KDDI Selects Virtela to Further Extend Global Reach for Enterprise Customers
Virtela's Award-Winning Managed Network Services and Support
Available to KDDI Customers Internationally
DENVER, December 17, 2009 - KDDI, Japan's
leading provider of international telecommunications and
collocation facilities around the world, today announced an
agreement with Virtela, a global network solutions company, to
expand KDDI's international network reach for enterprise network
services to more than 190 countries. Leveraging Virtela's
innovative multi-carrier network around the world, KDDI will offer
Japanese enterprises an array of high quality, cost effective
choices for global network services and support.
Customer satisfaction is the guiding principle behind every
action taken at KDDI, and working with Virtela enables the company
to enhance that satisfaction through more network options that
deliver the value its customers expect. According to KDDI,
improving service coverage and connectivity is a top priority and
the company is pleased to be able to expand its offerings via
Virtela to give enterprises an immediate benefit on a global
basis.
"We're honored to be working with KDDI, a world-class company
that shares our focus on delivering the highest quality customer
service," said Vab Goel, Virtela CEO and partner at Norwest Venture
Partners. "We take pride in going the extra mile for customers and
partners every day, and we're excited help KDDI expand its network
services portfolio for enterprise customers to enhance their
businesses globally through the greatest reach, performance and
reliability."
Virtela aggregates and integrates the best local, regional and
global networks to offer unparalleled geographic reach around the
world. By adding a unique overlay of intelligence that performs
optimal routing and automatic failover for customer network
traffic, Virtela's multi-carrier Global Service FabricSM gives
enterprises an inherently higher performing, more resilient and
cost effective alternative than traditional carrier networks.
Virtela is the single point of contact for expert design,
implementation and 24x7 proactive monitoring and management
worldwide.
Backed by superior operations, unmatched customer care, and a
unique model that enables greater agility in responding to market
and technology changes, Virtela is the industry's largest
independent global managed network services provider, leading the
charge in providing flexible, efficient and business-critical
managed services worldwide.
About KDDI Corporation
KDDI, a Global Fortune 500 company, is Japanese leading provider
of international telecommunications and collocation facilities
around the world. KDDI provides high-quality network solutions to
clients with telecommunication needs throughout Asia-Pacific, where
it is particularly strong. KDDI is a pioneer and innovator in the
Ethernet world, being the first telecom provider to provide
switched Ethernet services between Asia and the United States.
KDDI is also a leading provider in international data centers
and value-added services through its group company, TELEHOUSE, in
the United States, Europe and Asia. Please visit us at www.kddi.com/english
About Virtela
Virtela, the world's largest
independent managed services company, offers award-winning
managed services including MPLS and IP-based Virtual Private
Networks (VPNs), Security, Remote Access, and WAN/LAN Device
Monitoring and Management, to some of the most competitive
multinational companies in the world. Offering services in 190
countries, Virtela integrates and manages best-of-breed service
providers through partnerships with 500+ carriers, to address the
unique needs of its customers. Virtela is headquartered in Denver,
Colorado, with Global Network Operations Centers in Denver, Mumbai,
India and Manila, Philippines. For more information, please call +1
(720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.net.
Media Contact:
Jane Morrissey
Virtela
720.475.4012 (office)
303.808.7671 (mobile)
jmorrissey@virtela.com
Satoru Ito
KDDI
TEL: +81-3-6678-0690
FAX: +81-3-6678-0306
s-itoh@kddi.com