NTT Com Launches Ethernet Virtual Private Line for High-speed Point-to-Point Connections Globally

NTT Com Launches Ethernet Virtual Private Line for High-speed Point-to-Point Connections Globally

TOKYO, July 26, 2011/PRNewswire/ --

    NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) announced on July 26 the
worldwide launch of its Ethernet Virtual Private Line (EVPL) service, called
Global Virtual Link. First introduced in the US through NTT America in 2006,
the service is now available in France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Poland,
Singapore, Spain, the Netherlands and the U.K., through NTT Com's Tier-1
Global IP Network, one of the world's largest IP backbones.

    Global Virtual Link integrates Wide Area Network (WAN) reach into
existing Ethernet-based Local Area Networks (LAN), to provide customers
worldwide with virtual point-to-point connections over NTT Com's low-cost
open network. Customers such as content providers and Internet service
providers are able to establish seamless, direct connections among their
Point of Presence (POP) locations and data centers all over the world,
enabling them to steadily exchange huge amounts of data. The service allows
dedicated bandwidths from 100 Mbps to 10 Gbps, leveraging the reach and
reliability of the NTT Com Global Tier-1 IP Network and is suitable for data
mirroring, large file transmissions and data backup in cloud computing
environments.

    Customers can choose from fixed or burstable, pay-as-you-go billings to
meet their needs.

    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 reliable, high-quality security, hosting, voice, data and IP services,
as well as expertise in managed networks and leadership in IPv6 transit
technology. NTT Communications' extensive infrastructure includes Arcstar
(TM) 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
http://www.ntt.com/index-e.html

Source: NTT Communications Corporation

(Ms.) Rumi Ogawa or (Ms.) Lina Chang, Global Business Division, NTT Communications Corporation, Tel: +81-3-6733-8157 (till 31 July, 2011), +81-3-6700-9105 (from 1 August, 2011), e-mail: gin-marcom-gl@ntt.com