Nov. 3, 2009 (Business Wire) -- NTT America, a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) and a Tier-1 global IP network services provider, today announced continued support of its ongoing IPv6 initiative with a gold sponsorship of the first annual IPv6 technology conference hosted by The Texas IPv6 Task Force at The Planet offices in Houston, Texas on November 3-4, 2009. Cody Christman, NTT America’s Director of Product Engineering, will speak on real world applications and implementations of IPv6 for the next generation Internet. Charles Sellers, senior product engineer, NTT America, will also present during the event.

While the expected depletion of IPv4 addresses and U.S. government mandates were the initial motivation for interest in IPv6, new applications, such as IPTV, better security features, and the exponential growth in the number and types of devices with Internet access are fueling IPv6 adoption for businesses that need to stay competitive on a global basis. The NTT Communications Global IP Network was the first and is one of the world’s largest Tier-1 networks fully upgraded to run IPv6. By supporting IPv6 transit service in native, tunneled or dual stack modes, NTT America provides a flexible and speedy transition path for companies, allowing them to take advantage of new international opportunities in content and commerce while ensuring business continuity and saving time through simplified network management. (Note: To view the NTT Communications Global IP Network, visit: http://www.ntt.net/english/about/network_map.cfm)

“NTT Communications is a long time champion of the benefits of IPv6 and has worked with the North American IPv6 Task Force, the IPv6 Forum and most recently with the Vietnam Internet Network Information Center to promote IPv6 adoption,” said Cody Christman, Director of Product Engineering, NTT America. “We are pleased that we can share our expertise including real world applications and transition paths on a more local level. This is really an indication of the importance of IPv6 to businesses that want to stay both innovative and competitive.”

As host of the event, The Planet, the world’s largest privately held dedicated hosting company, has been working with NTT America to bring its customers IPv6 access through an innovative dual stack approach, which provides the most efficient way to use both IPv4 and IPv6 simultaneously. The Web site to register for the event (http://www.txv6tf.org/ ) is hosted on The Planet’s IT infrastructure and is available via IPv6 and IPv4 on the NTT Communications Global IP Network.

NTT America has been an advocate for the advancement of IPv6 for more than a decade.