TOKYO, JAPAN, November 6, 2025 — NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS, Inc. (formerly NTT Communications Corporation, hereinafter NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS) has been honored with two awards in the “Asia Pacific and Japan Partner Awards” announced by Palo Alto Networks on September 18, 2025: “Pinnacle Partner of the Year” and “Strategic Win of the Year (Cortex Cloud 2025).”

Second from right: Katsunori Yamashita, General Manager, Solution Services Department, Business Solutions Division; Third from right: Akira Ooi, Department Head, Third Solution Department, Solution Services Department, Business Solutions Division

1.Award Details

The “Pinnacle Partner of the Year” award recognizes the top partner with the most outstanding achievements in the Asia Pacific and Japan region.

The Strategic Win of the Year (Cortex Cloud) award honors partners who have demonstrated strategic success in real-time cloud security initiatives on the Cortex Cloud AI-driven security operations platform.

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2.Evaluation Criteria

The evaluated points were as follows.
“Pinnacle Partner of the Year”

• Single-year sales performance primarily for Prisma Access and Cortex products from Palo Alto Networks, along with significant year-over-year sales growth (FY24 growth rate: 340%, FY25 growth rate: 132%)

Strategic Win of the Year (Cortex Cloud)

• Ability to understand Palo Alto Networks' security platform strategy and co-create solutions that accelerate customer digital transformation
• Delivering global customer security governance with Cortex and serving as a model partnership

3.Recent Successes for NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS at the Asia Pacific and Japan Partner Awards

Since 2015, NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS has been recognized numerous times at the Asia Pacific and Japan Partner Awards. The award history is as follows:

• JAPAN Service Provider Partner of the Year 2024
• JAPAN Cortex Partner of the Year 2024
• JAPAN Service Provider Partner of the Year 2023
• JAPAN Service Provider Partner of the Year 2022
• Japan Managed Service Provider of the Year 2019
• Japan Managed Service Provider of the Year 2018
• Theatre Excellence in MSS Service Quality Japan 2018
• Japan Managed Service Provider of the Year 2017
• Theatre Excellence in MSS Service Quality 2016
• Japan Theatre Managed Service Provider of the Year 2015

4.Future Outlook

As the security landscape continues to evolve with AI-driven cyber threats, we will continue to deliver the resilience needed to stay one step ahead of increasingly sophisticated cyber threats and strengthen our customers' business continuity through the Palo Alto Networks security platform. Furthermore, we will accelerate AI-driven innovation to enhance customer productivity and lead expansion of the market.

NTT Communications Corporation changed its name to NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS, Inc. on July 1, 2025. As an Industrial and Regional DX Platformer that drives digital transformation across industries and communities, we are enabling the development of a decentralized, autonomous, and collaborative society where businesses and communities can thrive sustainably. Our mission is to unlock new value and help create prosperity for all.

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