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July 18, 2001
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| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
NTT Communications to Launch NTT Com/Verio Global Tier 1 Network in Singapore |
| NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), and StarHub, Singapore's info-communications operator and an affiliated company of NTT Com, today announced a Memorandum Of Understanding for their alliance in the IP backbone network business. This alliance will see the integration of the StarHub IX* network, the Internet exchange facility of StarHub, with NTT Com/Verio’s Global Tier 1 Network. About the Network Merger StarHub will merge its StarHub IX Network to NTT Com/Verio’s Global Tier 1 Network to offer a high quality and high-speed IP transit service in Singapore and its neighboring countries. Once integrated, StarHub IX will be the first local IX (Internet Exchange) to seamlessly connect Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific via a Tier 1 Global Internet Backbone Network. Positioned at the top of the Internet network hierarchy, a Tier 1 Network is capable of providing the best Internet connectivity with minimum delay and maximum-security features. This alliance with StarHub will not only give NTT Com the power to expand its business foothold in the South East Asian region, but will also offer customers of NTT Com’s Group companies the facility to transmit mission-critical data across a global Internet backbone and a uniform level of quality and services. NTT Com/Verio Global Tier 1 Network NTT Com has been offering global IP transit services to ISPs for more than three years. Last year NTT Com acquired Verio, a U.S.-based Tier 1 IP services provider and the world’s largest Web hosting company, and integrated the two companies’ global IP backbone networks. Through this merger, NTT Com and Verio have agreed to integrate their respective IP backbone networks to form a single AS Global Tier 1 Internet Protocol (IP) Backbone Network. This NTT Com/Verio Global Tier 1 Network covers Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific and has been offering global transit service with its affiliated companies and partners in Hong Kong, Australia and Taiwan since Spring 2001. NTT Com is also planning to expand to other areas depending on customer demand. About StarHub StarHub is Singapore’s second largest operator of integrated, fixed and mobile tele-communications services. StarHub is positioning itself to offer customers in Singapore a comprehensive info-communications package for all their communication requirements including fixed, mobile phone and Internet services. StarHub aims to be the leading innovator of info-communications solutions, enhancing customer choices and their quality of life. It has built a new generation, integrated broadband info-communications network that is principally fiber-based. This new network infrastructure in Singapore has the capability to provide true fixed and mobile converged services on an integrated platform, offering customers access to the latest communication solutions. More information on StarHub can be found on http://www.starhub.com.sg About Verio Verio Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), which provides long distance and international telecommunications reaching over 200 countries worldwide. Verio is the world's largest operator of Web sites for businesses and a leading provider of comprehensive Internet services. The company offers customers broad range of Internet solutions, including dedicated access, Web hosting, e-commerce, virtual private networks and other enhanced services. Verio provides Web hosting services to customers in more than 170 countries and supports its operations with a global infrastructure and systems including a Tier One network. The combination of Verio and NTT Com offers Internet services to meet the growing and diverse needs of all businesses, including large global enterprises, multi-national corporations and small to medium enterprises. For more information, visit http://www.verio.com and http://www.ntt.com/index-e.html. Terms 1. IX Known as Network Access Point, this is a junction point where major Internet service providers interconnect with each other. In Singapore, however, this term is used to mean the Internet backbone service and business. 2. Tier1 The IP networks located at the top of the Internet network hierarchy, interconnected with each other by peering, providing global Internet connectivity to all other networks in the world. 3. AS Number Autonomous System Number. The AS is a specific sequence number for ISPs; each ISP owns AS number to be able to provide Internet connectivity service. The Internet consists of AS (ISP)s which are connected each other. |
