Telia and Nets reinforce their European co-operation
Telia and Nets reinforce their European co-operation Telia International Carrier and Nets, a member of the Tiscali Group, announced today that they have signed a mutual European capacity contract. These 2 contracts amount to a total value of more than 18 million Euro. This new deal reinforces the relationship between the two carriers. Telia International Carrier sells wavelength capacity on the route Amsterdam-Copenhagen-Oslo-Stockholm-Copenhagen-Düsseldorf with a speed of 2.5 Gbps. Telia also provides Nets with an end to end solution which includes support services, co-location and dark fibre local loops in Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen and Amsterdam. Nets Group in the same time sells a bandwidth "open purchasing list", which allows Telia International Carrier to acquire bandwidth where needed and when needed. This deal demonstrates Nets specific positioning which is aimed at considering bandwidth as a commodity, easy to access and provided with very flexible conditions « The co-operation with Nets is an important step in the further strengthening of our Viking network in Europe » declared Lars Rydin, President of Telia International Carrier. « This agreement allows us to offer reliable bandwidth with outstanding flexibility and reactivity. » « We were looking for an operator capable of offering us capacity, fibre and collocation services at the same time and Telia International Carrier proved to be the right one» comments Laurent Grimaldi, CEO of Nets. « This agreement enlarges our presence in Europe and allows us to offer our customers high quality links. » - - - About Telia International Carrier: Telia's wholly owned subsidiary, Telia International Carrier, provides IP, Capacity, Voice and Infrastructure services. Today, the company is the leading European carrier of transatlantic IP traffic to the USA. Its wholly owned multi-fibre optic network - the Viking Network - provides high capacity bandwidth and offers end-to-end connectivity round the world. The network is a giant investment intensive venture designed to expand Telia International Carrier to cover Scandinavia, Europe and the USA by 2001. The infrastructure in Europe is designed as a multi-duct network connecting all significant cities with communication, supporting IP, Voice and Data. By the end of 2001, the network will cover 40,000 route kilometres throughout Europe and the USA, connecting 50 major cities. For further information journalists can contact: Paolo Cacace, VP Sales and Marketing Telia International Carrier, Italy, phone: +39-335-708 25 19 e-mail: paolo.p.cacace@telia.se ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/08/02/20010802BIT00100/bit0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/08/02/20010802BIT00100/bit0001.pdf