NTT Ltd

Name

NTT Ltd

Legal name

NTT, Inc.

Website

https://group.ntt

Company type

Public

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

NTT is a global technology and telecommunications conglomerate operating across 190+ countries with $93B+ in annual revenue, 344,000+ employees, and 1,026 subsidiaries, providing integrated ICT, enterprise AI, managed security, cloud, and mobile services to 70-80% of the Fortune Global 100.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Managed ICT and Network Services

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computer Facilities Management Services (541513)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Non-Terrestrial Mobile Network Operators (Satellite-Integrated NTN Mobile) (HDAIAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Direct-to-Device (D2D) / NTN Cellular (Satellite-to-Handset, NB-IoT NTN) (HDAIAJAE), NTN-Enabled Emergency, Government & Defense Communications (Public Safety, Tactical, Resilience) (HDAIAJAJ)

Keywords

• Managed ICT services
• Cybersecurity services
• Cloud infrastructure
• Enterprise networking
• AI infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Integrated ICT Business: Core telecommunications services including network infrastructure, data center operations, and managed ICT services delivered globally through NTT Group operating companies.
2. Global Solutions Business: Professional services, consulting, system integration, and managed application services provided globally, primarily through NTT DATA and NTT Ltd operating companies.
3. Mobile Services: Mobile operator services through NTT DOCOMO serving millions of consumers in Japan with 5G and future 6G networks.
4. Cybersecurity Services: Managed security services, SOC as a Service, and cybersecurity consulting including annual cybersecurity reports and threat intelligence.
5. Managed Security Services: Enterprise security services addressing rising cyber threats, regulatory demands, and limited in-house expertise with AI and automation integration.
6. Digital Business Consulting: Business consulting services to accelerate digital transformation for enterprise clients.
7. Cloud and Data Center Services: Managed cloud solutions, workplace services, data center and edge computing services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

NTT Ltd is the global enterprise services arm of NTT Group, delivering managed ICT, networking, cloud, data center, cybersecurity, and consulting services to large enterprises and governments worldwide. The business is anchored on proprietary platforms including the IOWN (Innovative Optical and Wireless Network) photonic infrastructure, SPEKTRA AI-powered services platform, and end-to-end managed security offerings. Operations span 70+ countries with delivery to clients in 190+ countries through 1,026 consolidated subsidiaries.

Product overview

NTT Ltd operates as a leading global technology company providing telecommunications and ICT services through multiple integrated business segments. The company offers a unified portfolio combining core infrastructure services (IOWN optical networking, mobile via DOCOMO, enterprise solutions via NTT DATA) with AI-powered platforms (SPEKTRA for infrastructure management). NTT's ecosystem includes specialized divisions for cybersecurity (NTT Security Japan), business services (DOCOMO BUSINESS), and R&D (NTT Laboratories). The Trusted Tech Alliance represents NTT's collaborative approach with global technology partners for trusted digital infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IOWN (Innovative Optical and Wireless Network): Next-generation communication platform utilizing optical and information processing technologies to realize a smart world with up to 100x less power consumption and 125x increase in transmission capacity
• SPEKTRA

