Tata Communications to pay fines to Reliance Communications

Tata Communications to pay fines to Reliance Communications
Tata Communications has now been told to pay damages and fines to rival company Reliance Communications.
These fines are related to the dispute in which Reliance Globalcom was denied access to cable landing station in Mumbai.
Reliance said that the fines would come to around $21.42 million including interest [...]

Chak De! India to get a web premier

Chak De! India to get a web premier

Yash Raj Films has announced that they are collaborating with Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited for launching their Chak De! India movie on the internet.
The movie would be made available online in DVD quality and it would be made available at first to the Tata Indicom Broadband customers.
Sanjeev Kohli, [...]

VSNL Announces Construction of $250 Million Express TGN Eurasia Cable System

VSNL (NYSE:VSL), a leading communications solutions provider, announced today the company is constructing a new TGN Eurasia Cable System linking Mumbai directly to Paris, London and Madrid via Egypt. The new cable system is being built in partnership with SEACOM and Telecom Egypt (TE), and will provide VSNL with 1.28 terabit of new capacity on [...]

VSNL Named ‘Best Wholesale Carrier’ at the 2007 Telecoms World Awards, Middle East

VSNL (NYSE:VSL), a leading communications solutions provider, was named the ‘Best Wholesale Carrier’ at the 2007 Telecoms World Awards, Middle East. The Awards, which were held in conjunction with the 2007 Telecoms World Middle East event in Dubai, honor excellence in the region’s telecoms industry.
Terrapinn created the Telecoms World Awards to identify and reward [...]

VSNL Optimizes Asian SCCP Transport with the Addition of Two Signaling Transfer Points in India

Company Now the Only SS7/C7 Gateway Provider with a Truly Global Physical Presence
VSNL, a leading communications solutions provider, announced today the company will significantly improve intra-region signalling connectivity in Asia with the integration of two additional Signalling Transfer Points (STPs) in Mumbai and New Delhi to its global SS7/C7 network. The new STPs will [...]

VSNL to be named Tata Communications Ltd.

VSNL to be named Tata Communications Ltd.
Tata Group has announced that they are now going to rename their subsidiary Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL).
The new name decided is Tata Communications Ltd.
The company added that the company board has now given its approval for this brand name change.
VSNL CEO and MD N Srinath spoke on this [...]

VSNL Announces Construction of its US$200 Million TGN-Intra Asia Cable System

Partnership with Globe Telecom Extends Cable System to the Philippines
VSNL, a leading communications solutions provider, announced today that it is proceeding with the construction of the TGN-Intra Asia cable system, which will be constructed by Tyco Telecommunications (US) Inc., an industry pioneer in undersea communications technology and marine services. The TGN-Intra Asia submarine cable is [...]

VSNL set to launch WiMax services in Bangalore

VSNL set to launch WiMax services in Bangalore
VSNL has announced that they are all set to launch WiMax services in Bangalore.
The company provides retail broadband and Internet services to corporates.
They expect to roll out their latest services in the market in the coming two months.
VSNL is showcasing the technology preview at the BangaloreIT.in [...]

NTT and VSNL in a Wi-Fi pact

NTT and VSNL in a Wi-Fi pact
Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd has announced that they are now collaborating with NTT to expand their international in-roaming service on Wi-Fi.
Prateek Pashine, Vice President – Planning, Retail Broadband Business said in a statement on this deal: “Over the next six months, the company intends to open up its extensive [...]

How to take on ISPs when they fail to provide acceptable services

How to take on ISPs when they fail to provide acceptable services
TATA Indicom (VSNL), Sify, Airtel, BSNL, MTNL, Reliance… all have a long way to go in providing good services to the consumer in India. All need to be made accountable for what and how they do things – and that, my friends, will [...]

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