STAR 21 NETWORKS places confidence in long-term partnership with LambdaNet LambdaNet to provide STAR 21 with Germany-wide fiber network

Hannover, Germany 23. 10. 2002 (PROTEXT/ots) - LambdaNetCommunications GmbH, international supplier of network-relatedtelecommunications services, has just signed an agreement withSTAR 21 NETWORKS for the provision of bandwidth and co-locationservices for the next five years. LambdaNet will provide STAR 21NETWORKS with a national private transmission network thatconnects 13 cities in Germany and allows full- coverage servicesfor STAR 21 NETWORKS customers. The powerful fiber networkoffers a bandwidth of 2.5 Gbits/s and links Hamburg, Berlin,Dresden, Leipzig, Nuremberg, Munich, Stuttgart, Mannheim,Frankfurt, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Dortmund and Bremen. "What wewant to do is to expand and improve the service and thecompetitiveness of our customers. To achieve this goal, it isimportant to us to cooperate with reliable, flexible partners.Together with LambdaNet, we will make sure that our customerswill be able to navigate the information highway safely withoutany traffic jams," explained John Stachowiak, CEO at STAR 21NETWORKS. Björn Claaßen, Managing Director of LambdaNet added:"The long-term partnership of STAR 21 NETWORKS with LambdaNet isconvincing proof that companies in the telecommunicationsindustry place great importance on security in the planning oftheir business activities over the period of a number of years.LambdaNet has displayed the qualities required many times in thepast." In addition, STAR 21 NETWORKS will also use the LambdaNetco-location offer in twelve German cities. "Thanks toLambdaNet's co-location services, we will be able to expand andstrengthen our own footprint in the wireless connection ofcustomers. Cooperation rather than competition: that is themarket strategy of the future," explained John Stachowiak,describing the advantages of the partnership. LambdaNet offersco-location services in more than 54 of its own colo-centers inEurope. The LambdaNet co-location sites are equipped with anautomatic fire-alarm system and electronic intrusion detectionsystem as well as systems to monitor access, redundant powersupplies and air-conditioning to protect the location around theclock! About STAR 21 NETWORKS STAR 21 NETWORKS is atelecommunications company that serves as a reliable partner onthe connectivity market for telecom service providers, for largecustomers with different data volumes and for demanding Internetusers, including those outside the densely populated areas ofthe country. STAR 21 NETWORKS consistently uses the most moderntechnologies on all network levels; the company provides directaccess primarily via its own frequency allotments. Theinternational management team, headed by John Stachowiak,displays extensive management experience and outstandingtelecommunications know-how. STAR 21 NETWORKS constantly looksfor new ways and opportunities to find forward-lookingtechnologies to satisfy the steadily increasing demands ofpartners and customers. In this way, STAR 21 NETWORKS makes asignificant contribution to improving the value-added chain forits partners and customers. For more information, go towww.star21.de. About LambdaNet Connecting key European datacenters and 104 cities in 10 countries, LambdaNet's 22,000-kilometer fiber and IP network is one of the most powerful andclosely woven networks in Europe, servicing more than 180customers. Its European customer base is stable, serving abroad range of telecommunications operators (telcos,voice/access, mobile, ISP, ASP and CATV) including Vodafone D2,Cable & Wirelss and Telia. Additionally, LambdaNet operatesMetropolitan Area Networks (MANs) in eleven European centers ofbusiness - London, Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris, Marseille, Lyon,Madrid, Vienna, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf and Hamburg. LambdaNetGroup offers traditional transport services (wavelength,bandwidth and collocation services) and delivers higher valueservices that include advanced IP transport (IP Transit, VirtualPrivate Networks). For more information, please visitwww.lambdanet.net. ots Original Text Service: LambdaNetCommunications Internet: http://www.presseportal.de Who tocontact: LambdaNet Communications Katharina SiebertTelephone: +49 511-8488-1120 Fax: +49 511-8488-1129Email: katharina.siebert@lambdanet.net STAR 21 NETWORKSRenate Neuhierl Telephone: +49 69-21782-1950 Fax : +49 69-21782-01 Email : renate.neuhierl@star21.de

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