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TELEGLOBE LAUNCHES DVB/IP FOR INTERNET GROWTH IN AFRICA.

Worldwide Telecom • May 1, 2005 • digital video broadcast/internet protocol, Teleglobe International Holdings

Teleglobe International Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:TLGB), Hamilton, Bermuda, a leading provider of international telecommunications services to Internet service providers, fixed and mobile network operators, has launched a new Internet Digital Video Broadcast/Internet Protocol (DVB/IP) satellite platform covering the African continent to accommodate Internet traffic growth.

Teleglobe is a world leader in implementing DVB/IP satellite services since 1999, with a footprint covering over 190 countries. Teleglobe's new DVB/IP platform provides carriers and ISPs fast, reliable, cost-effective, scaleable Internet connectivity in Africa. The DVB/IP technology enables the transport of multiple IP streams through a single carrier using the MPEG2 encoding. Teleglobe DVB/IP Service uses state-of-the-art technology to deliver IP traffic from its global IP backbone network to a low-cost, receive-only antenna located at the customer's premise, and is supported by a 24-hour manned network control centre.

"As demand for our Internet access services continues to rapidly increase, it is important that we can rely on a Tier 1 ISP, like Teleglobe, to provide global Internet reach to our customers as well as quick responses as we grow," said Jonathan Somen, Managing Director of AccessKenya. "Teleglobe's fast, reliable Internet connectivity solidly satisfies our customers and thus helps us maintain leadership in Kenya's highly competitive Internet marketplace."

"Due to our customers' growing demand for Teleglobe's Internet service in Africa, we have expanded our capacity to meet their IP connectivity needs," said Christian Michaud, vice president of Marketing at Teleglobe. "Teleglobe's reliable, high-performance DVB/IP service enables our customers to scale along with their growing businesses." Teleglobe's global network supports a wide variety of advanced data and IP services including global IP transit, international private leased circuits (IPLs), bandwidth and broadcast services. Teleglobe has ownership in over 100 subsea and terrestrial cable systems and has 40 antennas serving the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. Teleglobe is a global Tier 1 Internet service provider (ISP) and operates the IP backbone AS 6453 which circles the globe. Our MPLS-enabled IP network connects more than 90 countries to the Internet and is also supporting IPv6, the new generation IP protocol.

About Teleglobe

Teleglobe International Holdings Ltd is a leading provider of international voice, data, Internet and mobile roaming services with over 50 years of industry expertise in international telecommunications. Teleglobe became a public company trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol TLGB with the acquisition of Voice over IP (VoIP) network leader ITXC Corp. on June 1, 2004. Teleglobe owns and operates one of the worlds most extensive telecommunications networks, reaching over 240 countries and territories with advanced voice, mobile, and data services. Teleglobe is the carrier of choice to more than 1,200 wholesale customers representing the world's leading telecommunications, mobile operators and Internet service providers.

With an annual run-rate of over 13 billion minutes, and a significant portion of the world's Internet traffic, Teleglobe's network is consistently ranked among the most robust and reliable, performing at the high end of industry standards.

For more information, visit http://www.teleglobe.com or call 609/750-3262.


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