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Network Services Overview NTT Com s network services reach 160 countries/regions, including the most extensive coverage in Asia- Pacific. To support the rapid increase in Internet traffic, the company is continuously upgrading its global tier 1 IP backbone with more bandwidth and more direct connections to major ISPs in many regions. The network boasts the industry's largest dedicated transpacific Internet bandwidth managed under one policy, backed by industry-leading SLAs. Strategic investment in submarine cable systems enable NTT Com infrastructure to keep pace with the explosive growth of data worldwide. The company owns or jointly operates eight high-capacity international undersea systems and operates its own vessel to lay and maintain cables. Network services for enterprises are provided via Arcstar Universal One secure private networks and a Tier 1 global IP backbone, as well as secure data centers in Asia, North America and Europe. NTT Com is establishing an increasingly strong presence in countries such as China, India and Russia to help companies expand their operations in key emerging markets. 21/90
Arcstar Universal One: Overview Arcstar Universal One is a new cloud-optimized network service that links directly to the private networks of enterprise customers. Arcstar Universal One is reliable and scalable, and offers the added assurance of redundant access lines. The service is available in 160 countries/regions via proven, low-latency submarine cable networks, such as PC1 between Japan and the U.S. and Asia Submarine-cable Express between Japan and Singapore from June 2012. Arcstar Universal One offers broad flexibility in terms of location, operations, layers and type of cloud. Four plans with different grades of quality and cost are available. All grades feature redundant access lines and convenient one-stop operation and maintenance, with service available in English as well as Japanese. A dedicated web portal enables customers to check network status. Arcstar Universal One customers can rapidly deploy cloud-based network environments in combination with NTT Com s BizCITY cloud-based applications and the Arcstar Unified Communications Services. 22/90
Arcstar Universal One: Four Free Strengths Business backbone linking offices and cloud applications Overseas offices Cloud free Directly links any cloud with private networks for secure applications BizCITY Cloud free Partner applications Layer free Enables layers 2 and 3 services to function in integrated networks Operatio n free Arcstar Universal One Layer free Area free Operation free Everything, from devices to cloud, can be outsourced reliably Mobile network Light Grade Cost Effective Economy Grade Cost and Quality Business Grade High Quality Premium Grade Top Quality and Reliability Area free Integrates global networks for seamless operation worldwide Remote access Sales office Branch office HQ Data center 23/90
Global IP Network: Overview NTT Com s global IP network reaches 160 countries/regions worldwide. The company s unrivaled Asia-Pacific layer 1 network provides redundancy with double triangles connecting major Asian cities and a ladder network linking Japan, the U.S. and Europe. Diverse network paths with auto re-route capability in layer 2 networks guarantee quality and performance. Recent History 2000 Acquired Verio and its Tier 1 IP backbone, raising U.S.-Japan bandwidth to 1 Gbps. 2001 Introduced network service level agreements and expanded IP backbone to the Rep. of Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and Australia. 2002 Raised data transmission speed to 5 Gbps, 100x faster than in 1997. 2005 Became first network provider to enhance backbone with measured networklatency variability via jitter-type SLA (also introduced for IPv6 in 2009). 2006 Rerouted network with minimal delay following undersea earthquake off Taiwan. 2008 Introduced traffic analysis system. 2010 Increased Japan U.S. backbone speed to industry-leading 300 Gbps. 2011 Increased Japan U.S. backbone speed to industry-leading 600 Gbps. 2012 Increased Asia-Oceania backbone speed to industry-leading 500 Gbps. 24/90
Global IP Network: Routes and Bandwidths As of June 2013 For latest map: www.ntt.net/about/network-map.cfm?region=jp 25/90
Global IP Network: Capacity Trends Japan-U.S. We are expanding our IP backbone to deliver greater amounts of data, quickly and reliably. NTT Com s global IP network now carries much of the Internet traffic between Japan and the rest of the world. NTT Com s global IP network backbone capacity between Japan and the U.S. reaches 600 gigabits per second. Between Japan and Asia-Oceania, capacity totals 500 Gbps, or nine times greater than five years ago, as of August 2012. Asia and Oceania 26/90
Global IP Network: Customer Case To respond to surging users and traffic, Evernote used NTT Com s subsidiary in the U.S., NTT America, as its network provider to create global links for Evernote s headquartered data center via NTT Com s Global IP Network service. Dave Engberg, CTO of Evernote said that the company chose NTT Com because of its high-quality infrastructure and professional employees. He added that the company s quality of network linking Japan and the U.S. is a the top class, therefore Evernote had the best choice to deliver its service to the world s second-largest Japanese market with first-class convenience. 27/90
