Tata Communications

History
•It was founded as VSNL (Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited) in
1986

•On 13 February 2008 VSNL, formerly owned by the

government, was taken over by the Tata Group and renamed
Tata Communications Ltd.
VSNL Headquarters, Mumbai
 Outline about Tata communication
• Tata Communications Limited Formerly Videsh Sanchar Nigam
Limited (VSNL)

•TCL is the leading global provider of long distance

communications.

•The Tata Global Network includes one of the most advanced and
largest submarine cable networks, a Tier-1 IP network, with
connectivity to more than 200 countries across 400 PoPs, and nearly
1 million square feet of data center and collocation space worldwide
.
 ACQUISITION
• Tata communications acquired Teleglobe, a
company based in Canada, and Dishnet, an
Indian company-
• In March 2004, VSNL acquired DishnetDSL
from Sterling Infotech for Rs 270 crore, giving
it a base of broadband subscribers .
• Tata Communications now has a cable
network of more than 232,000 kilometers.
 LATEST: Tata with Docomo
Tata Docomo Limited
Type: joint venture

Industry: Mobile telecommunications

Founded: November 2008

Headquarters: New Delhi, India

Products
•Mobile networks.
•Telecom services

Parent

•TATA Teleservices (74%)

•NTT DoCoMo (26%)
• The Tata Group's strategic joint venture with Japanese
telecom giant NTT Docomo in November 2008.
• Tata Teleservices has received a pan-India license to
operate GSM telecom services, under the brand "TATA
DoCoMo" and currently operates in 18 of 22 telecom
circles
• Tata Teleservices is the country's fourth largest operator in
terms of wireless subscribers, after Bharti Airtel, Reliance
Communications and Vodafone.
• On 5 November 2010, Tata DOCOMO became the first
private sector telecom company to launch 3G services in
India .
 Global strategies
• Tata Communications’ depth and breadth of reach in
emerging markets includes leadership in Indian
enterprise data services, leadership in global
international voice, and strategic investments in
operators in South Africa (Neotel), Sri Lanka (Tata
Communications Lanka Limited) and Nepal (United
Telecom Limited).
• The Tata group’s revenues for 2009-10 from its
international operations were $38.4 billion, which
constitutes 57 per cent of its total revenues.