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Press ReleaseAlpheus Selects Ceterus To Provide Carrier Ethernet PlatformTechnology will help deliver Carrier Ethernet to enterprise customers RICHARDSON, Texas – Jan. 8, 2008 – Alpheus Communications, a leading operator of datacenters and an extensive fiber optic network across Metro Texas, has selected Ceterus Networks’ multi-service transport platform to support Alpheus’ new managed service offering for the growing business Ethernet market. The Ceterus UTX and UTS products will help Alpheus deliver flexible and scalable carrier Ethernet services in a cost effective manner. Alpheus chose Ceterus for the benefits enabled by the product and the technological innovation in the Ceterus transport platform. The Ceterus product family is designed to help carriers migrate their networks from legacy circuits toward new packet technologies to address the growing customer demand for high quality, data-centric service offerings. Because Ceterus technology is highly flexible, reliable and rapidly deployable, carriers’ capital is better utilized with Ceterus compared with other delivery platforms. “Ceterus allows Alpheus to fill a void in delivering last-mile Ethernet within our metro service markets,” said Francisco Maella, chief operating officer of Alpheus Communications. “Ubiquitous service is a key driver for our Ethernet offering, and the Ceterus platform is an important component of our ‘Last Mile Toolkit.’” “We are very pleased that Alpheus Communications has chosen to deploy Ceterus products to address this critical segment of the market,” said David Stehlin, chief executive officer of Ceterus Networks. “Alpheus is a leader and proven innovator in delivering a wide range of services to the wholesale and enterprise markets, and the Ceterus solution is a perfect fit for these applications as quality of service and cost-of-delivery are critical components for success. The Ceterus Networks platform is well-suited to the long-term expansion of features and increasing bandwidth that can be expected as customers’ needs change over time.” Alpheus is a provider of telecommunications and data center services for enterprises and carriers. As the competitive fiber backbone for Metro Texas, Alpheus is in a unique position to supply resilient data center platforms as well as support services that help businesses focus on their goals and operations, not their IT. Alpheus serves enterprise customers in the healthcare, energy, banking, IT and legal fields. As an optical network provider for backhaul, transport and outsourced fault management service, Alpheus is flexible, content neutral and responsive to customer needs. It delivers metro transport to end-user buildings, cell sites, carrier hotels, microwave relay points, and Wi-Fi hotspots. Alpheus Communications is a joint venture between El Paso Corporation, a Fortune 500 energy company, and Genesis Park, LP, a regional, Houston-based private equity firm. About Ceterus Networks ### Contacts: Tony Katsulos |
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