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Company Explores Cloud Computing, Global Expansion, and TV, Video and Media Developments

August 18, 2010 10:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time

NEW YORK–(EON: Enhanced Online News)–NTT America, a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) and a global IP network services provider, today announced activities over the last quarter in support of major technology and global business trends. The company’s strategic investments are supporting customers in three main areas including cloud computing initiatives, network performance demands for new applications and the maturing of the Latin American market. Several company executives have also participated in a variety of key technology and business forums to share their experiences with Internet media market opportunities, IPv6 and business investments to support an unfolding global market.

Last quarter included NTT America’s most recent product announcement, which extends its VLink multi-location Ethernet solutions line to provide enterprises direct connectivity over multiple locations in the United States. Using VLink, content providers, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and enterprises have access to more secure network connections to interconnect corporate Ethernet-based LANs or to migrate from private lines to an Internet-based solution. VLink takes advantage of the reach and reliability of the NTT Communications Global Tier-1 IP Network to provide cost-effective IPv4 or dual stack IPv4/IPv6 on the same port.

Fostering corporate initiatives, company executives have taken part in several speaking venues on current and emerging trends in telecommunications and business including:

• Co-hosting the 27^th edition of Reunión Iberoamericana Tráfico Internacional, a bi-annual event, which brings together influential telecom executives and representatives from more than 150 carriers to discuss challenges and opportunities in the Latin American region. Michael Wheeler, vice president of the Global IP Network, NTT America, participated on the opening executive roundtable, “Regulation and Competence for New Investments and Infrastructures in Response to Challenges of Growth and Expansion of the Latin American Sector.”
• At the same conference, David Berrios, NTT America’s manager of business development for Latin America, spoke on “International Traffic Models,” discussing methods of reinventing traditional models in light of new competition and next generation networks (NGNs) opportunities.
• Bringing unique insights to executives in the converging world of film, television, music, video, cable, computing and telecom, Michael Wheeler joined other industry leaders on a panel entitled “Content Delivery-Rich Media-The Three Screen Challenge: PC, TV and Mobile,” at the Digital Hollywood Spring conference. Mr. Wheeler covered how decision makers can cost effectively deploy next generation services and applications to support additional revenue opportunities.
• Mr. Wheeler spoke on “Leveraging Infrastructure Assets to Get with the Program,” at the OTTcon East conference where he discussed how to combine a provider’s infrastructure assets (technology investments, financial depth, and international access) with a company’s existing assets to successfully deliver OTT TV and video, as well as other new applications. In addition, Mr. Wheeler touched on how new advances in IPv6 and 100GigE provide a platform to give broadcasters, ISPs and infrastructure providers a competitive advantage.
• Doug Junkins, NTT America’s CTO and vice president of IP development for NTT America’s Global IP Network, addressed “IPv6 Deployment & Commercial Applications at NTT America,” on a FutureNet conference panel entitled, “IPv6: Reality Check.” He discussed current issues and drivers of IPv6, such as new applications and IPv4 address depletion. NTT America is a leader in both the implementation of IPv6 and advocacy for IPv6 adoption and remains committed to sharing IPv6 experience, lessons learned and best practices with other leaders in the industry.
• The company provided additional support of IPv6 adoption through a gold sponsorship of the Rocky Mountain IPv6 Task Force’s (RMv6TF) IPv6 Summit, the largest annual IPv6 event in North America. Currently, approximately 20 percent of NTT America’s Global IP Network customer ports are IPv6 enabled and 40 percent of NTT America’s peering ports are also IPv6 enabled giving companies a flexible and speedy transition path. IPv6 allows businesses that need to stay competitive on a global basis the ability take advantage of new applications in every market from entertainment to disaster response, while helping to ensure business continuity as IPv4 addresses dwindle.

In addition, NTT America, in partnership with Dynamic Network Services Inc. (DYN Inc.), published a case study, “A DYNamic Duo in Infrastructure,” highlighting the benefits of selecting a Tier-1 Global IP Network in a market that demands high performance response, speed, engineering-based customer support and IPv6 readiness.

