[March 27, 2012]

Customers' Expectations for Spending Growth on IP Connectivity and Transport Signal Key Opportunities in Global Wholesale, Reveals Latest ATLANTIC-ACM Global Wholesale Carrier Report Card

ATLANTIC-ACM, a leading telecommunications industry research firm, today announced the availability of its 2012 Global Wholesale Carrier Report Card. This edition of the industry's principal benchmarking study-based on more than 1,300 individual ratings of global carriers by 300 of their wholesale customers-reveals that more than half of global wholesale respondents expect to increase their 2011 spending levels in 2012 on Ethernet DIA, Ethernet Transport and High Capacity Transport.

"The global dissemination of media-rich content and video is driving burgeoning consumer and business demand for IP connectivity," said Fedor Smith, president of ATLANTIC-ACM. "Wholesale arrangements are becoming crucial to meeting this demand, as is demonstrated by the large portion of wholesale customers projecting spending increases on Ethernet and high capacty transport."

About the Study

The 2012 Global Wholesale Carrier Report Card delivers insight into global wholesale carriers based on direct feedback from wholesale customers. Wholesale providers gain understandings of their market positions with respect to key areas such as billing, provisioning, network, customer service and pricing. Wholesale customers gain access to carrier profiles detailing their product offerings as well as first-hand data regarding individual providers' strengths and weaknesses. The study includes a comprehensive overview of the global wholesale industry. For more information, visit ATLANTIC-ACM's website at www.atlantic-acm.com.

About ATLANTIC-ACM

Boston-based ATLANTIC-ACM is a leading provider of strategic research and consulting services serving the telecommunications and information industries. In addition to producing the industry's principal benchmarking, sizing and opportunity studies, the company assists clients in evaluating telecommunications opportunities for successful investment, market entry, and long-term planning. For more information, visit ATLANTIC-ACM's website at www.atlantic-acm.com.

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