NTT Com launches data network services in India

Japan’s NTT Communications has launched international data network services in India as part of a push to expand its presence in the market.

The services are being provided through NTT Com’s Indian affiliate NTT Communications India Network Services (NTTCINS).

NTT Com has also commenced construction of two new data centers in Mumbai and Bangalore through managed hosting and cloud service provider subsidiary Netmagic.

The $160 million investment will add nearly 500,000 square feet of gross floor space, nearly doubling the company’s data center floorspace footprint in India

NTT Com likewise acquired a VNO ILD network license in March and has been providing its Arcstar Universal One cloud-based network services as it international network services in partnership with local carriers, using these carriers’ network resources while adding value-added services such as NFV.

“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,” NTT Com President and CEO Tetsuya Shoji said.

“For the past few years, our business in India has consistently grown over 35% annually. With further expansion of data center 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, IoT, cloud and big data.”