Global Crossing wins US government contract with Naval Research Laboratory under GSA Schedule 70.(CONTRACTS)

Submarine Fiber Optic Communications, February, 2007

Global Crossing global IP solutions provider, announced that the United States Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has signed a five-year contract for private line services--with a total contract value of $10 million if all options are exercised--connecting U.S. forces in a cross-Pacific link. It's the first major deal inked by Global Crossing following its recent US General Services Administration's (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule award.

Global Crossing's private line services will connect two of the Department of Defense's (DoD) Large Data Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD) sites. This transoceanic link will utilize advanced InfiniBand-based data transport protocol, a switched fabric communications link primarily used in high-performance computing....

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