NTT Europe Nominated for Best Central & Eastern European Wholesale Carrier at Capacity Awards 2012

LONDON, October 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

NTT Europe, a wholly owned subsidiary of NTT Communications and the number one Fortune Global 500 telecommunications group, has been nominated for Best Central & Eastern European Wholesale Carrier at the Capacity Awards 2012.

In its 8^th consecutive year, these prestigious awards recognize innovation, excellence and vision throughout the global wholesale telecoms marketplace and focusses on the contributions that have excelled in the use, development and deployment of carrier services over the last 12 months.

NTT Europe is committed to developing the CEE IP Transit market. In the last 12 months alone, NTT Europe has extended its Global IP network into the Balkans with PoPs in Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria, and has added further connectivity in Brussels, Milan and Munich. By working with existing market leaders, NTT Europe aims to enhance the market by adding new competition and choice to consumers in this region. In a market as dynamic and fast-growing as CEE, NTT Europe supports the established local operators in delivering a high quality and commercially competitive products.

Masaaki Moribayashi, Managing Director at NTT Europe comments, "We are dedicated to improving the quality of services and direct connectivity throughout Europe. Over the past 12 months, we've been aggressively building PoPs in locations across Europe to not only where our customers need to be, but also working with existing leaders in these regions to enhance the choice in the market. NTT Europe is pleased to be recognized for this achievement."

Along with NTT Europe's nomination for Best Central & Eastern European Wholesale Carrier, NTT Communications is also nominated for Best Global Wholesale Carrier and Best Asian Wholesale Carrier. Winners of the Capacity Awards 2012 will be announced at the Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner on Tuesday 13th November at the Okura Hotel in Amsterdam.

About NTT Europe

NTT Europe is a wholly-owned subsidiary company of NTT Communications which is the global data and IP services arm of the Fortune Global 500 telecom leader, Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation (NTT). NTT Europe is responsible for business in the EMEA market and provides a world-class Tier-1 Internet backbone, secure closed networks, security, system integration, network and application management, managed hosting and global content delivery services with partner companies globally.

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About NTT Communications Corporation

NTT Communications provides consultancy, architecture, security and cloud services to optimize the information and communications technology (ICT) environments of enterprises. These offerings are backed by the company's worldwide infrastructure, including leading global tier-1 IP network, Arcstar Universal One™ VPN network reaching over 150 countries, and over 130 secure data centers. NTT Communications' solutions leverage the global resources of NTT Group companies including Dimension Data, NTT DOCOMO and NTT DATA.

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For further information, please contact:
Emma Crowe (Media Enquiries)
EMEA Marketing Communications Manager
NTT Communications
Emma.crowe@ntt.eu
+44-7581-315-241