Press Release
 

July 17, 2001

 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


NTT Communications' Subsidiary and JVs to Commence
Data Center Service in Thailand, Singapore, and Indonesia
A subsidiary and joint venture companies of NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) are launching data center services in Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia .

The service will commence on July 17 in Thailand, July 18 in Singapore and July 19 in Indonesia respectively, and is targeted not only at affiliates of Japanese companies but also at multinationals and local corporations. NTT Com has been globally developing a unique high-quality data center service that bundles the IP connectivity of U.S.-based subsidiary Verio Inc. with various network services and platforms through collaboration with Verio and NTT Com's overseas subsidiaries, joint ventures and corporate partners. In the Asia-Pacific region the service is already being provided in Hong Kong, South Korea, China, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Australia.


With this new expansion of service, NTT Com will further strengthen both its ties with Verio and its provision of bundled services combining its network, platform, and data center services, so as to provide customers in the Asia-Pacific region with one-stop data solutions packages suited to their business.

Outline of Data Centers

1. Thailand
Commencement: July 17, 2001
Area: Bangkok
Service menus: Co-location (Basic, Premium, optional services)
Hosting (Basic, optional services)
Service provider: ArcCyber (joint venture between SHIN Co.*1 and Saha
Pathana Inter-Holding Public*2)

2. Singapore
Commencement: July 18, 2001
Area: Singapore
Service menus: Co-location (Basic, Advanced)
Hosting (Shared, Dedicated)
ASP
Operation and maintenance (Basic, Advanced)
Internet access
Additional options
Service provider: NTT Singapore

3. Indonesia
Commencement: July 19, 2001
Area: Jakarta
Service menus: Co-location (Basic, optional services)
Service provider: PT. NTT Indonesia (joint venture between the Lyman
Group*3 and NTT Com)


*1About Shin Corporations Public Company Limited:
1. Business: Mobile communications (No. 1 share of market),
satellite (the only one in Thailand),
and media Internet business
2. Established: 1983 (IPO: August 1990)
3. Headquarters: Bangkok, Thailand
4. President & CEO: Mr. Boonklee Plangsiri
5. Employees: 5,100


*2About Saha Pathana Inter-Holding Public Co., Ltd.:
1. Business: Manufacturing and sales of clothing, food, electronic
appliances, commodities,
glass, and so forth; composed of more than 200 companies
2. Established: 1942 (IPO: 1987)
3. Headquarters: Bangkok, Thailand
4. President & CEO: Mr. Boonsithi Chokwatana
5. Employees: 70,000


*3About Lyman Group:
1. Business: Telecommunications, lumber, real estate, farming, sales of
construction materials
2. Established: 1959 (established as the Satya Djaya Raya Group)
3. Headquarters: Jakarta, Indonesia
4. President & CEO: Mr. Osbert Lyman
5. Employees: 20,000

Attachment:Reference
Attachment:Investment Structure in Thailand