Quantifiable outcome

• Average revenue increase of $710 million for enterprises investing in social sustainability
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability15 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• mMEDICIcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2026mMEDICI, NTT Precision Medicine, and PRiME-R concluded a partnership agreement for collaborative development in precision medicine sector.
• TRANSATELcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 15 June 2026NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS and TRANSATEL launch 'Cellular SASE for IoT' providing cellular-based security services for IoT deployments.
• NokiacoreTechnology or Integration · 15 June 2026DOCOMO Becomes First in Japan to Deploy Nokia's AI-powered MantaRay AutoPilot for automated network optimization.
• OIST (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2026NTT and OIST expand observations from typhoons to linear rainbands and launch water vapor monitoring in the East China Sea, capturing water vapor inflows into Kyushu to improve forecast accuracy.
• Google CloudcoreTechnology or Integration · 9 June 2026NTT DATA expands collaboration with Google Cloud to accelerate enterprise AI from pilots to production, integrating Google Cloud AI capabilities with NTT DATA services.
• MBRYONICScoreTechnology or Integration · 4 June 2026IOWN Goes to Space - NTT and MBRYONICS collaborate toward next-generation optical communication modules for space applications.
• Mitsubishi MaterialscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 June 2026NTT and Mitsubishi Materials establish NTT Circurust to promote expanded use of recycled materials and resource circulation, connecting flow of materials and information.
• CursorcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026NTT DATA and Cursor partner to accelerate enterprise-grade modernization and AI governance, helping enterprises modernize their technology infrastructure with proper AI governance frameworks.
• AXSminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026AXS and NTT DATA Japan entered MOU to streamline cross-border bill payments across East and Southeast Asia.
• Accenture and AWScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 May 2026NTT DOCOMO GLOBAL accelerates Trusted AI-Driven Development through enhanced collaboration with Accenture and AWS for enterprise AI solutions.
• KDDIcoreTechnology or Integration · 27 May 2026KDDI and NTT DOCOMO develop shared repeater to efficiently expand millimeter-wave coverage for 5G networks.
• Republic of Lithuania and Japanese Government AgenciescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 April 2026Team Japan participation in Locked Shields 2026 with Republic of Lithuania, Japanese government agencies, and private companies to enhance cyber incident response capabilities.
• Trusted Tech AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 February 2026Leading global technology companies including NTT launched Trusted Tech Alliance (TTA) at Munich Security Conference, committed to actionable principles for trusted digital infrastructure spanning full technology stack from connectivity to AI.
• Ultra Ethernet Consortium (UEC)coreTechnology or Integration · 17 December 2025NTT joins Ultra Ethernet Consortium to help develop high-speed, high-capacity Ethernet standards for AI and HPC applications.
• U.S. Communications-ISACcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 September 2025NTT Group joins U.S. Communications-ISAC for enhanced cybersecurity information sharing and collaboration.
• NATO CCDCOEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 July 2025NTT Group participates in Locked Shields 2025, NATO's largest cyber defense exercise organized by CCDCOE, demonstrating cybersecurity capabilities.
• CSIS AI CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022NTT participated in CSIS AI Council, contributing to landmark report on AI governance at 2023 G7 Summit. Jun Sawada, NTT Chairman, is a member. Council co-chaired by Accenture CEO and Microsoft President.
• Charter of Trust (CoT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 February 2020NTT signed 10 Principles of the Charter of Trust, a global cybersecurity initiative at Munich Security Conference. Members include Siemens, Cisco, IBM, Dell, Airbus, and others committed to supply chain security.
• TelefónicacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019TIP CANDI group collaboration on Open Optical and Packet Transport technologies with Telefónica and other operators through Telecom Infra Project.
• Toyota Motor CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Since 2017, NTT and Toyota have been working together on connected vehicles ICT platform development for carbon neutral and safe/secure driving. Since 2018, developing technologies for high-speed big data collection from connected vehicles.
• Telkom IndonesiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017APAC Telecom Innovation Initiative (ATII) partnership for joint R&D on access network virtualization technologies and new network services in APAC region.
• VNPT (Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017APAC Telecom Innovation Initiative (ATII) partnership for joint R&D on access network virtualization technologies.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Accenture: Accenture is the world's largest pure-play IT services and consulting firm — a leading systems integrator competing head-to-head with NTT DATA for enterprise digital transformation and AI modernization deals. Strategic collaborator with NTT DOCOMO GLOBAL on AI-driven development.
• AT&T: AT&T is a US-headquartered diversified telecom carrier with wireline, wireless, and enterprise networking/cybersecurity services. Comparable in scale and broad ICT positioning to NTT, though more US-centric and less diversified into IT services than NTT DATA.
• Verizon: Verizon is a US-headquartered integrated wireless/wireline carrier with Verizon Business providing enterprise networking and managed services. Large incumbent comparable to NTT in scale and enterprise telecom services, though narrower in IT services depth than NTT DATA.

Direct peers

• BT Group: BT Group operates a UK-anchored fixed and mobile telecom franchise plus a global enterprise services division (BT Business, formerly BT Global Services). Highly comparable to NTT in offering enterprise-grade networking, cybersecurity, cloud, and managed services to multinationals alongside a domestic carrier business.
• Vodafone: Vodafone operates mobile networks across Europe and Africa with Vodafone Business providing enterprise IoT, cloud, and cybersecurity. Highly comparable global telecom footprint and enterprise services portfolio to NTT Group / NTT DATA.
• Orange: Orange is a French-headquartered integrated telecom carrier offering mobile, fixed, enterprise IT services (Orange Business), and cybersecurity across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Closely mirrors NTT's combination of a domestic consumer mobile business with global enterprise IT services and a security arm.
• Telefónica: Telefónica is a Spanish-headquartered global telecom carrier with both mobile and fixed operations plus Telefónica Tech (cybersecurity, cloud, IoT). Direct peer in footprint and enterprise services portfolio; collaborates with NTT through TIP CANDI on optical/packet transport.
• Deutsche Telekom: Deutsche Telekom is the most structurally comparable peer — an integrated global telecom carrier with a major T-Systems IT services arm, operating fixed-line, mobile (T-Mobile), enterprise cloud, and consulting services across multiple continents. Like NTT, DT pairs a domestic mobile franchise with global enterprise IT services.
• KDDI: KDDI is NTT's primary domestic Japanese telecom competitor — operating mobile, fixed-line, and enterprise ICT services in Japan. Co-develops technology with NTT DOCOMO (e.g., 2026 shared millimeter-wave repeater), making it both a peer and an R&D partner.
• Fujitsu: Fujitsu is a Japan-headquartered IT services, consulting, and hardware company — comparable to NTT DATA in domestic Japanese enterprise IT services and global systems integration footprint, including overlapping participation in Japanese government/defense digital infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/NTTPR
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCXPR5vkTnK8G497WNdq4Zgg
• Facebookfacebook.com/NTTgroup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ntt
• Instagraminstagram.com/nttgroup_official

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles22 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about NTT Ltd