NTT Communications Gold Sponsor of Capacity Latam 2008

    NEW YORK and HOUSTON, April 7, 2008 /PRNewswire/ --

    When:    April 8, 2008, from 12:00 p.m. to 12:50 p.m.
             April 9, 2008, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

    What:    NTT Communications Corporation, a worldwide provider of
             information and communications technology (ICT) solutions, will
             participate as a gold sponsor at Capacity Latam 2008, Capacity
             magazine's 5th annual Latin American wholesale telecommunications
             congress for carriers and service providers across Latin America
             and internationally.  In addition, NTT America executives will
             both speak on and moderate panels at the event.  NTT
             Communications will also sponsor a lunch and opportunity to
             network on April 8th at 12:50 p.m.

    Who:     Kazuhiro Gomi, CTO, NTT America, joins executives from ANTEL, BTS
             USA, Verizon Business and Yahoo! Brazil in a panel discussion,
             "Market Update: Identifying the Drivers of Capacity Demand: Key
             Market Segments and Services, Convergence and IP," on Tuesday,
             April 8, 2008 at 12:00 p.m.  Moderated by Luis Cabral, Pre-sales
             Director, INTEC, the panel will identify key drivers of capacity
             demand in the Latin American wholesale market, assess the impact
             of increased demand on bandwidth requirements, define customer
             needs and requirements (QoS, redundancy, diversity, resilience)
             and discuss developing effective business strategies to meet the
             needs of customers.

             Doug Junkins, Vice President of IP Engineering, NTT America, will
             moderate the panel, "International Access: Optimising Regional
             and International Connectivity in the Latin American Market:
             Capacity Investment, Partnership and Collaboration Strategies,"
             on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at 11:30 a.m.  During this panel,
             executives from China Telecom Americas, IFX Networks, Level 3
             Communications, PCCW Global and Tiscali International Network
             will assess the status of new and existing sub-sea cable systems
             in Latin America, evaluate the impact of increased international
             capacity demand on the future developments in the Latin American
             market, pinpoint future growth opportunities to extend market
             coverage and discuss developing effective collaboration
             strategies to access new markets.

    Why:     Capacity Latam 2008 has firmly positioned itself as the must-
             attend Latin American telecommunications conference.  Over 250
             senior executives from more than 90 organizations across the
             region and internationally will come together to discuss domestic
             and international wholesale telecommunications market
             opportunities.  With broadband penetration exceeding 20% of
             households in some countries and growing at 11% CAGR, the
             bandwidth requirements in Latin America demand global attention.

    Where:   Renaissance Sao Paulo Hotel, Alameda Santos, 223, Sao Paulo, SP
             01419-002, Brazil. Tel: +55 11 3069 2233.

    Event Information:
    http://www.capacitymedia.com/conferences-

events.asp?id=36&cat=&subcat=&start=6#contents

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NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) provides information and communications technology (ICT) solutions worldwide with dedicated professionals stationed in 21 countries. Renowned as an IPv6 technology pioneer and managed service expert, NTT Com offers diverse high-quality IP, Web-based, and managed network solutions combining network management, security, ubiquitous, Web portals/engines, and global services. Its world-class Tier 1 Internet backbone and secure closed networks with over 98,000 MPLS ports, combined with the networks of partner companies around the world, connect more than 200 countries. The company earned non-consolidated revenues exceeding one trillion yen (about US$10 billion) in fiscal 2006 ended March 31, 2007. NTT Com started as a long-distance phone company in 1999 after the reorganization of the NTT Group, and is the wholly-owned subsidiary of NTT, one of the world's largest telecommunications companies. NTT is listed on the Japan, London and New York stock exchanges. Please visit www.ntt.com.

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