Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) history, company profile (overview) and history video

   Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) is a telecommunication company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

HISTORY


   Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) was established as a monopoly government-owned corporation in 1952.

   In 1985, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation (日本電信電話公社 Nippon Denshin Denwa Kōsha) was incorporated as a private company.

   In 1987, NTT was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

   In 1999, the company was divided into a holding company (NTT) and three telecom companies (NTT East, NTT West, and NTT Communications).

GROUP COMPANIES


   Integrated ICT Business – mobile phone services, domestic inter-prefectural communications services, international communications services, etc.

  • NTT DOCOMO;
  • NTT Communications;
  • NTT COMWARE.

   Regional Communications Business – domestic intra-prefectural communications services and related ancillary services.

  • NTT EAST
  • NTT WEST.

   Global Solutions Business – system integration services, network system services, cloud services, global data center services, and related services, etc.

  • NTT DATA;
  • NTT DATA, Inc.;
  • NTT Ltd.

   Real Estate, Energy and Others

  • NTT Urban Solutions;
  • NTT Anode Energy.

   With more than 330,000 employees, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) is considered one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world. According to Forbes, it is considered one of the Largest Public Companies in the World.

*Information from Forbes.com, Wikipedia.org, and https://group.ntt/en/

**Video published on YouTube by “NTT公式チャンネル

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