Press Release
 

August 24, 2000

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 

NTT Communications to Launch Domestic, International
Seamless Cell-Relay Service

 

NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) announced that it has applied to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications today for approval to launch a domestic and international seamless cell-relay service. Target date of launch is
August 31, 2000.

NTT Com has been providing Super Relay CR, a domestic cell-relay service, and Arcstar Global ATM, an international cell-relay (ATM) service. Today’s announcement will see both cell-relay services combined into a single seamless service. Corporate users will be able to economically construct a seamless domestic and international network and establish secure cell-relay logical links to their domestic and international offices over a single access network and though one contract.

Also, corporate users will be able to use the Arcstar Global ATM Service from Super Relay CR’s 50 access points nationwide. Moreover, service applications, billing and call center will be handled on a one-stop basis for both domestic and international service (please see Attachment for details).

Service Conditions

Service Areas: 7 areas
United States (excluding Hawaii and Alaska), Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, United Kingdom, Germany

International Cell-Relay (ATM) Service Accessible from Super Relay CR:
1. Service category: CBR (constant bit rate),
VBR-nrt (variable bit rate non-real time)
2. Connection: PVC (permanent virtual connection)
3. Speed: CBR (peak cell rate: 64 kb/s to 45 Mb/s)
VBR-nrt (sustainable cell rate: 64 kb/s to 45 Mb/s)
Note: There are some conditions to use CBR of 46 Mb/s to 135 Mb/s and VBR-nrt of 46 Mb/s to 120 Mb/s, therefore, those wishing to use such speeds are kindly requested to contact NTT Com.

Charges (please see Attachment for Tariff Image)
1. Basic charges: same as Super Relay CR service
2. Access circuit charge: same as Super Relay CR service

3. International communications charge (per 1 logical link,1 month, one-way, Japan-half)
Speeds
Charges
64 kb/s
90,000 yen
128 kb/s
155,000 yen
192 kb/s
205,000 yen
256 kb/s
255,000 yen
384 kb/s
340,000 yen
500 kb/s
420,000 yen
768 kb/s
590,000 yen
1 Mb/s
705,000 yen
1.5 Mb/s
865,000 yen
2 Mb/s
985,000 yen
Per additional 1 Mb/s increment for
speeds between 3 Mb/s to 135 Mb/s
260,000 yen

 

For more information, please contact.