LambdaNet extends its product portfolio in Europe / New billing models and peering connections

Hanover, Germany (PROTEXT/ots) - LambdaNet, the Hanover-basedpan-European provider of network-based telecommunicationsservices, is constantly extending its product portfolio.Enhancements slated for introduction in the second half of 2001include new billing models designed to tailor its LambdaNetInternet Transit product more closely to customers' individualrequirements. In addition to a flat rate, volume-based andburstable billing models are now available. LambdaNet has alsosucceeded in signing new peering partners to further increase theefficiency of its pan-European network. More than 50 peeringconnections have already been created, with more to be added byyearend. To serve customers' needs better, the company has refined itsbilling model for LambdaNet Internet Transit. MPLS-capableJuniper M20 and M160 routers and the InfoVista PerformanceManagement Tool created the requisite technological foundations.These additions make it possible to collect, analyze and detailnetwork and customer-specific traffic loads in order to offerindividually tailored billing models. Flat rate: With flat-rate billing, LambdaNet charges a fixedmonthly fee that depends on bandwidth. There are no additionalcharges on top of the basic fee. This model allows customers toreliably calculate their overall costs per month. Burstable (95% utilization): The burstable billing model wasdeveloped for customers who need maximum Internet transitbandwidth during busy hours and just low bandwidth at othertimes. LambdaNet constantly monitors the actual bandwidth usedand charges accordingly. In addition, the top 5% of the measuredbandwidth is not billed. Volume: The volume billing model is based on actual use. Thesum total of the data volume transferred is calculated at the endof the month. This model suits customers with a generally lowermonthly data volume. Europe-wide peering with all key Internet exchange points(IXs) LambdaNet has also continued to increase its number ofpeering points. Since March, LNC has been a full member of AG DE-CIX and has now set up over 50 peerings at the DE-CIX, theleading IX in Germany and the third-largest in Europe. In keeping with LambdaNet Communications' pan-Europeanorientation, the company plans to connect with all of Europe'smajor Internet exchange points (IXs) by yearend: * LINX (London, Europe's largest IX) * AMS-IX (Amsterdam, Europe's second-largest IX) * PARIX (Paris) * SFINX (Paris) * ESPANIX (Madrid) * CATNIX (Barcelona) * VIX (Vienna) * MIX (Milan) Says Dr. Dieter Finke, CEO of LambdaNet Communications,"Following interconnection of the IP networks of LNC Germany, LNCFrance, and LNC Spain, connection with all IXs, and the creationof the relevant peerings, LNC's IP backbone will be one of thelargest and highest-quality IP networks in Europe." IP-VPN in Q3 In the third quarter, LambdaNet will also be launching IP-VPN,an additional high broadband service. With virtual privatenetworks transparently connecting multiple customer locationsover LambdaNet's IP backbone, IP-VPN offers customers reliabledata transmission and guaranteed transmission quality. The MPLS-based service affords operational reliability through highquality of service and is scalable to ensure a high degree offlexibility. Here, LambdaNet's focus is on pan-Europeanavailability and carrier-grade quality. LambdaNet Communications LambdaNet Communications, a FirstMark Communications Europecompany, was formed in April 1999 by a team of experiencedtelecommunications professionals, and in less than two yearsadvanced to become a leading provider of network-basedtelecommunications services in Germany. At the same time, thecompany extended its activities into other European countries,creating full-coverage, high bit rate telecommunications networksin France and Spain which have been operative since early 2001.London, Amsterdam, Brussels, Copenhagen, Prague, and Vienna havealso been incorporated into the network, and coverage iscurrently being extended into northern Italy and Switzerland.Connecting a total of 62 cities and with a total length of 22,000kilometers, LambdaNet's fiber-optic network is one of the mostpowerful and extensive in Europe. With this network, LambdaNethas created one of Europe's most advanced high-performance IPinfrastructures. The company's products and services range fromtransmission circuits and wavelengths to high bit rate IPservices, plus co-location options at all its European locations. LambdaNet rounds out its extensive offering for data networkoperators, Internet service providers, and application serviceproviders with a choice of broadband customer connections basedon Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) technology, available both asSymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (SDSL) and Asymmetric DigitalSubscriber Line (ADSL) services with bandwidths between 256kbit/s and 6 Mbit/s. ots Original Text Service: LambdaNetCommunications GmbH Internet: www.presseportal.de Press contact:Thorsten Luhm LambdaNet Communications GmbH Günther-Wagner-Allee13 30177 Hannover Germany www.lambdanet.net Tel.: +49-511/8488-1126 Fax: +49-511/8488-1129 E-mail: thorsten.luhm@lambdanet.net

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