SINGTEL OFFERS IP VPN SERVICES TO VIETNAM.

Singapore Telecommunications Limited's (SingTel) corporate customers now have another service to meet their growing business communications needs to Vietnam.

SingTel, together with Vietnam Datacommunications Company (VDC), the data services arm of Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications (VNPT), has introduced Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network (IP VPN) services to corporate customers with operations in Vietnam.

SingTel is the first foreign carrier to offer such a service, which allows customers to be connected to VDC's domestic nation-wide IP network. This one-stop service allows customers to enjoy seamless IP connections from Singapore and all major cities in the World into, across and out of Vietnam.

Hoang Minh Cuong, VDC's deputy director, said, "We are very pleased to partner SingTel. VDC is now able to extend the coverage of our International VPN/VNN Services by riding on SingTel's global IP VPN network. With this agreement, our customers will be provided with one-stop shop service to 15 countries and beyond."

Hwee Boon Ng, country director for SingTel USA said, "As companies continue to invest in opportunities in the growing Vietnam market, there is an increasing need for flexible and cost efficient solutions for data connections and delivery, including intra-organization communications. With SingTel, our customers are always assured of their connectivity needs and need not look any further."

SingTel's global IP VPN service, ConnectPlus IP VPN, is supported by an extensive network of submarine cable systems and satellites. The seamless service, based on Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) technology, offers high security and allows customers to prioritize data traffic using different classes of service.

Ng said that Vietnam has always been on SingTel's global product-offering radar. "SingTel is pleased to partner VDC and be the first foreign carrier to offer IP VPN services into and out of Vietnam.

"We understand our customers' needs and the extension of SingTel's ConnectPlus IP VPN footprint to include the emerging economy of Vietnam is certainly good news to our existing and potential customers who have operations there."

In July 2000, SingTel became the first foreign operator to offer International Frame Relay service to Vietnam in partnership with VDC. SingTel has enjoyed a close working relationship with VNPT and VDC. The strong partnership has also resulted in joint projects that include the first direct Vietnam-Singapore Submarine Fibre Cable Link commissioned in March 2000.

SingTel's opened its first representative office in Vietnam in 1998 and has presence in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City today.

About SingTel USA

Established in the USA since 1993, SingTel USA has extended SingTel's network to provide direct links from the USA to countries throughout Asia Pacific and Europe. About 90 percent of Fortune 500 companies are SingTel's clients. SingTel also services a fast growing customer base of small to medium-sized enterprises.

SingTel USA has offices in New York, Stamford, Conn., Chicago, Houston, San Jose, Burlingame (San Francisco Bay Area), Santa Clara and Los Angeles. Recognized by industry publication, TelecomAsia, as the Best Asian Telecom Carrier for six consecutive years since 1998, the SingTel Group employs more than 19,000 people around the world and had a turnover of US$5.8 billion for the year ended 31 March 2003.

For more information about SingTel USA, call 877-SINGTEL, email singtel-usa@singtel.com, or visit http://www.singtel.com/usa.

About VDC

Established in 1989, Vietnam Datacommunication Company (VDC), a state owned company under the Vietnam Post and Telecommunication Corporation (VNPT) is a leading company in the field of information technology in Vietnam. VDC operates in the fields of internet and data communication with its main products and services such as: Vietpac, Frame Relay, VNN/Internet, Contents and online services; VoIP services -- Call 171 (postpaid) and Call 1717 (prepaid).etc. Some of its typical customers including Vietnam Railway Corporations; Ministry of Foreign Affairs, etc...

Singapore Telecommunications Limited can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.singtel.com/usa.

For more information, call +65-6838-2022 or +65-9678-3716.