With Global Crossing's seamless fiber-optic network linking more than 300 business centers in over 50 cities, you can create a powerful network for sharing and collaborating worldwide through our Research Network Connection Program. This program is designed specifically for National and Regional Research and Education Networks (NRRENs) worldwide.

We give you unprecedented choices, freedom of network configurations, and flexible pricing options. Whether you choose the Research Network Connection Program as your primary solution, or as a backup resource, you get the reach, power, and capacity you need to connect with associates, other institutions and research networks - across the street or around the globe.

• Build your own approach - select the best high-bandwidth transport option for your needs; the feature-rich Global Crossing IP VPN Service™, classic IP Transport and Private Line, or the maximum bandwidth of Wavelength. PoP facilities worldwide to co-locate your equipment and simplify your connection.
• Fast provisioning - 15 business day provisioning intervals for Internet access ports, PoP-to-PoP Private Line, or IP VPN Service on our network. Your local access, our competitive rates.
• Intranet/Extranet; you provision - easy Intranets and Extranets provisioned on demand -- supported by a single IP VPN.
• Unprecedented flexibility - our IP VPN Service supports Layer-3 and Layer-2 VPNs. Efficient, reliable transport of public IP traffic with an IP Transit connection.
• We are the IPv6 leader - Global Crossing was the first-and remains the only-global communications provider with IPv6 natively installed on all IP services access routers; the company is uniquely qualified to enable a transition to IPv6.
• Privacy you need - Private Line for high security point-to-point connections. Create your own for voice, IP or data; run multiple applications.
• Create a global network - create you own network with Wavelength service at 2.5 Gigabit or 10 Gigabit
• Operate and manage your network - combine transport solutions with Colocation services with worldwide availability over 60 locations across Asia, Europe, Latin America and North America.
• Maximum economies - flexible pricing alternatives to meet your budget and funding requirements, special pricing for qualified NRRENs.
• Service and information, anytime - our industry-leading customer management system, uCommand® , provides instant access to network and service information; manage congestion, account control -- all secure and all on the Web.

If you're looking for solutions that are better, faster and more economical, then look no further. The Research Network Connection Program is supported by Global Crossing's unmatched fiber-optic network. Many of the world's leading NRRENs have named Global Crossing's network as the platform of choice when creating their networks.

Join the growing list of international users making the most of the power and flexibility of our Research Network Connection Program. For more information about our program, contact your Global Account Manager or click here.