Allied Telesis Capital Corporation and NTT America Launch New IP Triple Play Services on the US Air Force Base Yokota.TOKYO -- Allied Telesis Capital Corporation (AT Capital), a subsidiary of Allied Telesis Holdings K.K. (headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. : Takayoshi Oshima) and NTT NTT Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation NTT New Technology Telescope NTT National Technology Transfer, Inc NTT Name That Tune (TV game show) NTT National Tree Trust NTT Number Theoretic Transform America, Inc. (headquartered in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , CEO: Tetsuro Yamaguchi), the wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of NTT Communications Corporation, today announced the launch of IP Triple Play services on the United States Air Force United States Air Force (USAF) Major component of the U.S. military organization, with primary responsibility for air warfare, air defense, and military space research. It also provides air services in coordination with the other military branches. U.S. Base in Yokota, Japan. The services will be powered by the Global Super Link product of NTT Communications, a virtual end-to-end trans-Pacific Ethernet connection over the NTT Communications Global IP Network using MPLS (1) (MultiProtocol Lambda Switching) The earlier name for GMPLS. See GMPLS. (2) (MultiProtocol Label Switching) A standard from the IETF for including routing information in the packets of an IP network. over Ethernet technology. The trial will begin the week of January 22nd, followed by a full complement of IP television services from the United States by March 2007. This project is the first of a series of planned partnerships between Allied Telesis Holdings K.K. and NTT America aimed at providing IP Triple Play services to United States military installations worldwide. "Allied Telesis Holdings and NTT America are making history by providing the world's first ever real-time deployment of United States television channels via IP to a military facility overseas," said Takayoshi Oshima, CEO, Allied Telesis Holdings, K.K. "We are excited about partnering with NTT America to deliver IP Triple Play -- data, television and voice -- over Ethernet to American servicemen and their families and friends at Yokota Air Force Base." Yokota Air Base Yokota Air Base (横田空軍基地 Yokota Kūgun Kichi is located near Tokyo and borders the cities of Fussa, Tachikawa, Akishima, Musashi-Murayama and Hamura, and the town of Mizuho. It is a key military base and serves as headquarters for U.S. military operations in Japan. Yokota also functions as a transportation staging base. AT Capital, founded in May 2005, has a track record of delivering IP Triple Play services to forward-thinking communities such as California's San Jose State University. At launch, AT Capital will provide twenty-five television channels broadcasting from the United States, with additional programming scheduled for the future. In addition, AT Capital will offer anytime calling from the base to the United States, without added long-distance charges. Users will also have access to high-speed Internet and e-mail accounts through the service. For IP Triple Play transmission, NTT America will provide secure, high-speed layer 2 point-to-point Ethernet connectivity between Yokota Air Force Base and Allied Telesis' IP television facilities in LaCrosse lacrosse (ləkrôs`), ball and goal game usually played outdoors by two teams of 10 players each on a field 60 to 70 yd (54.86 to 64.01 m) wide by 110 yd (100.58 m) long. Two goals face each other 80 yd (73. , Wisconsin. The connectivity is achieved via a Label Switched Path (networking) label switched path - (LSP) The specific path through a network that a datagram follows, based on its MPLS labels. (LSP LSP - Label Switched Path ) tunnel over the NTT Communications Global IP Network. "We are delighted to partner with Allied Telesis Holdings to provide service infrastructure for its pioneering service offerings for the residents and businesses at Yokota Air Force Base through our Global Super Link product," said Tetsuro Yamaguchi, President & CEO of NTT America. "Our expertise in providing a wide range of strategic IP and managed network solutions and extensive global reach will further complement Allied Telesis Holding's strong IP/Ethernet deployment capability worldwide." About Allied Telesis Holdings K.K Allied Telesis Holdings K.K., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is engaged in the research, development, manufacture and sale of information, communications and network-related products. Their products include secure IP/Ethernet access solutions, and they are an industry leader in the deployment of IP Triple Play networks over copper and fiber infrastructure. Their POTS-to-10G integrated Multiservice Access Platform (iMAP) and intelligent Multiservice Gateways (iMGs), in conjunction with advanced switching, routing and WDM-based transport solutions, enable public and private network operators and service providers of all sizes to deploy scalable, carrier-grade networks for cost-effective delivery of packet-based voice, video and data services. Allied Telesis Holdings has subsidiaries located throughout the world, including Allied Telesis, Inc. in North America. For investor relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. information, visit www.at-global.com. Allied Telesis Holdings K.K. Stock Code: 6835 Tokyo Stock Exchange Tokyo Stock Exchange Main stock market of Japan, located in Tokyo. It opened in 1878 to provide a market for the trading of government bonds newly issued to former samurai. 2nd Section (ADR ADR - Astra Digital Radio ) CUSIP CUSIP See: Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures CUSIP See Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures. : 019560 10 1 Ticker Symbol:ATHLY About Allied Telesis Capital Corporation Allied Telesis Capital Corporation, a subsidiary of Allied Telesis Holdings K.K., is a leader in the delivery of global network services providing standards-based, advanced communication solutions for business, home, school and government. About NTT America NTT America is North America's natural gateway to the Asia-Pacific region, with strong capabilities in the US 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. |
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