Business Services Industry

USCarrier Telecom and Fujitsu Upgrade Georgia Network to Enhance Services and Increase Capacity

Business Wire, Sept 24, 2007

ATLANTA -- USCarrier Telecom, LLC., a wholesale provider of high-speed, long-haul, fiber optic transport, and Fujitsu Network Communications, a leading supplier of IT and wireline/wireless networking solutions, announced today plans to upgrade an existing OC-48 ring that will allow USCarrier to deliver advanced SONET, Ethernet and wavelength services. The network upgrade is set to be completed by the end of the third quarter of 2007.

This upgrade will connect Points of Presence (POPS) in Georgia from Savannah to Waycross, Waycross to Valdosta and Valdosta to Macon. USCarrier is deploying both the Fujitsu FLASHWAVE([R]) 7420 Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) systems and FLASHWAVE 4500 Multiservice Provisioning Platforms (MSPPs) on the company's current OC-48 ring.

The addition of the DWDM platform will allow USCarrier to increase the capacity of the existing network, while the SONET platform provides scalable SONET across the network and will enable the company to deliver carrier-class TDM and Ethernet services. Increased bandwidth, service flexibility and Ethernet services will provide USCarrier new revenue-generating opportunities.

"USCarrier is constantly evaluating cost-effective, reliable solutions to enhance our network and complement the services we offer," said Jack Roberts, VP of Sales for USCarrier. "We have seen an increased interest in carrier Ethernet and a growing demand for increased bandwidth. This OC-48 ring upgrade will allow us to quickly meet those demands and allow us to be more competitive in those emergent markets."

"We are extremely proud to be part of USCarrier's plans to deliver innovative, cost-effective and reliable networking solutions to their subscribers throughout Georgia," said Jim Hintze, senior vice president of marketing at Fujitsu Network Communications. "This upgrade is part of their long-term strategic plan to enable next-generation, state-of-the-art networks throughout all of their metro and regional networks."

About USCarrier Telecom, LLC. USCarrier Telecom, LLC is a one-source provider of high-capacity, high-speed telecommunications bandwidth. Wholesale services include long-haul transport, metro Atlanta access, long-distance and Internet access connecting more than 36 cities in Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Florida and the Southeast. Headquartered in Atlanta, USCarrier has an operations center in Macon, GA with technicians deployed throughout the state. USCarrier has more than 3,200 route-miles of state-of-the-art fiber optic network in four states, monitored twenty-four hours, seven days a week. For more information on USCarrier and its products and services, visit the company web site at www.uscarrier.com.

About Fujitsu Network Communications Inc. Fujitsu Network Communications Inc. is an innovator and strategic partner with over 20 years of experience as a leading provider of wireline and wireless networking solutions that solve critical business issues and enable new services. With the support of Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702), a $43.2B company with over 160,000 professionals in more than 100 countries, Fujitsu enables their customers to build or seamlessly migrate to fully converged networks that improve network performance and profitability. Over 325,000 Fujitsu network elements have been deployed by all major carriers across North America. Fujitsu maintains a well-established and highly-regarded position as a market leader by providing the best-in-breed data networking solutions that drive next-generation access, core, and wireless networks. For more information, please visit http://us.fujitsu.com/telecom.> FLASHWAVE([R]) is a trademark of Fujitsu Network Communications Inc. (USA)