TOKYO - 2 October 2000 - MCI WorldCom Japan Ltd. ["WorldCom", Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President & CEO: Vinod Kumar] and Cisco Systems K.K. ["Cisco", Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President: Yasuki Kurosawa] today announce an agreement to sell WCOM-CISCO METRONET, a package combining Cisco's routers and WorldCom's Metro Data services.
WCOM-CISCO METRONET includes router selection, installation, management and support, data services, Internet access services and network management. This combination offers the high-speed broadband Internet and data services required by business clients in a single convenient package. UUNET Japan ["UUNET", Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Itsuo Sugiyama], a WorldCom Company, will provide Internet access services.
Sales of WCOM-CISCO METRONET will be handled mainly by Cisco's distributor, SOFTBANK Commerce from October 1st. Customer service will be handled by UUNET. WCOM-CISCO METRONET was designed for businesses occupying buildings currently connected to WorldCom's fiber-optic networks.
WorldCom has established its own fiber-optic networks and fixed wireless access services* covering Tokyo's Chuo, Chiyoda, Minato, and Shinjuku wards and Osaka's Chuo and Nishi wards. WorldCom continues to expand its networks in Japan. The Superloop is scheduled for completion by the end of this year and will provide connectivity to more buildings located in central Tokyo business districts around the Oedo line. WorldCom's Metro Data line of products feature high-speed broadband data services over WorldCom's wholly-owned fiber optic networks.
*FWA is currently available in Tokyo only.
WorldCom (NASDAQ: WCOM) is a global leader in communications services with 1999 revenues of over $37 billion. WorldCom is a premier provider of local, long-distance, and international telephone and Internet services in over 65 countries. WorldCom has wholly-owned facilities in North America and Europe, and is currently expanding infrastructure in Asia-Pacific region. WorldCom's global networks, including its state-of-the-art pan-European network and transoceanic cable systems, provide end-to-end high-capacity connectivity to more than 45,000 buildings worldwide. WorldCom's Japan subsidiary, MCI WorldCom Japan Ltd., was established in 1997 and became the first foreign-owned company to receive a Type 1 operating license in 1998. MCI WorldCom Japan provides a wide range of international and local voice and data services, including international direct dial (0071), local area services in Tokyo (03) and Osaka (06), international ATM and Business Link.
Website: http://www.wcom.co.jp (Japanese) http://www.wcom.com (English)
Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Cisco Systems K.K. is a subsidiary of Cisco Systems, Inc. established in 1992. Cisco provides variety of "end to end" networking devices such as "Cisco" series routers, "Catalyst" series LAN switches, ATM and frame relay devices, "Cisco IOS" router management software that has become world's de facto standard, and "VoIP new networking technology, in multiple countries. In Japan Cisco products are offered through sales partners including SOFTBANK Corporation, Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd., ITOCHU TECHNO-SCIENCE Corp., Net One Systems Co., Ltd.
Website: http://www.cisco.com/japanese/warp/public/3/jp/ (Japanese) http://www.cisco.com (English)
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