Global IP Network: Services (1) Transit By connecting to our Global Tier 1 IP backbone, NTT Com provide a seamless service from a single autonomous system-based worldwide network. Direct connection to major ISPs in many countries ensures fast Internet access with minimal distance delays. IPv6 NTT Com boasts the world's largest IPv6 backbone, spanning Asia, Europe, North America and Australia. In addition to native IPv6 via direct access, the company s global backbone runs dualstack IPv4 and IPv6. Collocation Data center customers benefit from high-quality global IP network connectivity in bandwidths ranging from 1 Mbps to 10 Gbps. Web Hosting High-quality hosting services are enhanced with the high availability and security of NTT Com s global Tier 1 IP backbone. Customer support is available in multiple various languages for system design and operation. 28/90
Global IP Network: Services (2) SLA Customers of NTT Com s IPv6 services are offered high-standard service-level agreements guaranteeing 100% network availability, as well as latency and packet loss levels. If services do not achieve the quality levels guaranteed under the SLA, NTT Com refunds least a pro-rated amount or all of the customer s service fee. Smart Content Delivery Advanced (SCD-A) Smart Content Delivery Advanced (SCD-A) solutions enable enterprises to deliver both static and rich media content effectively, efficiently and intelligently. Based on Global Server Load Balancing and Reverse Proxy Caching methodologies, SCD-A shortens users download time while also removing the complexities, resource constraints and costs associated with managing a web presence. SCD-A is offered via NTT Com s Tier 1 Global IP Network or cache servers installed on the other specific networks. Content delivery is enhanced by direct connection to major ISPs around the world, including NTT Com s own OCN-branded ISPs. End user SCD-A enables rapid content delivery using cache servers located around the world. SCD-A Platform Cache server Tier2 ISP NTT Communications Tier2 ISP Global IP Network End user OCN End user Cache server Tier2 ISP Cache server Tier2 ISP ISP Tier2 ISP ISP Customer web server Enable content delivery as long as a customer web server is connected to Internet. 29/90
IPv6: Overview NTT Com currently operates the world s largest Tier 1 IPv6 backbone, spanning Asia, Europe, North America and Australia, while offering enhanced network security, self-discovery, remote access and multicasting. The company s global backbone for Arcstar Universal One has been fully upgraded to run dual stack IPv4 and IPv6. NTT Com s Extended Commitment to IPv6 1995 IPv6 protocol established by Internet Engineering Task Force with contributions from an NTT researcher 2001 NTT Com launches world s first commercial IPv6 service in Japan 2002 Earns Japan s first Best Technology Foresight and Best Carrier AP Region awards for contributions to IPv6 at World Communication Awards 2002 2004 Earns Asia s first Best New Service IPv6/IPv4 Global Dual Service and Best Global Carrier awards at World Communication Awards 2004 2005 Launches IPv6 version of OCN-brand Internet access service for individuals 2008 Named Best Wholesale Carrier by the Telecom Asia Awards in part for offering the latest IPv6 technologies on its world-class global Tier 1 IP network 2009 Launches Japan s first IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack service as Arcstar IP-VPN option 2009.com (dot com) Master Internet-skills test in Japan accredited by multiple bodies as a qualified test of IPv6 skills 2010 Launches Japan s first IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack connectivity for Arcstar Global IP-VPN 2011 NTT Communications Group participates in IPv6 Day 2012 NTT Communications Group participates in IPv6 Launch 30/90
IPv6: NTT Com s Central Position in IPv6 NTT Com is one of the most innovative players delivering IPv6 traffic on the Internet. The figure shows NTT Com s central position in the global IPv6 network topology, a result of having connected numerous neighbors from the beginning of the IPv6 network. NTT Com 31/90
Global Partnerships Current:19 partners (including Japan) 2010: TNZ-New Zealand/Optus-Australia/SKB-South Korea/TATA-India 2011: CAT-Thailand 2012: Expand partnership to 23 partners, specifically in APAC for in-country network Interoute Eastern Europe Orange Russia TTK Sprint Global Crossing T-systems Orange Africa Middle East TATA CT CAT CU CPC Net VNPT SKB PLDT Domestic IP-VPN TM Global Crossing Lintasarta Telefonica OPTUS 11Carriers 19Carriers 23Carrier Servicing NNI CY2010, 2011 Added NNI CY2012 Planned TNZ 32/90
Submarine Cables: Overview NTT Com s network service, which reaches 160 countries/regions worldwide, is noted for offering the most extensive network coverage available in the Asia-Pacific region. To support rapid growth in Internet traffic, the company is continuously upgrading its global Tier 1 IP backbone with increased bandwidth and direct connections to major ISPs in Asia, the U.S., Europe and Oceania. The network currently boasts the industry's largest dedicated transpacific Internet bandwidth managed under one single policy with industry-leading SLAs. Strategic investments in submarine cable systems are enabling NTT Com s infrastructure to keep pace with the explosive growth of data worldwide. The company owns or jointly operates eight high-capacity international undersea systems and operates its own vessel to lay and maintain submarine cables. 33/90
