NTT opens internet connection service in RI

NTT opens internet connection service in RI

JAKARTA (JP): PT NTT Indonesia, a subsidiary of Japanese
telecoms giant NTT Communications Corp., launched a US$12 million
internet connection and data services center here on Thursday to
help local companies move towards the Internet.

NTT Indonesia is a joint venture between NTT Communications
and Indonesia's Lyman Group, with each company owning 65 percent
and 35 percent respectively.

NTT Indonesia's president Taizo Nakano said the company
targeted at least 100 companies as customers in its first rollout
of the center and hoped that more would follow.

The data center, located at Wisma 46 on Jl. Jend. Sudirman,
Central Jakarta, provides Internet services designed to expand
businesses in the global marketplace, he said in a media
conference preceding the official launch of the center.

NTT's senior executive Satoshi Fujita said that it sees a
promising future in Indonesia's information, telecommunications,
and technology sectors despite the political turmoil currently
engulfing the country.

"Indonesia is an important country for our global
expansion ... we are optimistic of its prospects," he said.

NTT Communications is also the holding company of Japan's
cellular giant NTTDoCoMo, famous for being the first in the world
to rollout a third-generation handphone.(tnt)