SAVVIS Communications Corp., a leading global managed IP and managed hosting services provider, today announced an agreement with Telefonica USA, a su...

SAVVIS Communications Corp., a leading global managed IP and managed hosting services provider, today announced an agreement with Telefonica USA, a subsidiary of global telecommunications leader Telefonica S.A. The agreement enables SAVVIS to expand its presence in eight Latin American nations, including more than 40 major cities, as well as Puerto Rico.

Under the terms of the deal, Telefonica USA will link SAVVIS’ Miami-based network hub with its Latin American network enabling SAVVIS to offer its industry-leading Intelligent IP NetworkingSM and managed hosting services in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru and Puerto Rico, and to expand its current customers’ ability to connect directly with those regions.

“Telefonica is committed to providing multi-national companies with access to the Latin American region, and this agreement is an example of just that as SAVVIS seeks to become a major player in the region,” said Anthony de Lima, executive vice-president of Telefonica USA. “Enabling SAVVIS to expand its physical infrastructure will bring added value to customers in Latin America, and will without a doubt increase opportunities for both companies.” “Interconnecting with the Telefonica network enables SAVVIS to significantly expand delivery of managed IP VPN services to and from the Latin American market and will play an important role as we continue to diversify our revenue base,” said Jack Finlayson, president and chief operating officer of SAVVIS. “In addition, the deal will result in corporate users in Latin America having access to advanced services beyond the point-to-point, frame relay connections and public Internet choices that, until now, have been their only alternatives.”


About Telefonica USA
Telefonica USA is headquartered in Miami, Florida, with regional offices in New York City and is a leading provider of global corporate communications and managed data center services. Telefonica USA is responsible for developing business solutions for USA headquartered customers to be delivered in Miami, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and other Latin American and Caribbean markets. Telefonica USA is a subsidiary of Telefonica Data Corp., S.A., and part of Telefonica, S.A. the world’s leading communications operator in Spanish and Portuguese-speaking markets, with a potential market of over 550 million people. With more than 94 million customers, 157,000 employees worldwide, and revenues of over US$29 billion, it is one of the world’s largest providers of communications services. Telefonica offers services in 40 countries.


About SAVVIS
SAVVIS Communications (NASDAQ: SVVS) is a global IT Utility provider that leads the industry in delivering secure, reliable, and scalable hosting, network, and application services. SAVVIS’ strategic approach combines the use of virtualization technology, a utility services model, and automated software management and provisioning systems. This allows customers to focus on their core business while SAVVIS ensures the quality of their IT infrastructure. With its recent acquisition of the assets of Cable & Wireless America, SAVVIS becomes one of the worlds’ largest providers of IP computing services and the world’s third largest provider of hosting services.

For more information on SAVVIS, please visit www.savvis.net