- Tata Communications
Tata Communications, formerly known Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited or VSNL, is
India 's largesttelecommunication company in international long distance, enterprise data and internet services. [http://www.tata.com/company/profile.aspx?sectid=54ls2kyOdvg=] Part of theTata Group , Tata Communications is based inMumbai and has operations in over 80 cities spread across 40 countries. [http://www.tatacommunications.com/about/overview.asp]Tata Teleservices , one of India's largest and least congested cellular providers, [http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Tata_Tele_network_least_congested_says_Trai/articleshow/3438434.cms] is a subsidiary of Tata Communications. Through its subsidiary Tyco Global Network, it is also one of the world's largest submarine cable bandwidth providers [http://www.tatacommunications.com/about/history.asp] and has the world's largest network of submarine cables. [http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Telecom/Tata_Communications_chief_named_Telecom_Person_of_the_Year/articleshow/3341975.cms] Other subsidiaries of Tata Communications includeVSNL International Canada , formerly known as Teleglobe while it is the majority share-holder ofNeotel ,South Africa 's second-largest cellular operator. [http://www.neotel.co.za/neotel/view/neotel/en/page127]In 1986, VSNL was formed as a
Government of India -owned company and 1996, Tata Teleservices was established. In 2000, Tata Group acquired controlling stake in VSNL which was later expanded to 46%. [http://www.tatacommunications.com/about/history.asp] In 2007, VSNL was renamed as Tata Communications which also included Tata Teleservices. [http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/006200710312123.htm] In February 2008, Tata Communications announcedUS$ 2 billion global expansion plan. [http://in.ibtimes.com/articles/20080216/tata-communications-telecom-internet.htm] InSeptember 2008 , Tata Communications was directed by theInternational Chamber of Commerce to pay US$19 million toFlag Telecom as damages over a cable dispute. [http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Telecom/Tata_Comm_loses_arbitration_battle_over_Flag_Tele/articleshow/3433686.cms]References
External links
* [http://www.tatacommunications.com/ Official website]
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