China Telecom Americas and Sprint Partner to Expand MPLS Capabilities

HERNDON, Va. and OVERLAND PARK, Kan., June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Telecom Americas, the largest international subsidiary of China Telecom Limited , is collaborating with Sprint to strengthen its global MPLS VPN capabilities by interconnecting the data networks of the two companies. This will allow China Telecom Americas' customers to experience the same congestion-free connectivity with security, redundancy and quality of service they have come to expect on the China Telecom Americas' existing MPLS network.

This relationship allows China Telecom Americas to extend its existing capabilities and footprint around the world by giving China Telecom Americas' customers access to the full range of capabilities inherent in Sprint's global Tier 1 IP network with multiple access solutions, enabling Class of Service for data, voice and video. China Telecom Americas' MPLS VPN network is connected directly to Sprint's network via network-to-network interfaces (NNI).

"This collaboration enables businesses to simplify network operations worldwide by providing data, voice and video service on a single, secure network platform, and experience ubiquitous connectivity across China Telecom America, its parent, China Telecom and its various partner networks," said Donald Tan, President, China Telecom Americas. "Collaborating with Sprint allows China Telecom Americas to extend the reach of robust MPLS VPN capabilities as more and more companies expand their operations from the Americas into and beyond China."

China Telecom deployed 200+ PEs in Asia and has hundreds of access PoPs worldwide. Connecting with its parent's network, China Telecom Americas continues to grow IP business within the Americas, helping customers with mission critical applications develop plans for the future by enhancing the capabilities available to their businesses and enabling connectivity to wherever customers are doing business.

"Building on our NNI relationship with China Telecom Corporation Limited to extend Sprint's Global MPLS capabilities for our customers in China, we're pleased to deepen that relationship by supporting China Telecom Americas," said Dan Dooley, president of wireline services at Sprint. "China Telecom Americas now can better meet customer needs in North and South America with a seamless data network experience and serve as a one-stop shop for their customers."

Sprint provides significant wholesale IP/MPLS services to United States and global ISPs interested in expanding their footprint into the U.S. and around the world. Sprint's Global MPLS capabilities reach 137 countries worldwide. Sprint continues to grow IP business domestically and internationally, helping customers plan for the future by enhancing the capabilities available and enabling connectivity to wherever customers conduct business.

About China Telecom Americas

China Telecom Americas, a wholly-owned US-based subsidiary of China Telecom Corp. Ltd. , is an international telecom provider for Data, IP and Voice Wholesale services to multinational companies, organizations and international carriers requiring China domestic services and International access to China & Asia Pacific. With headquarters in Herndon, Virginia, and offices in Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Jose, and Toronto, Canada, China Telecom Americas continues to expand its reach, including Latin America. China Telecom Americas provides a locally based, one-stop-shop, turn-key solution for everything from China domestic and international data circuits to IDC services, network management, equipment management, system integration, and much more.

About China Telecom Corporation Limited

China Telecom Corporation Limited (CHA) is the world's largest fixed-line telecommunications and broadband services provider, providing telecommunications and information services covering voice, data, image and multimedia mainly in 20 provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions in China, with more than 220 million fixed line subscribers and 35 million broadband subscribers. Its H shares and American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") are listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and the New York Stock Exchange respectively.

About Sprint Nextel

Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers, businesses and government users. Sprint Nextel is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including two wireless networks serving nearly 53 million customers at the end of the first quarter 2008; industry-leading mobile data services; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. For more information, visit http://www.sprint.com/.

For additional information on China Telecom Americas or China Telecom Corporation Limited, please visit http://www.ctamericas.com/.