Submarine Cables: PC-1 (1) The PC-1 is a ring-configuration transpacific cable system that stretches 21,000 km and has a capacity of 3.2 terabits per second. NTT Com began operating the system in 2009, when it wholly purchased Pacific Crossing Limited. Two landing stations on each side of the Pacific connect Japan and the U.S. via the most direct-possible routes, enabling the PC-1 to offer the lowest latency of any transpacific route. 34/90
Submarine Cables: PC-1 (2) Pacific Crossing and NTT Com successfully completed the world s first transpacific 100Gbps WDM transmission trial with digital coherent technology in the PC-1 cable. Digital coherent technology is a next-generation optical transmission technology that enables ultra-fast 100Gbps transmission. NTT Com confirmed its viability in the PC-1 cable, based on which it will upgrade transmission capacity from 3.2Tbps at present to 10Tbps in mid 2013. Overview of digital coherent technology 1. Phase Modulation Robustness to noise and nonlinear effect Possibility for multilevel modulation (ex) BPSK, QPSK Digital data sequence Optical signal waveform (Modulated Signal) 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 180 0 180 180 0 180 0 The wave representing 0 bit The wave representing 1 bit 2. Polarization Multiplexing/Demultiplexing Capacity doubles by multiplexing/demultiplexing 2 polarization at one transceiver Y-polarization 1 state of polarization Y-polarization 2 states of polarization Time Time X-polarization X-polarization Phase Modulation + Polarization Multiplexing Transpacific 100G transmission 35/90
Submarine Cables: ASE (1) Asia Submarine-cable Express (ASE), a 40-gigabit-per-second (Gbps) undersea cable, connects major business hubs across East Asia with 7,200 kilometers of cable and a total carrying capacity exceeding 15 terabits per second. Launched in August 2012, the ASE was constructed by NTT Com, Malaysia-based Telekom Malaysia, Philippines-based PLDT and Singapore-based StarHub. The ASE currently serves Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong and the Philippines. Connections to Mainland China and additional Southeast Asian countries will be launched in collaboration with major carriers in these markets. Incorporating the latest 40 Gbps optical technology, the ASE boosts the capacity and strengthens the redundancy of NTT Com s Asian cable networks, paving the way for enhanced global network services that meet the region s increasing needs for global traffic, low network latency and reliability. In the future, the ASE will be further enhanced with 100 Gbps optical technology. 36/90
Submarine Cables: ASE (2) The ASE will be specially designed to withstand earthquakes and typhoons, particularly in areas such as the Bashi Channel south of Taiwan, where undersea earthquakes have disrupted international communications in the past few years. Routes between Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore will cover the shortest possible distances to maximize reliability and minimize latency. 37/90
Submarine Cables: ASE (3) Low-latency global network London HSC Hokkaido-Sakhalin Cable System S Tokyo Chicago PC-1 Hong Kong Hong Kong Financial Data Cemter ASE lowest latency connection between Tokyo and Singapore Asia Submarine-cable Express Singapore Serangoon Data Center Tokyo U.S. Singapore Designed to follow great circle route, as much as possible, for lowest latency. Tokyo 38/90
Submarine Cables: Cable-laying Vessel SUBARU is a large cable-laying vessel based in Nagasaki, Japan and operated by NTT World Engineering Marine Corporation, a subsidiary of NTT Com. With an overall length of 124 meters and gross tonnage of 9,557, SUBARU is fully equipped for marine surveys, cable laying, burying and repair in territorial waters off Japan, as well as overseas. SUBARU Advanced cable-burying machine 39/90
OCN NTT Com's OCN brand provides individuals with a various Internet based services, such as Internet access (both optical and ADSL), international roaming, wireless LAN, IP telephone and discount fixed-phone services, email accounts with storage, virus checking and online scanning features, portal site, original web pages and more. The brand boasts the largest customer base in Japan ISP market, numbering more than 8.4 million customers as of September 2011. Blogs Content Commerce Video / Music Email Anti-virus, etc. Security / Storage Online storage Broadband Internet Access Mobile Internet In-home support Customer Support Online support 40/90
Other Network Services NTT Com offers business customers in Japan a variety of options for HOTSPOT, the company s public wireless local area network (WLAN) service available at an unrivaled 8,000 access points across Japan. Business people on the go can use this service for WLAN access in N700 Series cars of Tokaido Shinkansen super-high-speed trains between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka, and also in the waiting lounges of all 17 stations along the route. Global Roaming Business travelers overseas can connect to the WLAN access points of NTT Com partners British Telecom (U.K.), China Mobile (China), Deutsche Telekom / T-Mobile Group (Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, U.K. and U.S.), ipass (U.S.), KT (South Korea), StarHub (Singapore), Swisscom (Switzerland), Tata Communications (India) and TMN (Portugal). WLAN Solutions NTT Com provides WLAN operators with HOTSPOT technologies for advanced solutions, such as module and authentication support for WLAN services and devices. 41/90