NTT Com continues to develop its partnership strategy

NTT Communications continues to develop its partnership strategy by hosting its fourteenth "Arcstar Carrier Forum 2017" on September 13-14.

NTT Com's Arcstar enterprise VPN service reaches more than 190 countries. NTT Com partners participating in the Forum included:

Australia
Optus Pty Limited

Australia/Japan
Telstra Japan K.K.

Brazil
Neutrona Networks

China
China Telecommunications Corporation
China Unicom

France
Orange Business Services

Germany
Deutsche Telekom AG

Hong Kong
China Telecom Global Limited
Hutchison Global Communications Ltd.
PCCW Global Ltd.
WTT HK Limited

India
Tata Communications Ltd.

Indonesia
Biznet Networks
Indosat Ooredoo
PT. Telekomunikasi Indonesia International

Korea
KT Corporation

Malaysia
Telekom Malaysia Berhad
TIME dotCom Berhad

Philippines
PLDT Inc.

South Africa
Internet Solutions

Taiwan
Chunghwa Telecom International Business Group

Thailand
CAT Telecom Public Company Limited

UK
Colt Technology Services Co., Ltd.

Interoute Communications Limited

USA
Level 3 Communications

USA/Hong Kong/Japan
Verizon Hong Kong Limited/Verizon Japan Ltd.

Vietnam
VNPT International

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U.S. Courts Selects Level 3 for Nationwide Network

Level 3 Communications landed a multi-year contract with the United States Courts to provide network infrastructure and services to improve overall communications quality and management throughout the federal judicial system.

Under the General Services Administration (GSA) Networx Enterprise contract, Level 3 will deliver direct connections to each of the designated sites via IP virtual private network (VPN), optical wavelength and Ethernet access services. The expanded Wide Area Network (WAN) architecture will maximize network routing options and redundancy for nationwide communications traffic between all U.S. Courts sites to ensure greater reliability, security and operating efficiencies –the primary challenges facing multi-site organizations today.

The U.S. Courts were looking to simplify nationwide operations onto a single communications platform for nearly 300 sites, including the U.S. Courts of Appeals, U.S. District Courts, U.S. Bankruptcy Courts and U.S. Courts of Special Jurisdiction.

Level 3 said the contract also covers session initiated protocol (SIP) trunking services, capitalizing on enhanced WAN connectivity to provide an Internet-based platform for local- to long-distance voice services. Level 3's Voice Complete portfolio of SIP-based services will deliver enhanced service options and a growth platform for the future, while also ensuring greater continuity of operations and disaster recovery (COOP/DR) by streamlining voice communications management for the federal judicial system.

http://level3government.com

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AT&T's NetBond Links Customer VPNs Directly to Salesforce

AT&T customers will soon be able to link their Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) directly to Salesforce cloud services.

AT&T's NetBond capability will connect to Salesforce services directly from an AT&T MPLS VPN from any location on the private network. AT&T said its NetBond is designed to match the simplicity and elasticity of cloud computing services like Salesforce.

“The addition of choice in how users connect to Salesforce is game changing for enterprise customers who need high performing and reliable access to industry-leading cloud services,” said Andy Geisse, CEO, AT&T Business Solutions. “This is an important addition to our growing AT&T NetBond ecosystem and will further accelerate enterprise cloud adoption.”

AT&T highlighted the following advantages for NetBond:

• Simple: Seamlessly works with existing AT&T VPN through APIs creating an automated experience; no additional equipment or access lines required to order or manage. 
• Savings: Network elasticity that automatically flexes with the needs of the cloud service; companies can save as much as 60 percent on networking costs. 
• Performance: Delivers as much as 50 percent lower latency and 3x availability when compared to the public Internet. 
• Protection: Isolates traffic going directly to cloud platforms using the AT&T private global network, providing additional protections from risks such as DDoS attacks. 

http://about.att.com/story/att_adds_sales_force_to_network_enabled_cloud_ecosystem.html

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AT&T Expands Mobile Access to VPNs

AT&T has begun offering expanded Virtual Private Network (VPN) bundles that provide free Mobile Remote Access that allow users mobile access from virtually any device.

The new VPN value bundle enables customers to connect up to 100 mobile devices with mobile remote access and global WiFi, as well as VoIP calling options and security services. Mobile Remote Access Services enables customers to extend their VPN connection to their mobile devices. 

"The need to mobilize business has never been more important," said S. Dale McHenry, VP, Enterprise Networks at AT&T. "We are pairing our expertise in mobility and virtual private networking to deliver a truly game-changing combination of features and services to our customers.

http://www.att.com

http://resources.att.com/ATT-MPLS-Enabled-VPN?LNS=OS_VPN_Enterprise_IDC_2Q13

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Telstra Announces Application Assured Networking Service

Telstra introduced an "Application Assured Networking" service that provides enterprises with more control over the increasing number of financial, relationship management, IP telephony, video conferencing and other business applications on their network. The new service will initially allow an organisation to produce reports on how networks are being used by applications which can be viewed via an easy-to-use secure online portal on the Telstra Business and Enterprise website.

Telstra said its goal is to optimise the network to ensure the performance of enterprise applications that really count. Enterprises can define application policies for the network which applies Quality of Service and bandwidth controls in real-time or as scheduled.

The new service is available on the Telstra Next IP network. Peer Industries is the first Telstra customer to use the Application Assured Networking service. http://www.telstra.com 

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