NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), the ICT solutions and international communications business within the NTT Group, recently announced a partnership with the Philippines' largest telecommunication company, Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), to provide enterprise customers with NTT Com's enterprise-grade, infrastructure as a service (IaaS) solution, Enterprise Cloud. Commercial services are scheduled to begin in or after September.
Enterprise Cloud, which enables enterprises to virtually access their individualized customer portal to configure virtual data centers, is offered via multiple servers in multiple international locations, including Japan, US, UK, Germany, Australia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia, totaling nine countries and 11 data center locations.
PLDT will provide globally standardized IaaS services combining Enterprise Cloud and its own network services for Philippine-based enterprises. The enterprises will use these services to develop new solutions for global operations, especially in countries where NTT Com's cloud is present, and to strengthen business continuity using NTT Com resources outside the Philippines.
The signing was held at the NTT Com office in Tokyo. Representing the PLDT Group was Eric R. Alberto, EVP and Head for Enterprise, International and Carrier Business, and Ken Kusunoki, SVP and Head for Fifth Sales Division, represented NTT Com.
“We are very pleased to offer this highly value-added IaaS solution to clients through our new partnership,” said PLDT's EVP Alberto. “NTT Com provides optimum ICT solutions for multinationals operating out of the Philippines, and for Philippine corporations who choose to go global.