KDDI selects Virtela to further extend global network reach for enterprise customers

DENVER, USA: KDDI, Japan's leading provider of international telecommunications and collocation facilities around the world, 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 to 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 Fabric 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.