History

Brief History of NTT Corporation

Timeline

1952:: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation launched
1985:: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation privatized
1987:: NTT Corp. listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE)
1988:: NTT Data Communications System Corporation (now NTT DATA) launched
1992:: NTT Mobile Communications Network, Inc. (now NTT DOCOMO) launched
1995:: NTT DATA listed on TSE
1998:: NTT DOCOMO listed on TSE
1999:: NTT Communications founded

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation traces its roots back to 1869 when the telegraph was first introduced in Japan. Originally, NTT was a government-owned monopoly, and it was in 1985 that NTT was privatized. Since then, the company has been diversifying into new markets, forming new subsidiaries and developing leading-edge technologies.

Details of NTT Group

The NTT Group led by NTT Corporation has five major subgroups:

NTT Communications (Global data, IP, Voice and IT)
NTT East (local carrier)
NTT West (local carrier)
NTT DOCOMO (mobile carrier)
NTT Data (systems integration)

Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, NTT Communications Corporation was founded in 1999 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, one of the world's largest telecommunication companies.

NTT Communications Group has subsidiaries and offices in 78 cities in 30 countries/regions around the world. NTT Communications alone has more than 8,000 employees worldwide.