Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Tata Communications Joins Hands With Neotel - June 11, 2008

Tata Communications on Tuesday announced the further expansion of its network reach into Africa through an arrangement with Neotel, South Africa''s first converged communications network operator. The new multi-service Point of Presence (PoP) established in Johannesburg, South Africa, seamlessly integrates with Neotel''s next generation network and IP/MPLS infrastructure for onward national and regional connectivity.

The new PoP offers MPLS, Ethernet, IP and International Private Leased Circuit (IPLC) services, connecting through Tata Communications'' global network to over 600 cities in 50 countries and onwards to customers in over 200 countries. Customers in South Africa can now access Tata Communications'' full global suite of products, including solutions for voice and data connectivity, managed security services, application traffic optimisation and management, managed storage and hosted applications, collaboration services, server management, co-location and content distribution.

The company plans to continue to extend its global presence, with a focus on emerging markets in West Asia, Eastern Europe, South America and Southeast Asia. Recent additions to the network footprint include China, Egypt, Malaysia and the Philippines.

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