth as IP
traffic surges on our network
worldwide. Global Crossing’s growth is
also occurring in IPVPN and 10G
wavelength services. Our feature story,
“Global
Crossing Enhances Network to Meet
Growing Customer Demand” provides an
overview of all the worldwide network
upgrades.
Along with the good news
of growth in volumes is the latest news
on price stability. Telegeography
Research just released their latest
“Bandwidth Pricing Report” on
Transoceanic Wholesale Prices.
According to the report, “Throughout
2005, trans-Atlantic capacity prices
have remained remarkably stable.” The
report goes on to say that “The
stability of trans-Atlantic lease prices
could lead to renewed interest in IRU
purchases.” Global Crossing has a
global, dedicated team focused on IRU
solutions to meet your infrastructure
needs. Please read the “Ask
the Solution Experts” article to
review why IRU’s or pre-paid leases may
be the right solution for you.
This year Global Crossing
anticipates an increased demand for
Ethernet Services. CIR, a market
research and consulting firm predicts
“the market for 10-Gbps ports on
telecommunications and data
communications equipment will grow from
$2.1 billion in 2006 to $4.8 billion by
2010.” Competitively priced Ethernet
services are emerging as the
interconnection of choice. Global
Crossing is seeing the increased
Ethernet demand as related to the market
moving towards an interface that can be
applied to many services and
high-bandwidth applications such as rich
media content and data storage. Not all
Ethernet Services are the same and
Global Crossing carrier class attributes
include scale, protection, and
guaranteed quality of service, TDM
support, and full service management.
Please review the
Product News section
for all the details regarding our full
suite of global Ethernet Services.
Global Crossing jumps
into May with several customer events
being held in Washington DC at the GTM
show. The Intelsat Global
Telecommunications Meeting is a high
priority event for Global Crossing.
With over 200 customer and vendor
meetings already arranged, we are
determined to make your requirements #1.
In conjunction with the meetings,
please join Global Crossing senior
executives at our customer reception
being held at the Sequoia Restaurant, on
May 8th.
Additionally, we’ll be
hosting two other invitation-only
events. The first is an Executive
Leadership Discussion on May 9th
titled, “Industry Consolidation and
the Future of Technology & Telecom”
featuring Michael Powell, former
Chairman of the FCC, Tony Lavender, Head
of ICT Research at Ovum, and Ron Insana,
CNBC
Senior Analyst and Financial Expert. On Wednesday May 10th
our IRU Sales Team hosts a breakfast
event. James Watts, Global Crossing
Vice President Global Transport and
Infrastructure will unveil Global
Crossing’s network build plans,
capacity, dark fiber and IRU solutions
for worldwide availability.
One of our top priorities
this year is to continue to strive in
building lasting relationships with each
and every one of you. We understand the
need and value of establishing local
presence around the globe in order to
best serve your needs. Global Crossing
has sales presence in eighteen countries
to facilitate our relationships:
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Finland,
France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy,
Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands,
Norway, Panama, United Kingdom, United
States, Sweden, Spain and Venezuela. We
would like to say Gracias, Obrigado,
Merci, kiittää te, Takker De,
谢谢你。,
Ringraziarla,
ありがとう,
Vielen Dank, Dank u, tack själv, and
thank you for your business and we look
forward to a very successful partnership
this year. See you at GTM!
As always, please share
with us your thoughts and ideas by
emailing your feedback to
carrierconnections@globalcrossing.com
Sincerely,
Ted