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New Service Offers Multi-Location Layer 2 Ethernet

July 15, 2010 08:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time

NEW YORK–(EON: Enhanced Online News)–NTT America, a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) and a global IP network services provider, today announced the latest evolution of VLink, a multi-location Ethernet solution that provides content providers, Internet service providers (ISPs), and enterprises direct connectivity among their multiple locations and provides an alternative to point-to-point connections. As companies move their internal IT services to cloud-based environments, the development of innovative solutions to meet the complex needs of these customers remains essential. VLink gives companies in the United States a simple way to integrate WAN reach into existing Ethernet-based LANs without additional overhead costs and training.

As a Layer 2 Virtual Private Network (L2VPN) solution, VLink maintains a prioritized path on the network to carry data, voice, and video all on the same physical link, offering more secure connectivity for companies to interconnect corporate Ethernet-based LANs or to migrate from private lines to an Internet-based solution without the perceived security risks associated with sending data over the Internet. VLink gives companies the ability to connect to three or more point of presence (PoP) locations in the United States by leveraging the reach and reliability of the NTT Com Global Tier-1 IP Network.

With VLink, customers can combine their L2VPN and Internet access (IPv4 or dual-stack IPv4/IPv6) on the same physical port, reducing the number of required ports, connections and overhead. The solution is available in three configurations to best meet customer requirements:

• VLink Direct - point-to-point architecture that links any 2 locations;
• VLink Plus - connecting a primary location with 2 or more other locations, often used in a headquarter and satellite office environment;
• VLink Mesh - connecting 3 or more locations to each other, establishing a fully connected model.

“As more and more companies look to the cloud for cost-effective network solutions, the delivery method for critical data is key,” said Teri Francis, executive director of customer solutions for NTT America. “VLink reduces the need to manage disparate technology platforms and enables customers to deliver information in a more secure and efficient manner.”

Backed by NTT America’s industry-leading Service Level Agreements (SLAs), which guarantee the VLink service to be free of network outages 100 percent of the time, the service allows dedicated bandwidth from 100 Mbps to 10Gbps in 100 Mbps increments for flexible, quick upgrades with simple software changes and secure port-based connections. As a virtual point-to-point connection operating over the NTT Com Global IP Network, VLink allows major content providers, ISPs and enterprises in the United States to efficiently deliver content through major Internet network nodes and data centers located in key U.S. cities, providing the best end-user experience for customers as video and user-generated content continues to drive bandwidth needs.

“As global demand for the delivery of dynamic, on-demand services and applications to a diverse set of users grows, reliability and performance of IP networks will continue to play a critical role in maximizing the value of cloud computing and connecting users to the cloud,” said Sandra Palumbo, research fellow at Yankee Group. “Investments in a reliable and secure network are a critical part of the infrastructure to support this anticipated growth.”

As companies face challenges managing rising customer demand for new content and services over the Internet, the performance and quality of the network has become a strategic imperative. The NTT Com Global IP network supports this demand by shaping IP transit bandwidth up to 10Gbps, delivered over both the current Internet protocol (IPv4) and the next generation Internet protocol (IPv6), and offering the fastest provisioning of any number of 10GigE ports available. In addition, NTT America provides flexible and fast dedicated access to the global Internet, the most aggressive Service Level Agreements (SLAs) in the industry and over 1Tbps of peering capacity globally allowing businesses to control network communications costs, consolidate services onto a common infrastructure, and enable more tailored services for consumers. (Note: To view the NTT Communications Global IP Network, visit: http://www.ntt.net/english/about/network_map.cfm)

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Dyn, Inc. Delivers Rock Solid Internet Infrastructure, Performance and Global Access for Corporate Customers

June 22, 2010 08:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time

NEW YORK (EON: Enhanced Online News) NTT America, a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) and a global IP network services provider, today announced the company is helping customers provide premium externally managed DNS options for corporations and enterprises that need global, 24/7 access and support through its highest quality, fully redundant, dual stack, Tier-1 Global IP Network, as illustrated in a case study with Dynamic Network Services Inc. (Dyn Inc.), the world’s fastest growing provider of managed DNS.

