BT AND ITJ TO OFFER CONCERT VIRTUAL NETWORK SERVICE IN JAPAN.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--January 16, 1996--BT and International Telecom Japan Inc. (ITJ ITJ International Telecommunications (Japan) ITJ Improved Triple Junction (solar cell) ITJ Independent Truckers Journal ITJ Information Technology Junction Limited ), one of the leading international carriers in Japan, today announced they will jointly provide Concert Virtual Network Service (Concert VNS VNS Visiting Nurse Service VNS Voter News Service VNS Vagus Nerve Stimulator VNS Virtual Network Switching VNS Vagal Nerve Stimulator VNS Victim Notification System VNS Virtual Network System VNS Varanasi, India - Babatpur (Airport Code) ) to customers in Japan beginning in late July. Alfred Mockett, Managing Director, BT Global Communications, said: "We are very excited about offering global corporate voice to our customers in Japan in partnership with ITJ. Concert VNS will strengthen our service in Japan, where we already successfully provide managed data services - Concert Packet Services and Concert Frame Relay A high-speed packet switching protocol used in wide area networks (WANs). Providing a granular service of up to DS3 speed (45 Mbps), it has become popular for LAN to LAN connections across remote distances, and services are offered by most major carriers. Services." Mr. J Takahashi, ITJ Executive Vice President, said: "Large corporate users in Japan are diversifying. The requirements for global services is increasing and we are happy to be able to comply with these users needs." BT will be responsible for the operation of the global backbone network A backbone network provides a path for the exchange of information between different LANs or subnetworks.[1] A backbone can tie together diverse networks in the same building, in different buildings in a campus environment, or over wide areas. , service support for customer installations and service delivery outside Japan in conjunction with its global partner MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. . BT will also conduct joint sales and marketing activities with ITJ in Japan and with ITJ worldwide for Japanese customers. ITJ will be responsible for joint sales and marketing activities with BT and installing and operating customer networks in Japan through its subsidiary ITJ IT. Concert, the BT and MCI global services company, was the first alliance to announce a global virtual network service in November 1994 and is the leading source of advanced global voice service for multinational corporations
Under the terms of the joint venture, MCI and its distributors market Concert services in the Americas, while BT and its distributors market the services in the Europe, Asia Pacific and the remaining regions of the world. Through BT and MCI, Concert serves approximately 2000 customers worldwide and has won contracts valued at approximately US$ one billion in its first year of operation. BT is a leading provider of telecommunications services and operates one of the largest global networks in the world, offering a wide range of advanced global business communications services. BT has annual revenues of over US $18 billion, with more than 137,000 employees worldwide. CONTACT: Jim Barron Jim Barron (born October 19, 1943 in Tantobie, County Durham) is an English former footballer. He played as a goalkeeper, turning out for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Chelsea, Oxford United, Nottingham Forest, Swindon Town, Connecticut Bicentennials and Peterborough United BT Corporate Communications (212) 418-7860 |
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