NTT launches global data network services in India

NTT Communications launches international data network services, plans to invest $160 million for data centre expansion in India.

NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), the information and communications technology solutions and international communications business within Japan's NTT Group, has launched international data network services in India.

The services have been launched through its affiliate NTT Communications India Network Services (NTTCINS).

The acquisition of this licence in India follows the initiation of construction of the company's two new data centres in Mumbai and Bangalore, through Netmagic, a subsidiary of NTT Com.

NTT Com acquired Virtual Network Operator - International Long Distance (VNO-ILD) network licence - in March this year.

NTT Com has been providing Arcstar Universal One services as its international network services, by partnering with local carriers. The company implements its own value-added services such as Network Virtualization Functions (NVF), while utilising the infrastructure of its partner carriers in India.

NTT Com is the first Japanese ICT provider of VNO-ILD network licence in India.

''India has been a key strategic market for us with the accelerating shift of IT services from traditional enterprise data centres into the cloud-based services,'' said NTT Com president and CEO Tetsuya Shoji.

''For the past few years, our business in India has consistently grown over 35 per cent annually. With further expansion of data centre foot print and addition of international data network services to our service portfolio, we aim to meet the growing market needs for Mobility, e-Commerce, Internet of Things (IoT), Cloud and Big Data,'' he added.

NTT Com has decided to invest more than $160 million on the two data centres, which will become operational by April 2018. These data centers will add nearly 500,000 square feet of gross floor space at full build.

This brings NTT Com's total gross footprint to 1,100,000 square feet in India.

''There is a continuous demand for a resilient and scalable IT Infrastructure backbone in this digital era. And, our Company has a rich history of evolving itself ahead of the curve to meet the dynamic requirements of our clients' businesses,'' said Sharad Sanghi MD & CEO of Netmagic (An NTT Communications Company).

''Our strategy is to accommodate this demand and ensure that our network service offering and data centres enable our ICT clients with rich IT infrastructure for maximum connectivity and enhanced productivity. With this two new data centers, Netmagic becomes one of the largest data center service providers in India.''