NTT America Features IPTV over IPv6 at Capitol Hill`s Longest Running Annual Tech Policy Exhibition

NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--
NTT America, a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of NTT Communications Corporation
(NTT Com) and a Tier-1global IP network services provider, today announced it
will be highlighting an IPTV streaming video over IPv6 demonstration at the 12th
Annual Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee (ICAC) Kickoff
Technology Policy Exhibition on January 13, 2009 at the Hart Senate Office
Building in Washington D.C. The Tech Policy Exhibition showcases the compelling
technology and Internet policy issues that will dominate Congressional
discussions around the Internet as a medium for communications, commerce and
democracy.

NTT America has participated at ICAC`s Tech Policy Exhibition for the last five
years, recently providing demonstrations that attest to the long term viability
of current and emerging applications to take advantage of IPv6, such as last
year`s demonstration of the IPv6 based Earthquake Early Warning System. The
company provides the Internet backbone, transit, infrastructure, and services
that enable scalable implementations of leading edge products and solutions.

In 2005, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) mandated that government
agencies enable their core networks for IPv6, and in June of 2008 they announced
that all major U.S. government agencies had met the deadline on successfully
demonstrating IPv6 capability. The next step is the "deployment of secure,
end-to-end, IPv6-enabled network services which support federal agency core
missions and applications" from the Business Case and Roadmap for Completing
IPv6 Adoption in US Government draft document, which is currently open for
review and comment. The draft version, comments template, and associated release
memorandum are posted on OMB`s Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA) website at
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/egov/a-2-EAIPv6.html.

"We are honored to once again be a part of the ICAC Technology Policy
Exhibition," said Kazuhiro Gomi, CTO of NTT America and vice president of the
NTT Communications Global IP Network. "We continue to see a groundswell of IPv6
adoption with emerging applications being built to meet demand both in the US
and internationally."

While demand for IPTV is increasing, the number of IPv4 addresses is decreasing.
According to the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), the availability
of IPv4 addresses is down to 15 percent with the number decreasing every month.
It is estimated that by mid-2012 the pool of IPv4 addresses will run out,
creating a sense of urgency for the adoption and implementation of IPv6. IPv6
solves the address crunch problem by offering a vastly expanded usable addresses
space. IPv6 also offers a significant number of benefits for the development of
new IP based applications, such as IPTV.

IPv6 is the successor to IPv4, the current protocol used on the Internet. IPv6`s
basically infinite address space offers scalability for a large number of
always-on customers. This creates end to end IP address transparency between the
company and the customer, simplifying applications like broadcast IPTV, VoIP and
P2P applications. IPv6 offers lower capital and operational expenses for
operators which can lead to lower prices for users. Finally, IPv6 offers a
number of enhancements for multicast and quality of service support.

About NTT America

NTT America is North America`s natural gateway to the Asia-Pacific region, with
strong capabilities in the U.S. market. NTT America is the U.S. subsidiary of
NTT Communications Corporation, the global data and IP services arm of the
Fortune Global 500 telecom leader: Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation
(NTT). NTT America provides world-class Enterprise Hosting, managed network, and
IP networking services for enterprise customers and service providers worldwide.
For additional information on NTT America, visit us on the Web at
www.nttamerica.com.

U.S. product information regarding the NTT Communications Global IP Network and
its award winning IPv6 transit services may be found at http://www.us.ntt.net/,
by calling 877-8NTT-NET (868-8638), or by emailing sales@us.ntt.net.

About NTT Communications Corporation

NTT Com delivers high-quality voice, data and IP services to customers around
the world. The company is renowned for its diverse information and communication
services, expertise in managed networks, hosting and IP networking services, and
industry leadership in IPv6 transit technology. The company`s extensive global
infrastructure includes Arcstar private networks and a Tier 1 IP backbone
(connected with major ISPs worldwide), both reaching more than 150 countries, as
well as secure data centers in Asia, North America and Europe. NTT Com 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.

NTT, NTT Communications, and the NTT Communications logo are registered
trademarks or trademarks of NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION and/or
its affiliates. All other referenced product names are trademarks of their
respective owners. © 2009 NTT Communications Corporation.

NTT America:
Christopher Davis, 214-915-1354
cdavis@us.ntt.net
www.us.ntt.net
or
Media:
Subudhi Consulting Group, Inc.
for NTT America
Joya Subudhi, 804-612-5393
joya@subudhi.com
www.subudhi.com

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