Internet Technology - Re Joint Infrastructure Deal

RNS No 9931k
INTERNET TECHNOLOGY GROUP PLC
7th October 1998


                  INTERNET TECHNOLOGY GROUP PLC
                                
    New National Infrastructure Deal With Fibernet Group plc
                                
Internet  Technology  Group plc ("ITG"), the largest  independent
Internet  Service Provider ("ISP") in the UK, announces that  its
subsidiary,  GX  Networks, has entered  into  an  agreement  with
Fibernet   Group  plc   ("Fibernet")  to  develop  its   national
networking capability, thereby supporting its expanding corporate
business.

GX Networks, the business connectivity division of ITG, announced
today that it has entered into an agreement to use Fibernet's  UK
network  to  extend its national infrastructure.   The  agreement
will  be  for an initial period of three years and will  give  GX
Networks access to a national network with three Super Points  of
Presence  ("POPs")  and  access to  a  further  30  POPs  through
Fibernet's  existing  SDH network.  The network  covers  all  the
major  cities in the UK and extends as far north as  Glasgow  and
Edinburgh.   This agreement, combined with existing  arrangements
with  other  infrastructure suppliers, will provide  GX  Networks
with a total of 400MB of infrastructure capacity around the UK.

The  agreement with Fibernet will give GX Networks  access  to  a
national network at a significantly lower cost.  By entering into
this agreement, GX Networks will become one of the first business
ISPs  to  be  able  to  offer  a national  service  to  corporate
customers throughout the UK on increasingly competitive terms.

This  agreement with Fibernet follows ITG's announcements earlier
this  year to overhaul its infrastructure through the acquisition
of  a  155MB  transatlantic connection and of the agreement  with
Cisco  to  use  Cisco's new technology as  the  basis  for  ITG's
technical  infrastructure.  All of these developments demonstrate
ITG's  determination  to enhance the quality  and  range  of  its
infrastructure, while at the same time reducing its overall  cost
base.

Maria Cappella, General Manager of GX Networks, said today:

"With  this  new capacity from Fibernet, we will now be  able  to
deliver  our  services to many new customer sites at increasingly
competitive prices."


Charles McGregor, Chief Executive of Fibernet, added:

"GX  Networks are now clearly a leading player in terms of  their
infrastructure.   We are delighted to be doing business  with  an
ISP that has such an excellent technical reputation."

Laurence Blackall, Chief Executive of ITG, said:

"This  is  the  third phase of our infrastructure expansion.  Our
substantial international bandwidth is in place, as  too  is  our
Cisco  dial platform.  The company is now ideally placed to focus
on  the  extremely valuable corporate market.  Recent initiatives
to offer cheap or free Internet access to the consumer will force
business customers to adapt ever improving connectivity services;
we  have  already  seen  a significant surge  in  enquiries  from
companies  anxious  to  expand  their  Internet  business.    Our
positioning and timing have been ideal."


ENQUIRIES:

Internet Technology Group plc  Tel: 0181 957 1180
Laurence Blackall              Email: lb@global.net.uk
Richard Brocksom               Email: rb@global.net.uk

Fibernet Group plc             Tel: 0118 940 8500
Charles McGregor
Emma Clarke

College Hill                   Tel: 0171 457 2020
Nicola Weiner                  Email: nicola@collegehill.co.uk
Archie Berens                  Email: archie@collegehill.co.uk

END

MSCDLMGGNVZLRMM

Ithaca Energy (LSE:ITH)
過去株価チャート
から 9 2024 まで 10 2024