When selecting an infrastructure partner, Dyn prioritized top criteria including a high performance, IPv6 ready, global network supported by engineering based customer service and chose NTT America to help power the Web infrastructure of customers like Zappos, Netflix and Twitter. “For our customers, it’s all about performance; our goal is to optimize the speed of response,” said Tom Daly, Dyn’s President and CTO. “That’s why the only option is to go with a Tier-1 network and NTT America is one of the best in the world. The investment required to keep a global network running at the performance levels we need is one of the major factors in our choice of network partners.”

Dyn’s solutions for enterprises are based on the Dynect Platform, a scalable external DNS platform that directs Internet traffic, routes around outages and maximizes network performance. The platform has key features that enterprises demand in a premium service including active failover to avoid any outage events, efficient network load balancing and a CDN manager, which provides geographical or weighed load balancing to improve performance and cost efficiencies.

“The kind of advanced solutions we are able to offer depends fundamentally on two things, technical expertise and innovation, as well as support and service levels that are second to none,” commented Daly. “One of the things about NTT America that really impressed us, and maybe it’s because we are 90 percent staffed by engineers, is that if we have any issue or question, our calls are answered directly by a network engineer 24/7 in their Network Operations Center (NOC). You aren’t routed to a call center where your call is triaged by someone who doesn’t understand the issue. This is really critical to both us and our customers because we guarantee nearly 100 percent DNS resolution, just like NTT America guarantees 100 percent uptime.”

“Both Dyn and NTT America share a keen understanding of Internet and network infrastructure and Dyn can leverage a wide variety of NTT America’s infrastructure assets including financial stability, depth of services and a forward thinking approach on using innovation to help efficiently and cost effectively grow businesses,” said Shuichi Ikeda, vice president of sales and business development for NTT America’s Global IP Network Business Unit.

As a Tier-1 provider, NTT America’s Global IP Network (GIN) provides private peering and seamless service from a single global ASN (ASN2914), directly connecting telecoms, ISPs, content providers, CDNs and enterprises at the highest performance levels available. In addition to its US and Latin American networking capabilities, NTT America employs six transpacific cable systems to provide one of the shortest, fastest paths for transpacific Internet traffic, meeting and often exceeding the performance metrics set by customers. In addition, the transpacific portion of the network has reached 300 gigabytes (300Gbps) per second of available capacity, one of the highest available for any global Tier-1 network. (Note: To view the NTT Communications Global IP Network, visit: http://www.ntt.net/english/about/network_map.cfm.)

To view the complete NTT America / Dyn Inc. case study, visit NTT America’s website at http://www.us.ntt.net/products/case_studies/.

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Company Executive Speaks at OTTcon East

June 14, 2010 08:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time

NEW YORK (EON: Enhanced Online News) NTT America, a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), and a global IP network services provider, today announced the company’s Global IP Network Business Unit vice president, Michael Wheeler, will speak at the OTTcon East conference at the Atlanta Conference Center Holiday Inn Select in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Wheeler will speak on the topic of “Leveraging Infrastructure Assets to Get with the Program,”on Thursday, June 17, 2010 from 3:15 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT. Via the NTT Communications Global IP Network, NTT America delivers and anticipates network performance solutions for companies in the content delivery and Internet infrastructure industries, where consumer demand for high-definition video and rich media content delivered online, to mobile devices or via over-the-top (OTT) TV is growing at unprecedented rates.

OTTcon East is solely dedicated to providing in-depth perspectives and critical analysis surrounding the OTT TV and video market. The conference will focus on how OTT is redefining the future of TV and entertainment services and how the disruptive nature of OTT is challenging the business models of pay TV operators, consumer electronics manufacturers, content owners and others. The conference will provide a forum for leading innovators, analysts and technology experts to address the key technical and market issues faced by strategic planners who are confronted with a myriad of critical business and technology issues in the increasingly disaggregated world of video entertainment. Conference attendees will include OTT service providers, multiple system operators (MSOs), satellite and telecommunications companies, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), content delivery networks (CDNs) and broadband providers.

