NTT America Joins World Leaders in European Commission's IPv6 Launch Event

NEW YORK, May 29 /PRNewswire/ --

- Provider of Global IPv6 Connectivity Discusses Innovation for
Tomorrow's Internet

NTT America, a wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of NTT Communications
Corporation, will engage with key stakeholders including global
telecommunications and Internet industry leaders, large enterprises and
policy makers at "European IPv6 Day," presented by The Information Society
and Media Directorate General of the European Commission on May 30, 2008 at
the Robert Schuman room inside the Berlaymont building in Brussels, Belgium.
The event will see the launch of the Communication "Advancing the Internet
action plan for the deployment of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) in
Europe."

According to the European Commission, the main goal of this strong
recommendation is to promote IPv6 adoption through a wide range of actions
encouraging public administration, users and industrial stakeholders to take
decisive steps to accelerate the implementation of IPv6, so as to ensure
Europe's readiness to face the expected depletion of IPv4 addresses. In
addition to this main goal, the prompt and efficient adoption of IPv6 offers
Europe significant opportunities to boost innovation and develop a leading
role in advancing the Internet. Both the Reseaux IP Europeens Network
Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC) and the American Registry for Internet Numbers
(ARIN) have called for the widespread deployment of IPv6 for the successful
growth of the Internet.

"We're very pleased to see the growing momentum for IPv6 adoption as a
result of these global recommendations," said Latif Ladid, IPv6 Forum
President.

"Common availability of IPv6 connectivity is first and foremost in IPv6
adoption; in addition, the global Internet community must consider education
and training of IT managers, as well as network security during the
transition," said Kazuhiro Gomi, CTO of NTT America and vice-president for
the U.S. operations of NTT Communications' Global IP Network. "NTT
Communications leads the way, having fully upgraded our global Tier 1
Internet backbone to run both IPv4 and IPv6."

NTT Communications Group operates the world's largest commercial IPv6
network, connecting enterprises, federal agencies, ISPs and large content
providers like The Planet. In May of 2008, the Organization for Economic
Co-Operation and Development (OECD) featured NTT in the report, Internet
Address Space: Economic Considerations in the Management and in the
Deployment of IPv6. The company was featured for leadership in deploying IPv6
networks that communicate alerts of impending earthquakes to people in Japan.
NTT America demonstrated the Earthquake Early Warning System at the
Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee (ICAC) Exhibition, held at
the U.S. Senate earlier this year. In March of 2008, IDC's Government
Insights' named NTT America to the industry short list of companies having
the most influence today on IPv6. The report, Top 20 IPv6 Influencers Working
with the U.S. Government, is aimed at U.S. federal agencies. In the United
States, federal agencies are under a directive by U.S. Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) to transition their network backbones to IPv6 by June 30,
2008.

Director of Product Engineering for NTT America, Cody Christman, will
speak on a roundtable, held from 11:30 CEST to 12:30 CEST, during the content
providers session of European IPv6 Day. Joining Christman on the panel are:
Tony Hill of The Internet Society of Australia (ISOC-AU), Seunghae Kim of the
Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI), Bettina Kauth
of the Deutsches Forschungsnetz (DFN) - Germany's National Research and
Education Network, Constanze Buerger of the Bundesministerium des Innern
(BMI) - Germany's Federal Ministry of the Interior, and Peter Janssen of the
European Registry of Internet Domain Names (EURid). Hiroshi Esaki of the
Japan IPv6 Promotion Council will participate by video link. The roundtable
will be moderated by Detlef Eckert, Advisor, European Commission's
Information Society and Media Directorate General.

The NTT Communications Group provides IPv6 Gateway services that are
available globally and allow enterprises to connect to the world's only
commercial-grade Global Tier One IPv6 Backbone operating in four
continents-North America, Europe, Asia and Australia-and serving
thousands of customers. In addition, NTT America has improved upon the
inherent security features of IPv6 with the creation of its IntelliSecurity
IPv6 Managed Firewall solution. The solution complements the NTT
Communications Group's existing suite of managed IPv6 Gateway Services, and
satisfies the need for increased security for IPv6 users. NTT America also
provides IPv6 transition solutions through its IPv6 Transition Consultancy,
which supports companies' and U.S. federal agencies' smooth transition to the
upgraded IPv6 network with specialized products and knowledge accumulated
through the NTT Communications Group's successful commercial implementation
of IPv6 technology. NTT Communications Group has been directly involved with
the development and deployment of IPv6 technology since 1996.

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.

U.S. Product information regarding the NTT Communications Global IP
Network and its award winning IPv6 transit services many be found at
www.us.ntt.net, by calling +1-877-8NTT-NET (868-8638), or by emailing
sales@us.ntt.net.

About NTT Communications Corporation

NTT Comdelivers high-quality voice, data and IP services to customers
around the world. The company is renowned for its diverse information and
communication services, expertise in managed networks, hosting and IP
networking services, and industry leadership in IPv6 transit technology. The
company's extensive global infrastructure includes Arcstar(TM) private
networks and a Tier 1 IP backbone (connected with major ISPs worldwide), both
reaching more than 150 countries, as well as secure data centers in Asia,
North America and Europe. NTT Com 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
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