FREMONT, Calif. -- The IPsphere Forum today announced that leading Japanese telecommunications provider Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) joined the Forum.

"NTT's commitment to the evolution of communications services goes beyond just commerce; we also embrace the important role these services will play in the rapidly changing economic and demographic landscape of Japan," commented Hiromichi Shinohara, Associate Senior Vice President, Executive Director of Information Sharing Laboratory Group of NTT. "NTT believes the technical advantages of next-generation networks are only as good as the social and business benefits they enable. The IPsphere Forum has demonstrated a like-minded vision in its development of a universal framework for the next generation of services that benefits all stakeholders in the value chain - including the individual."

The addition of NTT brings the expertise and resources of one of the world's leading providers and innovators of online experiences for both consumers and businesses. NTT also arrives as IPsphere Forum embarks on the next major release of its technical specification, which will focus on multi-stakeholder services featuring content.

"We see the work of IPsphere evolving to address the needs of consumers - for example, how high-value content can be delivered flexibly as high quality service experiences," said Kevin Dillon, Chairman of the IPsphere Forum. "NTT's expertise in adapting to an extremely dynamic market and its leadership as a service innovator will be invaluable additions to the Forum's work on these important missions."

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