“How we watch television is changing dramatically, but what consumers have come to expect in terms of quality is not,” said Michael Wheeler, vice president of the Global IP Network for NTT America. “Our goal as a service provider is to make certain that our network exceeds the expectations of our CDN, ISP and infrastructure customers so their end users have a seamless over-the-top video experience.”

During the panel, Mr. Wheeler will address opportunities for media and entertainment companies, ISPs and infrastructure providers seeking optimal network architecture for content distribution and delivery worldwide. He’ll talk about why flexibility in shaping bandwidth, connections and pricing are fundamental to containing costs. Attendees will learn how to combine their provider’s infrastructure assets (technology investments, financial depth, and international access) with their own assets to successfully deliver OTT TV and video, as well as other new applications. The resulting combination can provide new levels of network speed, reliability, and quality that can redefine a company’s growth strategies. Mr. Wheeler will also give a glimpse into the future, touching on how new advances in IPv6 and 100GigE provide a platform to give broadcasters, ISPs and infrastructure providers a competitive advantage.

In his role as vice president, Mr. Wheeler is responsible for leading the Global IP Network Business Unit, including all facets of finance, engineering and customer relations. The Global IP Network (GIN) Business Unit operates one of the leading Global Tier-1 Internet backbones and offers direct IP transit connections to telecommunications companies, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), content providers, Content Delivery Networks (CDNs), enterprises and Web hosting companies. (Note: To view the NTT Communications Global IP Network, visit: http://www.ntt.net/english/about/network_map.cfm.)

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June 08, 2010 08:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time

NEW YORK (EON: Enhanced Online News) NTT America, Inc., a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) and a Tier-1 global IP network services provider, today announced the appointment of Kazuhiro Gomi as the company’s president and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Gomi was formerly Chief Operating Officer (COO) and the acting head of the Enterprise Solutions Business Unit. He will succeed Tetsuro Yamaguchi who was named president and CEO of NTT America in 2006. During Mr. Yamaguchi’s tenure in office and under his tremendous leadership, company revenue nearly doubled.

In his new role as CEO, Mr. Gomi will be responsible for the direction and leadership of NTT America’s mission, strategy, annual goals and objectives, and for fostering a culture of success. He will oversee all functional areas of NTT America, including the Enterprise Solutions and the Global IP Network business units, which comprise the operations of NTT America, as well as legal, human resources, marketing communications and finance. The Enterprise Solutions Business Unit (ESBU) is focused on providing private networking, global Ethernet, datacenter/colocation solutions, managed hosting, and cloud computing services to enterprise customers and multinational corporations. The Global IP Network (GIN) Business Unit operates one of the leading Global Tier-1 Internet backbones and is involved in the sales of direct IP transit connections to telecommunications companies, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), content providers, Content Delivery Networks (CDNs), enterprises and Web hosting companies.

Prior to his appointment to COO in June of 2009, Mr. Gomi served as CTO of NTT America as well as vice president of NTT America’s Global IP Network Business Unit. As CTO, Mr. Gomi was responsible for the company’s technology procurement strategy and vendor selection. During this time, Mr. Gomi led NTT America through a successful phase of growth and development, including the advancement of the company’s Global IP Network. He has been an NTT employee for more than 20 years, and was involved in product management/product development activities for the Global IP Network and several research and development projects within NTT including voice answering and video on demand systems.

Mr. Gomi is well-known in the telecommunications industry and highly sought after for comment by the business press as well as for high-level speaking engagements on global business trends and developments in Internet networking technology from social media to cloud computing. In September of 2009 Mr. Gomi was named to the 2009 Global Telecoms Business Power100, a list of the 100 most powerful and influential people in the telecoms industry.

