SHENZHEN, China, Nov. 29, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Xunlei Limited (“Xunlei” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:XNET), a leading cloud-based acceleration technology company in China, provided the following clarification on the recent market development.

Currently, Xunlei has 28.77% equity interest in Shenzhen Xunlei Big Data Information Services Company Ltd. (“Big Data”) and has no management control over Big Data. In response to certain public statements made by Big Data recently, the board of directors of the Company (“Board”) issued an open letter and firmly supported the Company’s endeavor to utilize its many years of technical know-how in the field of distributed computing to explore commercial applications with the help of blockchain technology.

To protect the interests of the Company, with the approval of the Board, the Company has requested Big Data to stop using the “Xunlei” brand name immediately and also terminated its right to use the “Xunlei” brand. 

For the past five consecutive years, Xunlei has been selected as one of the Top 100 Internet Companies In China jointly by Internet Society of China and MIIT.  As a listed company, Xunlei’s policy is to abide by applicable laws and government regulations, implement corporate governance and operate strictly under the guidance of the Board.

To ensure sustainable operations and to protect all stake holders, the Company will maintain and engage in proactive communications with authorities and implement an ID registration system in mid-December for the operation of Wankebi and other preventive measures to ensure that the operation of Wankebi and other business activities are in compliance with relevant laws and government regulations.

The Company believes that Wankebi is a kind of digital asset and can be used on the Company's internet properties and should not be traded on other transaction platforms. When developing blockchain technology, the Company utilizes such features as openness, transparence and security for their applications.  Wankebi is only a symbol of proof for these applications, rather than a subject of speculation.

About Xunlei

Xunlei Limited ("Xunlei") is a leading cloud-based acceleration technology company in China. Xunlei operates a powerful internet platform in China based on cloud computing to provide users with quick and easy access to digital media content through its core products and services, Xunlei Accelerator and the cloud acceleration subscription services. Xunlei is increasingly extending into mobile devices in part through potentially pre-installed acceleration products in mobile phones. Benefitting from the large user base accumulated by Xunlei Accelerator, Xunlei has further developed various value-added services to meet a fuller spectrum of its users' digital media content access and consumption needs.

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