Reliance Globalcom, Internap forge Strategic Alliance

Atlanta / Mumbai, July 29, 2008 : Reliance Globalcom, a division of Reliance Communications, and Internap Network Services Corporation, a global provider for end-to-end Internet Business Solutions, today announced signing of a Strategic Business alliance. The strategic partnership between the two companies would aim at providing a broad set of Content and Application Delivery Network Services to Indian Businesses, estimated spend on these services in Asia is projected to grow to Rs.1,163 Crore (US$270 Million) by 2010.

The alliance with Internap will empower media and entertainment companies, online gaming communities and social media websites in India to deliver the ultimate online user experience. Indian Internet consumers can now look forward to an enhanced online user experience with compelling rich media content while watching live events, news, sports, movies and music or playing games.

Under the alliance, Internap would set up a new Point-of-Presence in India which would be integrated with its Global Delivery Infrastructure spanning 7 countries(Australia, China, Singapore, Japan, US, UK and Netherlands). The Point-of-Presence in India would be established and managed by Reliance Globalcom. The joint initiative would bring in the combined expertise of the two companies in high-end Managed Services and world class content delivery network services to add graphics, audio, streaming video and live events to their internet applications.

"Reliance Globalcom's strategic alliance with Internap enables us to bring world-class content and application delivery network services to underserved and emerging market in India. The integrated and global portfolio of CDN and ADN solutions along with the engineering expertise and professional expertise will accelerate our time to market", said Mr. Punit Garg, CEO – Reliance Globalcom.

The alliance provides Reliance Globalcom the required expertise to integrate media servers, enhance storage, accelerate its network and optimize routes to deliver, manage, and monetize media content. The global infrastructure includes Internap’s patented MIRO (Managed Internet Routing Optimizer™) and ADN technologies. MIRO monitors the performance of Internet backbones and automatically selects the best path to global destinations, thus providing faster content delivery.

"A key element of Internap's growth strategy is to expand our product offerings into markets outside of the United States," said James P. DeBlasio, president and chief executive officer at Internap. "Our strategic alliance with Reliance Globalcom, a successful multinational company, is a major achievement for us in executing this strategy. We have now dramatically expanded our reach into new and fast-growing markets in India."

About Reliance Globalcom

Reliance Globalcom, a division of Reliance Communications, spearheads the Global Telecom operations of India’s largest Integrated Telecom Service Provider. Reliance Globalcom brings together the synergies of Reliance Communications Global Business encompassing Enterprise Services, Capacity Sales, Managed Services and a highly successful bouquet of Retail products & services comprising of Global Voice, Internet Solutions and Value Added Services. The company serves over 1200 enterprises, 200 carriers and 1.5 million retail customers in 50 countries across 5 continents.

Reliance Globalcom's owns the worlds largest private undersea cable system spanning 65,000 kms seamlessly integrated with Reliance Communications over 110,000 kms of domestic optic fiber provides a robust Global Service Delivery Platform connecting 40 key business markets in India, the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and the U.S. With its recent acquisition of eWave World, a pioneer in the global Wimax space, Reliance Globalcom has the capability to launch 4G services in over 50 countries. It has also acquired Vanco Group, enabling the company to provide managed services to over 230 countries across the globe. For further information, please visit www.relianceglobalcom.com.

About Internap

Internap is a leading Internet solutions company that provides The Ultimate Online Experience™ by managing, delivering and distributing applications and content with unsurpassed performance and reliability. With a global platform of data centers, managed Internet services, a content delivery network (CDN) and content monetization services, Internap frees its customers to innovate their business and create new revenue opportunities. More than 3,700 companies across the globe trust Internap to help them achieve their Internet business goals. For more information, visit www.internap.com.

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