ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Press Release</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META NAME = "keywords" CONTENT = "colocation, colocation services provider, NEUTRAL colocation provider, Hong Kong colocation, Asia Pacific, hosting, Meet-Me-Room, cabinet, rack, interconnection, Managed IP Transit service, IP backbone service, voice carriers, tandem switching service, OneWilshire, Los Angeles, press release, asia pacific, USA"> <LINK href="http://www.arbinet.com/broadcast/broadcast.css" type=text/css rel=stylesheet> <STYLE> sup { font-size: smaller; } .style1 { font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; } .style3 {font-size: 10px; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;} .style4 { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9px; color: #FFFFFF; } .style8 {font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif} .style13 {font-size: 14} </STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1476" name=GENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY leftMargin=0 topMargin=0> <DIV></DIV> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="97%" align=center border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top bgColor=#ffffff height=19>&nbsp;</TD> <TD height=19 colspan="2" vAlign=center bgColor=#ffffff>&nbsp;</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=bottom width="51%" bgColor=#ffffff height=56><div align="justify"><a href="http://www.hkcolo.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.hkcolo.com/news/newsletter_files/hkcolo_big.jpg" width="252" height="56" border="0"></a></div></TD> <TD width="42%" align=left valign="top"> <P align="right"><a href="http://www.telx.com" target="_blank"></a><strong><img width="184" height="58" src="http://www.hkcolo.com/news/newsletter_files/ancotel_clip_image002.gif"></strong></P></TD> <TD width="7%" align=left valign="top">&nbsp;</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=center bgColor=#ffffff colSpan=3 height=12><span class="style4">1</span></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=center bgColor=#ffffff colSpan=3 height=20> <HR> </TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top bgColor=#ffffff colSpan=3 height=19 size="2" align="center"><b>This press release is now available in Chinese [<a href="http://www.hkcolo.com/news/ancotel_c.htm"><img src="http://www.hkcolo.com/news/newsletter_files/tc042006.bmp" border="0"></a>]and[<a href="http://www.hkcolo.com/news/ancotel_sc.htm"><img src="http://www.hkcolo.com/news/newsletter_files/sc042006.bmp" border="0"></a>]</b></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top bgColor=#ffffff colSpan=3 height=19>&nbsp;</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top bgColor=#ffffff colSpan=3 height=30><div align="center"> <h2 class="style8"><strong>ancotel and HKCOLO announce cooperation </strong></h2> <h2 class="style8"><strong>on virtual meet-me-room services <img width="92" height="30" src="http://www.hkcolo.com/news/newsletter_files/ancotel_clip_image002_0001.gif"></strong></h2> </div></TD> </TR> <TR valign="middle"> <TD height=30 colSpan=3 bgColor=#ffffff><div align="center"><strong>Working towards Asia and Europe interconnectivity </strong></div></TD> </TR> <TR valign="middle"> <TD height=30 colSpan=3 bgColor=#ffffff>&nbsp;</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; PADDING-TOP: 5px" vAlign=top colSpan=3><p align="justify" class="style13"><strong>May 5, 2006 (Frankfurt, Germany &amp; Hong Kong, China) </strong>ancotel and HKCOLO, two neutral colocation and network interconnection providers, are pleased to announce that virtual meet me room services (<img width="54" height="18" src="http://www.hkcolo.com/news/newsletter_files/ancotel_clip_image002_0003.gif">) are now available at HKCOLO.</p> <p align="justify" class="style13"><br> ancotel's <img width="54" height="18" src="http://www.hkcolo.com/news/newsletter_files/ancotel_clip_image002_0003.gif">&nbsp;optical-level services groom and convert SDH, SONET (DS3) and Ethernet services for more flexible Asian connectivity. &nbsp;Demultiplexing of optical circuits to E3/DS3 and/or E1 handoffs inside the <img width="54" height="18" src="http://www.hkcolo.com/news/newsletter_files/ancotel_clip_image002_0003.gif">&nbsp;and into the HKCOLO meet-me-room now allows the provision of circuits within hours.</p> <p align="justify" class="style13">&nbsp;</p> <p align="justify" class="style13">&quot;<strong>HKCOLO</strong> is pleased to have ancotel operating the new <img width="54" height="18" src="http://www.hkcolo.com/news/newsletter_files/ancotel_clip_image002_0003.gif">&nbsp;&nbsp;in HK,&quot; proclaims Mr. SH Cheng, Chief Executive Officer of HKCOLO. &nbsp;&quot;This new product from HKCOLO is a great enhancement of our service and is being received very well. &nbsp;We already have live customers and we are looking forward to providing more customer oriented service and bringing more interconnectivity to the region. &nbsp;With this, Europe and Asia are truly coming together to form one of the biggest telecom markets in the world.