NTT Europe Expands Global IP Network With new PoP in EvoSwitch Datacentre, Amsterdam

London and Amsterdam (ots/PRNewswire) -

NTT Europe consolidates European footprint amid plans for eastern European
expansion

NTT Europe, a wholly owned subsidiary of NTT Communications
Corporation [http://www.ntt.com/index-e.html ] (NTT Com), announced
today that it has expanded the reach of the NTT Communications' Tier
1 Global IP Network in Europe with a new Point of Presence (PoP) in
EvoSwitch, Amsterdam, one of the top energy efficient data centres in
Europe.

The new PoP enables ISPs and content networks to gain access to
NTT Com's high-capacity, Tier 1 backbone network. This move comes as
NTT Europe consolidates its presence in Western Europe and expands
further into Central and Eastern Europe. With a total of five PoP's
opened within the last 6 months, including Bucharest, Budapest and
Sofia, NTT Europe is set for further aggressive expansion in 2012.

Clive Hamilton, Head of Global IP in EMEA, comments, "We are
excited to announce the latest Point of Presence in Europe at
EvoSwitch in Amsterdam. As one of the biggest Internet hubs in Europe
alongside both London and Frankfurt, this new PoP is of significant
importance to us. It will enable us to support high capacity services
for carriers and content providers alike with both IPv4 and IPv6
requirements, all in a carbon neutral environment at EvoSwitch."

Eric Boonstra, Managing Director of EvoSwitch Netherlands B.V.
said of the announcement: "It's great to be working with a Tier 1
carrier like NTT Com as we help our customers secure the best
connectivity options to the wider web. NTT Com's position as the
second biggest Tier 1 backbone provider will offer real benefits to
both EvoSwitch and our customers."

About EvoSwitch

Established in 2006, EvoSwitch is a next generation carrier
neutral datacenter in the Amsterdam region with excellent
connectivity due to the presence of many international carriers and
the AMS-IX. It provides housing space and IT infrastructure
solutions, peering and connectivity and in-house cabling. Customers
can make use of full cabinets, custom cages and private suites.
EvoSwitch offers datacenter services with 24/7 customer support from
engineers and technicians. Customers include Wikimedia, Codemasters
and Logica.

EvoSwitch delivers an energy-efficient "green" framework within
which clients can design their own green data infrastructures. The
data center is 80% more energy-efficient than traditional data
centers, enabling substantial savings. It uses 100% green power and
invests in CO2-compensation projects worldwide in collaboration with
the Climate Neutral Group. Customers of EvoSwitch can make use of the
Green Fan logo [http://www.evoswitch.com/en/the-green-fan ], a
partnership of leading IT companies committed to environmentally
friendly outcomes.

For further information visit http://www.evoswitch.com

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. For additional information,
please visit http://www.eu.ntt.com.

NTT Europe directly connects telecommunications companies,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs), content providers, Content
Delivery Networks (CDNs) and enterprises to major markets around the
world via NTT Communications' Tier-1 IP Backbone Network. The NTT
Communications network provides high-volume data transport at a
complete range of commercial-strength bandwidth options, utilizing
the most advanced technologies to provide fast, efficient and
accurate data transport.

About NTT Communications Corporation

NTT Communications provides a broad range of global networks,
management solutions and IT services to customers worldwide. The
company is renowned for reliable, high-quality security, hosting,
voice, data and IP services, as well as expertise in managed networks
and leadership in IPv6 transit technology. NTT Communications'
extensive infrastructure includes Arcstar(TM) Global IP-VPN and
Global e-VLAN, as well as a Tier-1 IP Backbone reaching more than 150
countries in partnership with major Internet service providers, and
secure data centres in Asia, North America and Europe. NTT
Communications 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 http://www.ntt.com.

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Contact:
Media enquiries: Joe Thomas/Sarah Ryan, Brands2Life, Tel:
+44(0)20-7592-1200, Email: ntteo@brands2life.com; Alex Porter, NTT
Europe ,
Tel: +44(0)203-217-1432, Email: alex.porter@ntt.eu; For EvoSwitch :
Caroline Higgins, Firefly Communications, Tel : +44(0)207-025-8215,
Email :
caroline.higgins@fireflycomms.com