[SatNews] Global Crossing (Nasdaq: GLBC), a global IP and Ethernet solutions provider, has established a Point of Presence (PoP) in Istanbul to provide multinational enterprises in the region with extended global network service. The PoP is colocated in Pantel's data center. Pantel, a wholly owned subsidiary of Turk Telekom, is a provider of international telecommunications services across Central Eastern Europe, Turkey, the Middle East, and the Caucasus region. The new service will connect Global Crossing's customers around the globe to Turkey, with Global Crossing's reliable, fully redundant and scalable global Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) network providing Ethernet and Fast Ethernet private line services. Customers will also have access to Global Crossing EtherSphere™ services and Global Crossing Converged IP Services™, including Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network (IP VPN) service and Dedicated Internet Access (DIA).