Mr. Gomi received a MSIE from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a MSEE from Keio University, Tokyo. He pioneered new areas of voice signal processing and voice answering systems, for which NTT holds Japanese patents and several patents pending. Mr. Gomi also participated in Malaysia’s Multimedia Super Corridor project as a telecommunications and IT expert.

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NEW YORK–(EON: Enhanced Online News)–NTT America, a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) and a global IP network services provider, today announced continued progress in the company’s ongoing commitment to making infrastructure investments that support customer requirements for increased bandwidth and that take advantage of the latest advancements in networking technology to prepare companies for current and future business opportunities on an international basis. Building on several corporate initiatives, NTT America’s executives have contributed the company’s practical experience with market leading technologies such as IPv6, as well as insights into the global demand for rich media content and high impact international geographies for business growth, at several key conferences.

As a result of the company’s investments in network infrastructure, the NTT Com Global IP Network reached the milestone of 300 Gigabits per second (Gbps) of available capacity on the transpacific portion of the network. 300 Gbps is one of the highest available capacities of any global Tier-1 network and allows NTT America to serve growing international customer bases and provide a cost-effective solution to meet demand for unprecedented bandwidth, speed and capacity. In addition, NTT America deployed Cisco’s ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router to scale its Global IP Network infrastructure for leading capacity, nonstop video, power efficiency, robust IPv6 support and integrated video monitoring intelligence. NTT America maintained its Global IP Network’s carrier-grade IPv6 capability; the Global IP Network has been running both IPv4 and IPv6 worldwide since 2001. IPv6 presents a major opportunity to businesses that need to stay competitive on a global basis, allowing them to take advantage of new applications in every market from entertainment to disaster response, while ensuring business continuity as IPv4 addresses dwindle. (Note: To view the NTT Communications Global IP Network, visit: http://www.ntt.net/english/about/network_map.cfm).

“As we move toward the reality of 100GigE, we continue to look ahead to determine what is on the horizon both for our network and our customers,” said Michael Wheeler, vice president of the Global IP Network for NTT America. “Enabling our network infrastructure to support the highest available capacity with leading edge technology and almost unlimited IP addresses will help prepare our customers for future business opportunities and next generation products and services.”

During the beginning of 2010, company executives spoke on critical global business and technical issues for the development and deployment of the next generation Internet. Highlights include:

• Michael Wheeler, vice president of the Global IP Network, NTT America, offered his perspective on the changing requirements of the Latin American end-user in the content space, specifically key services and applications driving demand and demand for interactive content, as part of the panel, “Strategies to Capitalize on the Growth of Rich-Media Content: Capacity Planning and Service Delivery,” at Capacity Latin America 2010. In addition, Shuichi Ikeda, vice president of sales and business development, Global IP Network, NTT America, joined analysts and executives on the panel, “The Internet Boom: Delivering Broadband Across Latin America.”

• As part of NTT America’s ongoing commitment to create awareness for and adoption of IPv6, the company spoke on the topic of “IPv6 Commercial Applications” during the IPv6 Session workshop at the 29^th Annual APAN (Asia-Pacific Advanced Network) Meeting. In addition, NTT America joined IPv6 subject matter experts and leaders from around the world at PTC’10, the 32nd annual Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC) conference, offering the company’s perspective on the benefits of IPv6 as part of the roundtable, “IPv6–The Next Big Bail Out: Will IPv6 Save the Internet?”

• Doug Junkins, CTO of NTT America and vice president of IP development for the Global IP Network Business Unit, addressed opportunities for broadcasters seeking optimal network architecture for content distribution and delivery worldwide as part of the panel, “Content Delivery, Rich Media, IPTV and Internet TV Connectivity-Enabling the Connected Broadband and TV Universe” at the Digital Hollywood conference at the 2010 International CES.

Also of note, NTT America and NTT America Global IP Network Solution Partner, Silent Partner, a firm that provides Internet connectivity and colocation services, published a case study, “Breaking the Silence: Silent Partner and NTT America.” The case study emphasized the unique benefits of channel neutral partnerships.

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