June 23, 2003 |
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NTT Com to Expand IPv6 Service Coverage |
| TOKYO, JAPAN—NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) announced that it will expand coverage of its IPv6 service to include Australia, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and the U.S. starting from today. Until now, the service was offered only to ISPs, corporate users and research centers in Japan, Malaysia and Europe. IPv6 Gateway was launched in April 2002 as Japan's first commercial pay-based IPv6 service. It provides direct connection to the NTT/VERIO Global IPv6 Backbone, offering IPv6 Internet access by transmitting specifically IPv6 packets on leased circuits. NTT Com has been playing a leading role in enhancing the quality and convenience of IPv6 connectivity. In September 1999, NTT Com obtained management custodianship of official IPv6 addresses (sTLA registry*) to become the first commercial provider in Japan. This was followed by construction and launch of the NTT/VERIO Global IPv6 Backbone, a commercial IPv6 backbone operated jointly by NTT Com and Verio that spans Japan, Europe and the U.S. After its successful launch in Japan and Malaysia, the IPv6 Gateway Service was introduced to Europe in February 2003 by NTT Europe, a wholly owned subsidiary. Expansion of the service to include the U.S., Asia and Oceania enables ISPs to provide high quality IPv6 services in local areas and makes it possible for corporate users and research centers to conduct research and development globally. To contact representatives in each mentioned country regarding the IPv6 service, please refer to the attachment. *sTLA (sub-Top Level Aggregation) registry is an IPv6 address management custodianship given to ISPs by Regional Internet Registries that manage Internet resources, including IP addresses. Attachment : Contact Information About NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) NTT Com, a Tokyo-based subsidiary of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, provides long-distance and international services for voice, video and data communication reaching more than 200 countries. NTT Com also provides world-class IP services under the NTT/VERIO brand, as well as managed data, multimedia and additional services under the Arcstar brand. For more information, please visit www.ntt.com |
