Case Study: Inteva Products achieves rapid global expansion and industry‑low communications costs with NTT Communications' Software‑Defined Network Service

NTT Communications supports the breakthrough of Tier One Auto Supplier with high quality operations and Software-Defined Network Service

Inteva Products, a USD 2.6 billion tier‑one automotive supplier with 40 locations in 18 countries, faced the challenge of building a comprehensive global communications network after a spin‑off while keeping IT headcount and technical resources lean. The company needed rapid, secure, internet‑enabled site-to-site connectivity and a partner that could manage complex, international deployments.

NTT Communications delivered a Software‑Defined Network Service (SD‑NS) combined with end‑to‑end operations management, using SDN/NFV to eliminate site hardware and speed global rollout. The managed service provided proactive monitoring and global sourcing across vendors, reduced communications costs to about 1% of operating budget, eliminated reported network outages over eight years, freed Inteva’s IT to focus on strategy, and led to an extended, higher‑capacity agreement through 2021.

Inteva Products

Dennis Hodges

Chief Information Officer