Tata Communications ties up with Cisco, Philippine firm

October 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Telecom major Bharti Airtel has partnered with US-based network equipment maker Cisco Systems to offer services for small, medium and large enterprises. The alliance will use Cisco's Internet Protocol (IP) technologies and expertise to create and sell a set of unique products and services, including managed data services, hosted unified communications, connected branch services and Cisco TelePresence, Bharti said Tuesday.

September 9th, 2009 Cisco reappoints former Vodafone CEO to boardSAN JOSE, Calif. — Networking equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc.

September 7th, 2009 BANGALORE - Outgoing Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) chief executive S. Ramadorai has been appointed chairman of Tata Elxsi Ltd with immediate effect, the tech firm of the Tata group said in a regulatory filing Monday.

August 18th, 2009 MUMBAI - The installation, testing and commissioning of the 6,700 km TGN-Intra Asia (TGN-IA) cable system was complete, telecom service provider Tata Communications and undersea communications technology leader Tyco Telecommunications announced Tuesday. "The fully operational 6,700 km TGN-IA system links Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, Vietnam and the Philippines, providing route diversity throughout the Asia Pacific region, Tata Communications said in a regulatory statement.

July 25th, 2009 MUMBAI - Telecom services provider Tata Communications Saturday said its net profit for the quarter ended June 30 fell 67 percent to Rs.32 crore ($6.6 million) as against Rs.98 crore in the same period last fiscal. Tata's stand-alone revenue also fell 3.2 percent to Rs.843 crore for the quarter under review from Rs.871 crore, the company said in a statement.

July 21st, 2009 MUMBAI - Tata Communications, a leading telecom and Internet services provider, Tuesday launched advanced ethernet services to help its customers experience high-speed, secure and cost-effective bandwidth. Ethernet is a widely installed local area network (LAN) technology.

June 30th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian telephony and internet services provider Tata Communications Tuesday announced its partnership with Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide to roll out its video-conferencing facility in the hotel giant's properties. Under the agreement, Tata will increase its network of public Cisco Telepresence rooms by opening 10 new facilities in Starwood's hotels by the year-end, the company said in a regulatory statement.

June 25th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian telephony and internet services provider Tata Communications Thursday forged two separate deals with Britain-based BT Group and American network services major Telx. The $1-billion deal with BT will see the British company outsourcing its entire voice traffic to Tata Communications, while the latter will utilise BT's infrastructure for its calls to Britain.

June 10th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Bosch Automotive Electronics India, a 100 percent subsidiary of the Bosch group, will supply brake solutions for the world's cheapest car, the Tata Nano, the company said Wednesday. The firm will open a small unit in Gujarat to supply the brake solutions to Tata Motors, which is setting up a plant in Sanand, about 45 km from here, to manufacture the Rs.100,000 car, Sanjay Chakravarty, head-corporate communications of Bosch Group India, told reporters here.

June 8th, 2009 MUMBAI - Tata Communications, which runs one of the largest telecom cable networks in the world, has entered into an agreement with the Doha-based Qatar Telecom to share infrastructure and expand their joint reach globally. The Tata firm, which serves clients in businesses like communications services, software and outsourcing, providing them national and global connectivity through fibre optic and undersea cables, is particularely expected to expand its foothold in the Gulf region.

May 30th, 2009 Cisco to record $130 million tax-related chargetSEATTLE — Computer networking gear maker Cisco Systems Inc. on Friday said current fourth-quarter earnings per share will be 2 cents to 3 cents lower due to a tax-related charge.

March 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The 26 percent stake sale in telecommunications major Tata Teleservices to Japanese telecom company NTT DoCoMo has been completed, the Indian company's parent Tata Sons said Thursday. 'DoCoMo has also completed its payment obligations under the tender offer and is preparing to acquire approximately 12 percent of the common shares of Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd through an open offer,' Tata Sons said in a regulatory statement.

March 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Tata communications has signed an agreement with Poland-based mobile phone operator Play to route the latter's entire international call traffic, it was announced Wednesday. Play will implement Tata's voice termination product VTS Prime Solution to manage customer call quality.

February 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Private telecom major Tata Commununications Thursday announced that it will invest around $430 million (Rs.21 billion/Rs.2,100 crore) in the Asia Pacific region to expand its operations. The investments will be used for developing its internet data centre Tata Communications Exchange (TCE) and for the completion of the main segment of its TGN-Intra Asia Cable system, a company statement said.

January 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Telecom operator Tata Communications has acquired a 30 percent stake in Neotel, a South Africa-based operator, the Indian firm said Monday. Tata Communications picked up the stake from two other operators, Eskom and Transnet.