One of the Largest Internet Networks in the World Comes to Barcelona

BARCELONA, June 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

NTT Communications expands its Global IP Network with a new point of presence (PoP) in Barcelona

NTT Communications, the global data and IP services arm of NTT (NYSE: NTT) - the largest provider of telecommunications in the world according to the Fortune Global 500 list - announces the opening of a new point of presence (PoP) in Barcelona, Spain for its Tier-1 Global IP Network. In Europe, the network now has over 30 PoPs, connecting data centers in all major Internet hubs: London, Paris, Amsterdam, Madrid, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Milan, Sofia, Vienna, Stockholm and Warsaw. Barcelona is now added to this list.

• NTT Communications continues to grow and invest in Catalonia with the launch of this new IP node

• The new PoP is diversely connected to the rest of the Global IP Network via Amsterdam and Madrid by a fully redundant ring

• The PoP is now operational and serving customers.

NTT Communications Tier-1 IP Network, a pioneer in IPv6 technology, is consistently ranked among the top five networks worldwide.
NTT Communications continues implementing its development and investment plan in Spain, after the opening in 2011 of its new data center to offer cloud services, its new corporate headquarters in 2012, and the consolidation of its competence center for applications management services for Europe, also in 2012.

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 160 countries/regions, and over 140 secure data centers. NTT Communications' solutions leverage the global resources of NTT Group companies including Dimension Data, NTT DOCOMO and NTT DATA.

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