NTT Communications Offers Service Provider’s Perspective on Evolution of Global Communications at Capacity Europe 2016

The Company was Shortlisted for Eight Global Carrier Awards to be Announced During the Conference

NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), the global data and IP services arm of Fortune Global 500 telecom leader NTT (NYSE:NTT), today announced its participation as an Associate Sponsor at the Capacity Europe 2016 Conference taking place in Paris, France, November 7-9, 2016.

Michael Wheeler, executive vice president of the Global IP Network at NTT Communications, will join fellow industry leaders on the panel “From Communication to Cloud – How to Stay Ahead of the Competition in the Cloudscape” on Monday, November 7, at 12:30 p.m. local time. This session will focus on the increasing role global carriers are playing in the constantly evolving information and communications marketplace, and discuss the challenges and opportunities created by the convergence of telecommunications, content and technology providers.

NTT Com is in a unique position to offer the international service provider’s perspective on this issue as the company is a global leader in communications and technology solutions. In fact, NTT Com remains one of the top wholesale IP providers in the world, according to the latest Dyn Wholesale Rankings, commanding top spots in Asia, North America and Europe.

“We are focused on providing a wide range of wholesale IP connectivity options that address the multifaceted needs of companies operating in global markets,” said Michael Wheeler. “The combination of world-class infrastructure which includes our tier-1 Global IP Network with extensive industry expertise and customer service brings tremendous value to our customers and guarantees the quality and performance they expect.”

Validating its leadership in the industry, NTT Com was shortlisted for eight Global Carrier Awards, including Best Global (Data), Best Pan-European, Best North American and Best Asian Wholesale Carrier. The Global Carrier Awards recognize innovation, vision and excellence in the global wholesale industry. Talking about the nominations, the judges said that “NTT Communications is a carrier with a genuine commitment both to customer satisfaction and innovation,” with an “increasingly diverse core backbone,” offering “higher performance DDoS protection and SDN enabled services.” The winners will be announced at Capacity Europe 2016 on November 8, 2016 in Paris.

Conference attendees can also connect with NTT Com at the company-sponsored Monday evening reception starting at 5:30 p.m. local time.

About NTT Communications Corporation

NTT Communications provides consultancy, architecture, security and cloud services to optimize the information and communications technology (ICT) environments of enterprises. These offerings are backed by the company’s worldwide infrastructure, including leading global tier-1 IP network, Arcstar Universal One™ VPN network reaching over 196 countries/regions, and 140 secure data centers worldwide. NTT Communications’ solutions leverage the global resources of NTT Group companies including Dimension Data, NTT DOCOMO and NTT DATA.

About NTT Communications Global IP Network

Consistently ranked among the top networks worldwide, NTT Com’s Tier-1 Global IP Network covers North and South America, Asia, Europe and Oceania, and provides the best possible environment for content, data and video transport through a single autonomous system number (AS 2914). NTT Com is one of the top global wholesale IP providers according to the latest Dyn Wholesale Rankings.

For more information and updates in Europe, Middle East and Africa: www.eu.ntt.com | Twitter @NTT Europe

US and the Americas: www.us.ntt.net | Twitter @NTT_America #globalipnetwork #AS2914

Asia and Oceania: www.ntt.com | Twitter @NTTCom

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NTT Communications | NTT AmericaGlobal IP NetworkFernando Costantino, [e-mail]