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Tata Communications

Indian telecommunications company

Tata Communications
Summary

Indian telecommunications company

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nameTata Communications Limited
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founderGovernment of India
area_servedWorldwide
key_peopleAmur Lakshminarayanan
(MD & CEO)
industryTelecommunications
services
revenue(2024)
operating_income(2024)
net_income(2024)
assets(2024)
equity(2024)
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num_employees13,426+
num_employees_year2023
imageTIER - IV Data Centre, GIFT City.svg
image_captionTIER - IV Data Centre at GIFT City
trade_nameVSNL
former_nameVidesh Sanchar Nigam Limited (1986–2008)
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locationMumbai, Maharashtra, India
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(MD & CEO) |Tata Group (58.87%) |Public investors (41.13%)

  • Kaleyra
  • VSNL International Canada}}

Tata Communications Limited (previously known as Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited) is an Indian telecommunications company. It was a government-owned telecommunications service provider before being sold to the Tata Group in 2002 under the Third Vajpayee ministry government.

The company provides network services and software-defined network platforms, such as Ethernet, SD-WAN, content delivery networks (CDNs), the internet, etc. It is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange of India.

History

language=en}}</ref> The international arm of VSNL (VSNL International) was launched in 2004.

In 2004, VSNL acquired DishnetDSL in a slump sale from its promoter Chinnakannan Sivasankaran.

After the Government of India launched Disinvestment of Public Sector Units in India, VSNL was completely acquired by the Tata Group in 2002 and renamed Tata Communications on 13 February 2008.

Tata Communications global network

In 2012, the company completed its network across Egypt linking Europe to India, and created a subsea fibre network that circumnavigates the world. The 9,280 km Eurasian section of the Tata Global Network runs across the Mediterranean Sea and the Middle East, connecting Mumbai with Marseille.

In January 2016, Windstream Communications announced it was extending its 100 Gigabit Ethernet (100G) network from New Jersey data center operator NJFX's presence at Tata's Cable Landing Station (CLS) in Wall Township, New Jersey, to Ashburn, Virginia's internet hub.

As of 2016, Tata Communications had a data centre network located in 44 locations worldwide.

In 2023, Tata Communications has completed its acquisition of Kaleyra. The deal, worth approximately million, will combine Tata's customer base and other enterprise solutions.

References

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  9. (19 March 2004). "VSNL acquires assets of DishnetDSL for Rs 270 cr".
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  11. (2007-10-31). "VSNL to be named Tata Communications". The Economic Times.
  12. (2012-03-22). "Tata Communications completes world's first wholly owned cable network ring around the world".
  13. (2016-01-19). "Windstream establishes 100G express route in red-hot Ashburn, Va. market via NJFX". [[fiercetelecom.com]].
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  15. (2023-10-08). "Tata Communications completes acquisition of US-based company Kaleyra". The Times of India.
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