NTT Com Acquires 85% Stake in Gyron, Leading UK Data Center Service Provider

Tokyo (ots/PRNewswire) -

NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) and Gyron Internet
Limited (Gyron) jointly announced today that NTT Com acquired 85% of
Gyron, a leading provider of data center services in the United
Kingdom. NTT Com is further subscribing for additional equity in
Gyron to provide capital for planned expansion projects.

Gyron, an experienced provider of colocation and associated
managed data center services, currently has an announced power
capacity of 19MW, comprising an established data center near London
and two additional new facilities which will begin operating between
late 2012 and early 2013. Gyron provides a full range of colocation
and connectivity services to enterprises and service providers,
including large corporations such as software giants Adobe and
Symantec, and the innovative subscription music streaming service
Spotify.

Gyron's data centers will strengthen the NTT Com group's
cloud-based one-stop ICT solutions in the UK, Europe's ICT hub, and
enable the NTT Com group to further accelerate its offering of
increasingly diverse global cloud services.

Under the terms of the transaction, existing Managing Director,
Robin Balen, and Operations Director, Ben Miller, retain a combined
15% ownership of Gyron, and will both continue in their current
roles. Mr Balen said "We look forward to working with NTT Com and
delivering on our expansion plans. Existing and future customers will
benefit from this significant investment and the continued provision
of our high quality and flexible wholesale and retail colocation
services".

The Rt. Hon. Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State for Business,
Innovation and Skills, said "NTT Communications' investment confirms
the UK as the ICT hub of Europe and is further proof that we are
providing the right environment to attract world-renowned companies".
He also said: "I met Mr. Akira Arima, CEO & President of NTT
Communications, at their HQ in Japan last summer in the aftermath of
the earthquake. At such a difficult time, I was keen to go there in
person and reassure them that our door was open to do business with
them, both in Japan and in the UK. I am therefore personally
delighted with today's announcement by NTT Communications, which
shows the strength of the trade ties between our two countries".

The ongoing expansion of multinational business operations is
increasing the worldwide demand for seamless one-stop ICT services,
including the managed operation and maintenance of networks, data
centers, servers and applications. NTT Com, under its Global Cloud
Vision, is leveraging its strengths as a telecom operator to provide
total ICT outsourcing services, from networks and data centers to
applications, all on a seamless, end-to-end, one-stop basis, to meet
customer needs for cloud-based ICT systems.

Going forward, the NTT Com Group will continue to build global
strengths aiming to achieve group operating revenues of at least 1.5
trillion yen (GBP12bn), including a doubling of global sales
revenues, by 2015.

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 IPv4/IPv6
Global Tier-1 IP Network, Arcstar Universal One(TM) VPN network
reaching over 150 countries, and over 120 secure data centers. NTT
Communications' solutions leverage the global resources of NTT Group
companies including Dimension Data, NTT DOCOMO and NTT DATA.

For further information, please visit:

http://www.ntt.com | http://www.twitter.com/nttcom |
http://www.facebook.com/nttcomtva

About Gyron

Founded in March 2000, Gyron provides highly resilient and
energy-efficient datacentre services, supporting business critical IT
applications for customers across the world. The company offers
colocation on both a wholesale and retail basis, along with
associated connectivity and management services, all supported by
comprehensive 100% availability Service Level Guarantees.

For further information, please visit:

http://www.gyron.net | http://www.twitter.com/gyron |
www1.uk.gyron.net/blog [http://www1.uk.gyron.net/blog ]

For further information, please contact:
Emma Crowe (Media Enquiries, Europe)
Marketing Communications Manager - EMEA
NTT Communications
Emma.crowe@ntt.eu
+44(0)7581-315-241
Robin Balen
Managing Director
Gyron
pr@gyron.net

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