Global Crossing

telecom consulting servicesInternational voice and data service provider

Headquarters:

Hamilton, Bermuda

Service Area:

700 cities in 70 countries, world wide

History:

Founded in 1997.  Installed undersea fiber optic cable from U.S. to Japan, California to Latin America and U.S. to U.K. & German, 1997.  Filed for bankruptcy in 2002.  Emerged from restructuring in 2003.

Primary Competition:

AT&T, Verizon, Qwest & Orange

Strengths:

  • Able to service customers with international reach
  • Tier One Internet Provider
  • First and only global provider with IPv6 natively deployed in both private and public backbone networks

Restrictions:

  • Not competitive in small to midsize sector

Product Offerings:

  • Dedicated Internet Access
  • Ethernet Services
  • Converged Services
  • MPLS
  • Frame Relay
  • Private Line
  • ATM
  • Wavelength
  • IP VPN
  • VoIP
  • SIP
  • Toll Free
  • Long Distance