TOKYO, JAPAN - NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) announced today the launch of Global e-VLAN, an updated version of its Global Super Link (GSL) wide-area Ethernet service, which will seamlessly connect with NTT Com’s domestic wide-area Ethernet service e-VLAN (Category1) on December 1, 2008.

The service provides multipoint-to-multipoint Ethernet connections and users will be able to communicate between their offices in Japan and other countries by connecting their e-VLAN and Global e-VLAN as a unified layer 2 network, which will enable customer to use global network as an extension of LAN (local area network) and give flexibility in IP address design on customer side.

The connection point between e-VLAN and Global e-VLAN is a congestion-free and the customer can fully experience the advantage of high-bandwidth connection seamlessly.

Global e-VLAN is offered in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Netherlands, Germany, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, mainland China and South Korea. More countries will be added gradually.

One-stop service will include ordering, customer support, maintenance with consolidated billing offered as options. There is no additional charge associated with the use of global and domestic e-VLAN connection, and users only have to pay connectivity charges at each location.

About NTT Communications Corporation
NTT Com delivers 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™ 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 www.ntt.com.