NTT Communications Exceeds 200 Gigabits per Second On Tier-1 Transpacific Network

NTT America, a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) and a global IP network services provider, today announced the NTT Com Global IP Network has surpassed 200 Gigabits per second (Gbps) on its transpacific network, the highest bandwidth currently available. As the largest telecommunications company in Asia and one of the largest in the world, NTT Com continues to extend its capabilities in providing enterprises, ISPs and other telecoms throughout Asia, North and South America and Europe with the most and highest quality data transport supporting international business growth.

NTT America will participate at International Telecoms Week (ITW), June 1 to 3 in Washington, D.C. ITW brings together the global wholesale telecoms community from more than 1,000 companies from 130 countries to evaluate, buy and sell voice and data products and services. ITW attracts the entire industry with participants from all areas of the wholesale industry, Tier-1, 2 and 3 carriers, mobile / wireless operators, ISPs, VoIP providers, and voice, data, satellite, sub sea and fixed-line markets.

"The attendees of ITW are truly an international group that we think would be particularly interested in our growing speed and performance network milestones,” said Kazuhiro Gomi, CTO of NTT America and vice president of the NTT Communications Global IP Network. "At the same time we are seeing our network grow, we are also bringing our U.S.-based customers into the Asian markets with access to our prime data center space and bandwidth.”

U.S. customers are using the NTT Com network to reach customers, suppliers and international offices in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand and Australia.

NTT Com’s U.S. subsidiary NTT America operates the NTT Com Global IP Network (AS 2914). The NTT Com Global IP Network provides Tier-1 IP transit up to 10GigE, a content delivery network, and CPE resale as well as managed router, security and network services and is fully upgraded to run the new Internet Protocol, IPv6.

About NTT America

NTT America is North America’s natural gateway to the Asia-Pacific region, with strong capabilities in the U.S. market. NTT America is the U.S. subsidiary of NTT Communications Corporation, the global data and IP services arm of the Fortune Global 500 telecom leader: Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation (NTT). NTT America provides world-class Enterprise Hosting, managed network, and IP networking services for enterprise customers and service providers worldwide. For additional information on NTT America, visit us on the Web at www.nttamerica.com.

U.S. product information regarding the NTT Communications Global IP Network and its award winning IPv6 transit services may be found at http://www.us.ntt.net/, by calling 877-8NTT-NET (868-8638), or by emailing sales@us.ntt.net.

About NTT Communications Corporation

NTT Communications provides a broad range of global networks, management solutions and IT services to customers worldwide. The company is renowned for delivering reliable, high-quality security, hosting, voice, data and IP services; its expertise in managed networks; and its leadership in IPv6 transit technology. NTT Communications’ extensive infrastructure includes Arcstar™ Global IP-VPN and Global e-VLAN, as well as a Tier-1 IP backbone reaching more than 150 countries in partnership with major Internet service providers, and secure data centers in Asia, North America, and Europe. NTT Communications is the wholly-owned subsidiary of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, one of the world’s largest telecoms with listings on the Tokyo, London and New York stock exchanges. Please visit www.ntt.com/index-e.html.

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