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BT and KDDI Announce Strategic Partnership on Global Managed Network Services and Global Outsourcing
BT and KDDI have come to agreement on a strategic partnership on global managed networking services, as well as on global outsourcing.
With this, we can respond to our customers' global requirements on data services and outsourcing by offering services with higher quality and more value added services.
BT will also be able to make the most of the strategic partnership with KDDI in Japan for the business here, and KDDI will be better able to meet their Japanese multinational customer's global telecommunication needs wherever they are through BT's global services together with its own network.
The agreement is subject to BT's acquisition of Infonet which, in turn, is also subject to regulatory approval.
Details are as follows:
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KDDI will become BT's strategic partner and make use of BT's global services, together with KDDI's own network, to meet KDDI customers' requirements
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KDDI will be BT's primary distributor for sales of managed network services in Japan, and will be a supplier to look after elements of BT's network in Japan
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KDDI will send some senior staff over to BT in the areas of service development and network operations, and reflect KDDI customers' needs on BT global services
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In global outsourcing, where the demand is expected to increase in the future, KDDI and BT will also act together as strategic partners. As a first step, KDDI will work with BT on BT's customer needs in Japan, and BT will assist in serving KDDI's customer needs outside Japan.
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KDDI will sell its stake in Infonet to BT as a part of BT's acquisition of Infonet and, in parallel, BT and KDDI will work together on establishing the equity relationship to strengthen the partnership for new outsourcing business opportunities.
As a second step, BT and KDDI are looking into future outsourcing business opportunities to expand such business to other parts of Asia Pacific.
 | About KDDI |
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KDDI is a diversified telecommunication operator formed by the merger of DDI, KDD and IDO in 2000, and is the only domestic company that provides both mobile communication service and broadband service. The number of subscribers to the fixed-line services is approximately 9 million and mobile phone subscribers under the au and TuKa brands is over 21 million. The 73 KDDI group companies had approximately 13,000 staffs and sales in FY2004/3 was 2,846.1 billion yen. At KDDI, aggressive improvement of communication environment in preparation for the coming ubiquitous network society is underway and KDDI is aiming to become a "ubiquitous solution company" which provides high value-added solutions.
| About BT |
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BT Group plc is the holding company for an integrated group of communications businesses and is listed on stock exchanges in London and New York. British Telecommunications plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BT Group and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of the BT Group.
BT is one of the world's leading providers of communications solutions serving customers in Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific. Its principal activities include network centric Information and Communications Technology (ICT) solutions, local, national and international telecommunications services, and higher-value broadband and internet products and services.
BT consists principally of three lines of business:
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BT Retail, providing fixed and mobile communications services and solutions to over 20 million business and residential customers in the UK. It is also a leading UK internet services provider.
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BT Wholesale, providing network services and solutions within the UK to more than 600 fixed and mobile operators and service providers including the provision of broadband, private circuits and PSTN.
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BT Global Services, providing ICT services internationally to meet the needs of multi-site organisations with European operations. BT Global Services operates in 136 countries and also offers international carrier services.
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In the year ended 31 March 2004, BT Group's turnover was £18,519 million with profit before goodwill amortisation, exceptional items and taxation of £2,013 million.
For more information, visit www.btplc.com
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