IPv6 Global Community

• 1995
• Basic specifications for IPv6 were established by IETF (one drafter was a NTT Research Institute staff member).

• 1996
• NTT Research Institute began operating one of the world's largest IPv6 trial networks.

• 1997
• CICNet and NWNet (current name Verio) began operating a major POP of 6bone.

• 1999
• NTT Com became Japan's first commercial ISP to acquire sTLA.

• 1999
• NTT Com began its OCN IPv6 Tunneling trial service with more than 200 subscribers of the OCN service.

• 2000
• NTT MCL began offering the world's first commercial IPv6 IX service through its location in San Jose, U.S.A.

• 2000
• NTT Europe began IPv6 trial service.

• 2001.4
• NTT Com began IPv6 Gateway Service, an international transit service for ISPs and data centers.

• 2001.6
• NTT Com launched OCN IPv6 Tunneling Service, the world's first full-scale commercial IPv6 service and available nationwide in Japan.

• 2001 Autumn
• NTT Com became a key member in national projects such as the Home Appliance Trials in Japan and 6NET in the EU.

• 2001 Winter
• NTT Com began IPv6 HOTSPOT trials for its WLAN trial service called HI-FIBE.
  
  

• 2002.6
• INTERNET MULTIFEED began JPNAP6, a distributed Internet exchange service supporting IPv6.

• 2002.8
• NTT Com began OCN ADSL Service IPv6 Dual (A), a broadband IPv6/IPv4 dual stack service with a Plug & Play function.

• 2002.9
• NTT MSC began IPv6 service in Malaysia.

• 2002.9
• NTT Australia IP began IPv6 service in Australia.

• 2002.9
• NTT Com won the "Best Technology Foresight" and "Best Carrier in the AP Region" awards at World Communication Awards 2002, a first for Japan and the first double award for Asia.

• 2003.2
• NTT Europe began IPv6 service in Europe.

• 2003.3
• NTT Com extended OCN ADSL Service IPv6 Dual (A) to cover all of Japan.

• 2003.6
• NTT Korea, NTT Taiwan, NTT Com Asia, and NTT Australia began IPv6 Service.

• 2003.12
• Verio Launches Commercial North American IPv6 Gateway Services.

• 2004.2
• Commencement of pilot "Net-enabled Appliance Connection Service".

• 2004.4
• NTT Communications Global IP Network started IPv6/IPv4 Dual Service.

• 2004.10
• Official introduction of OCN ADSL Service IPv6 Dual (A).

• 2004.10
• NTT Com won the "Best Global Carrier" and "Best New Service" awards at World Communication Awards 2004.

• 2005.2
• Launching of OCN IPv4/IPv6 dual stack service for full-scale use of IPv6.

• 2005.10
• NTT Com Wins World Communication Award for Best Customer Care

• 2005.11
• NTT Com to Launch OCN IPv6 Service for Individual Users

• 2005.12
• OCN IPv6 service for home use begins.

• 2006.6
• IPv6 Multi-Policy Access Service Announced

• 2006.11
• IPv6 Multicast Service to Provide Earthquake Early Warnings

• 2007.4
• NTT Com to Begin New Machine-to-Machine Connectivity Trial

• 2007.4
• NTT Singapore to Launch Global Tier 1 IP Network Service in Singapore

• 2007.6
• NTT Com to start Earthquake Early Warnings for Corporations

• 2007.8
• IPv6 Multi-Policy VPN Service Announced

• 2007.9
• NTT Com to Offer Japan's First Arcstar IP-VPN compatible IPv6 Service on Trial Basis

• 2008.2
• NTT Com to Test Secure Remote Assistance System for IPv6

• 2008.2.22
• NTT Com launched the "Secure Remote Assistant System" using OCN's IPv6 network, and started PC remote support trials.

• 2008.3.31
• NTT Com began NGN IPv6 Multicast Service to provide Earthquake Early Warnings.

• 2008.4.11
• NTT Com won the "Best Wholesale Carrier" award at Telecom Asia Awards 2008, based on network presence and high quality services, including IPv6 technology.

• 2009.3.18
• NTT Com started IPv6 dual service for Arcstar IP-VPN, delivering an IPv4/IPv6 dual stack capable service.

• 2009.7.1
• NTT Com started offering an IPv6 SLA for Global IP Network service.

• 2009.12.15
• ".com Master ★ ★ ★ ", an Internet technology technical certification, was established to examine IPv6 knowledge and skill.

NTT Communications CSR Report

report 2005:

NTT Communications was the first carrier based in Asia to be awarded "Best Global Carrier" at the World Communications Awards 2004.

report 2006:

Heading for a New Frontier Linking Electronic Tags and IPv6 Networks

report 2007:

Supporting Remote Learning Experiments Focused on the Global Environment