CABLE&WIRELESS WORLDWIDE PROVIDES HIGH

PERFORMANCE NETWORK

TO CONNECT

IPC'S

FINANCIAL SERVICES

CUSTOMERS

Cable&Wireless Worldwide will link IPC's clients to Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore and the UK

New York, March 14, 2012 - Cable&Wireless Worldwide has won a new contract from IPC, a

leading provider of voice and
electronic trading communications solutions, to
provide a high
performance, secure and resilient network for its global financial customers locations across Asia and Europe.
between key
IPC's customers, including the top investment banks,
hedge funds and investment managers
based in developed economies like the US, as well as in the emerging markets; will now take advantage of C&W Worldwide's next-generation network, which provides high-speed, low latency connectivity to support the trading communities in Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore and the UK.
"This
announcement positions IPC and
its Direct Connect service as an
ideal network
infrastructure platform for capital market participants who require a secure, high-speed solution for accessing liquidity venues," said Jeffrey Britell, Vice President, Global Carrier and Exchange Relations, IPC. "By working with Cable&Wireless Worldwide, we offer a latency-sensitive, secure and resilient solution that enables our customers to maintain a competitive edge."
"As
a network provider of
mission critical communications, Cable&Wireless
Worldwide is
committed to supporting the global needs of IPC. Our world-class low latency network solutions
are tailored for the needs of
high frequency trading
requirements
of their customers," says
Andrew Morawski, Managing Director, Americas, Cable&Wireless Worldwide.
C&W Worldwide delivers low latency, dedicated Ethernet Private Line 'AlgoNet' solutions over its fully meshed global transmission network, at speeds up to 1Gbps and across 31 sites in Asia, India, the UK, Continental Europe and the US. It manages a next-generation network comprising
132 established Points of Presence (PoPs) which serves the needs of over 6000 customers around the world.

Contacts:

CABLE&WIRELESS WORLDWIDE

Jasleen K. Makker
Timothy Weller
Pelham Bell Pottinger Asia
Head - Corporate
& India
Senior Associate
Affairs, Asia
+919972326326
Jasleen.makker@cw.com
+65 6333 3449 tweller@pbp.asia

NOTES TO EDITORS About IPC

IPC offers high and low touch trading communications solutions to the global financial trading
community including the top
investment
banks, hedge funds and
investment
managers in
established and
emerging markets. With
100% focus
on this sector and nearly 40 years of
expertise and an unrivaled record of innovation, IPC provides customers with unified solutions
that
support collaborative voice trading
and real-time electronic
trading and
market data
connectivity. IPC's market-leading offerings include the first unified communications/application platform, award-winning hard and soft turrets, electronic connectivity services including enhanced voice services, business continuity solutions, and follow-the-sun service and support. IPC's global reach extends to nearly 60 countries - including a Financial Extranet of 4,000 on-net locations in over 700 cities and more than 115,000 turrets deployed worldwide. Headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, IPC has approximately 1,000 employees located throughout the Americas and the EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions. For more information, visit www.ipc.com.

About Cable&Wireless Worldwide

Cable&Wireless Worldwide (LSE: CW) provides integrated communications and data hosting services to large enterprises and mid-market customers in both the public and private sectors.
With an unrivalled heritage and a globally significant
network Cable&Wireless Worldwide can
provide secure, robust and resilient connectivity to over 150 countries.
To find out more, visit www.cw.com.