&quot;</p> <p align="justify" class="style13"><br> &quot;<strong>ancotel</strong> is pleased to have the opportunity for this cooperation with HKCOLO&quot;, says Mr Michael Boehlert, Director Business Development of ancotel.<br> <br> &quot;As the core interconnection point of Europe with direct interconnection possibilities to more than 210 carrier networks, we proved and expanded this <img width="54" height="18" src="http://www.hkcolo.com/news/newsletter_files/ancotel_clip_image002_0003.gif">&nbsp;concept over the last two years.&quot;<br> <br> More than 70 customers use this service to evaluate their possibilities in our telehouse as well as to groom and migrate their traffic with high cost-reduction potential.<br> <br> &quot;We are sure to repeat this success story in Asia with the help and knowledge of HKCOLO.&quot;</p> <p align="justify" class="style13">&nbsp;</p> <p align="justify" class="style13"><strong>About HKCOLO </strong> <br> HKCOLO is a leading colocation service provider in Hong Kong and situated in Sino Favour Center, Hong Kong SAR, China, where many carriers - including voice carriers, VoIP carriers and ISPs - from all over Asia and different continents are residing for trading, mutual opportunities and benefits. &nbsp;HKCOLO occupies some 50,000 square feet and is serving 200+ carriers there. &nbsp;Other than being a colocation provider, HKCOLO provides consultancy service to carriers who would like to go into China ventures and management consultancy service to carriers who look for high caliber executives in Hong Kong and China. &nbsp;HKCOLO is a privately held company, headquartered in Hong Kong SAR, China. <br> <br> For additional information, contact:<br> Marketing Department, HKCOLO<br> Phone: +852 2187-3088<br> <a href="mailto:marketing@hkcolo.com">marketing@hkcolo.com</a><br> <a href="http://www.hkcolo.com" target="_blank">www.hkcolo.com</a><br> Chief Executive Officer: Mr. S.H. Cheng <br> E-Mail: <a href="mailto:sh.cheng@hkcolo.com">sh.cheng@hkcolo.com</a> </p> <p align="justify" class="style13">&nbsp;</p> <p align="justify" class="style13"><strong>About ancotel</strong> <br> ancotel, the connection company, is a leading supplier of innovative services for carrier-neutral colocation, telehousing and interconnection.<br> <br> ancotel's &quot;Kleyer 90&quot; brand represents the entire complex at Kleyerstraße 88&ndash;90 and Rebst&ouml;cker Strasse 25&ndash;31 in Frankfurt am Main. &nbsp;It is here that ancotel has built up Europe&rsquo;s largest and most important telecommunications network node for international carriers and providers. &nbsp;It is a central, high-performance marketplace for integrated broadband and communications services, whilst also forming a network with 210 carriers who can be reached via their own physical and virtual ancotel meetme rooms (<img border="0" width="54" height="18" src="http://www.hkcolo.com/news/newsletter_files/ancotel_clip_image002_0003.gif">). &nbsp;Alongside classic physical cross-connections using fibre-optic, coaxial and twisted-pair copper cables, ancotel is placing increasing emphasis on pioneering virtual mmr platforms and managed services. &nbsp;ancotel, the connection company, is an independent, owner-run company based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.<br> <br> <a href="http://www.ancotel.de" target="_blank">www.ancotel.de</a><br> For additional information, contact:<br> Contact: <a href="mailto:service@ancotel.de">service@ancotel.de</a> <br> Hotline: 07000.ancotel<br> Phone: +49 (0)69 75 00 13-200<br> Director Business Development: Dipl.-Ing. Michael B&ouml;hlert<br> E-Mail: <a href="mailto:mboehlert@ancotel.de">mboehlert@ancotel.de</a> </p> <p align="justify" class="style1">&nbsp;</p> </TD> </TR> </TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="100%" border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=center bgColor=#e8e6e7 height=20> <p align="center" class="style3">| <a href="http://www.hkcolo.com/" target="_blank"> HOME </a>| <a href="http://www.hkcolo.com/news.htm" target="_blank">NEWS </a>| <a href="http://www.hkcolo.com/aboutColo.htm" target="_blank">ABOUT HKCOLO </a>| <a href="http://www.hkcolo.com/infrast.htm" target="_blank">INFRASTRUCTURE </a>| <a href="http://www.hkcolo.com/location.htm" target="_blank">LOCATION </a>| <a href="http://www.hkcolo.com/customerPro.htm" target="_blank">CUSTOMER PROFILE </a>| <a href="http://www.hkcolo.com/service.htm" target="_blank">SERVICE </a>| <a href="http://www.hkcolo.com/faq.htm" target="_blank">FAQ </a>| <a href="http://www.hkcolo.com/contactUsCon.htm" target="_blank">CONTACT </a>|<NOBR></NOBR></p> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> </BODY></HTML>