NTT Communications Selects Infinera for Tokyo Metropolitan IP Backbone Network
Enables Speed, Capacity, Flexibility and Simpler Management
Sunnyvale, CA on 22 July 2009
NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), a global provider of information and communications technology solutions has selected Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) for its new IP backbone network in the Tokyo Metropolitan area. The new network will leverage Infinera’s Digital Optical Networks to deliver a broader range of services with greater speed and flexibility to Internet Service Providers.
NTT Com operates an extensive infrastructure including the Arcstar™ 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 centers in Asia, North America and Europe.
NTT Com chose Infinera for its Tokyo Metropolitan area IP backbone network because the unique digital intelligence of the Infinera Digital Optical Networks will enable the NTT Com network to achieve large capacity and network flexibility at reduced operating expenditure. In addition, with Infinera’s solutions, NTT Com will be able to achieve a simplified and effective network that is expandable and able to meet increased growth in traffic. Infinera’s Bandwidth Virtualization™ architecture puts a minimum of 100 Gigabits/second of capacity throughout the network, enabling NTT Com to deliver to its customers a full range of services between any points on the network more quickly and cost-effectively than ever before. The GMPLS intelligence in the Infinera DTN network will enable NTT Com to deliver new services in days or minutes, as compared to weeks or months with traditional DWDM networks.
“The Infinera network will help NTT Com meet its customers’ needs with great speed and flexibility,” said Yoshimasa Tokui, Senior Vice President, Network Business Division of NTT Com.
“We are delighted to have been chosen by NTT Com as the platform for its new Tokyo Metropolitan IP backbone network. This win reflects Infinera’s continued momentum with tier-one service providers worldwide. Infinera’s next generation technology will help NTT Com fulfill its vision of becoming the ICT solution partner of choice for business customers and accommodate rapidly growing bandwidth demand in Japan, while delivering the highest-quality services to all its customers,” commented Infinera CEO Jagdeep Singh.
“We are extremely pleased to have played a key role in bringing NTT Com and Infinera together in this project as they both are leaders in their own fields. This deal is an exemplary case-in-point that ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation (CTC) and Infinera make a powerful partnership, sharing the same commitment to understand our customers’ in-depth needs and deliver to them best of breed solutions to accelerate them towards their business goals,” said Tohru Nakano, Director and Executive Vice President of CTC.
Based on Infinera’s own large-scale photonic integrated circuits which integrate more than 60 optical devices on a pair of chips less than 5mm wide, the Infinera DTN is a Digital ROADM for long-haul and metro core networks, combining high-capacity DWDM transport, integrated digital bandwidth management, and GMPLS-powered service intelligence in a single platform.
About Infinera
Infinera provides Digital Optical Networking systems to telecommunications carriers worldwide. Infinera’s systems are unique in their use of a breakthrough semiconductor technology: the photonic integrated circuit (PIC). Infinera’s systems and PIC technology are designed to provide customers with simpler and more flexible engineering and operations, faster time-to-service, and the ability to rapidly deliver differentiated services without reengineering their optical infrastructure. For more information, please visit http://www.infinera.com/.
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 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 centers 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 www.ntt.com/index-e.html.
About ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation
Established in 1972, ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation (CTC) provides advanced IT solutions to enhance enterprise network systems, and offers various outsourcing services, such as operations by its own data centers. CTC supports such market segments as telecommunications, broadcasting, finance, retail, distribution, manufacturing, education, government, medicine, pharmaceutical, chemicals and apparel. CTC has formed partnerships with more than 200 leading IT companies from nine countries. These partnerships range from those with global multinational IT companies to those with highly focused venture businesses. Around 7,000 people work for CTC throughout Japan, and our service edge lies in offering one-stop 7 x 24 support in approximately 100 service centers. http://www.ctc-g.co.jp/en/
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements are based on information available to Infinera as of the date hereof; and actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied, due to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding Infinera’s expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future, including that the Infinera Digital Optical Networks will enable the network to achieve large capacity and network flexibility at reduced operating expenditure; that Infinera’s solutions will help to enable and achieve a simplified and effective network that is expandable and able to meet increased growth in traffic; that Infinera’s Bandwidth Virtualization™ architecture puts a minimum of 100 Gigabits/second of capacity throughout the network, enabling a full range of services between any points on the network more quickly and cost-effectively than ever before; that this win reflects Infinera’s continued momentum with tier-one service providers worldwide; that Infinera’s next generation technology will help NTT Com fulfill its vision of becoming the ICT solution partner of choice for business customers and accommodate rapidly growing bandwidth demand in Japan, while delivering the highest-quality services to all its customers; that the GMPLS intelligence in the Infinera DTN network will the delivery of new services in days or minutes, as compared to weeks or months with traditional DWDM networks. Such forward-looking statements can be identified by forward-looking words such as “anticipated,” “believed,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “should,” “will,” and “would” or similar words. The risks and uncertainties that could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include aggressive business tactics by our competitors, our dependence on a single product, our ability to protect our intellectual property, claims by others that we infringe their intellectual property, our manufacturing process is very complex, product performance problems we may encounter, our dependence on sole or limited source suppliers, our ability to respond to rapid technological changes, our ability to maintain effective internal controls, the ability of our contract manufacturers to perform as we expect, a new technology being developed that replaces the PIC as the dominant technology in optical networks, general political, economic and market conditions and events, including war, conflict or acts of terrorism; and other risks that may impact Infinera’s business are set forth in our annual report Form 10-K, which was filed with the SEC on February 17, 2009, as well as subsequent reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. These statements are based on information available to us as of the date hereof and we disclaim any obligation to update the forward-looking statements included in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
