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Type | Public |
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Traded as | BSE: 500483 NSE: TATACOMM NYSE: TCL |
Industry | Telecommunications |
Founded | 1986 |
Founder(s) | JRD Tata |
Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Key people | Vinod Kumar (CEO & MD) |
Revenue | US$ 2.6 billion (2011)[1] |
Operating income | US$ (182 million) (2011) |
Employees | 7700 (2010)[2] |
Parent | Tata Group |
Website | www.tatacommunications.com |
Tata Communications Limited (BSE: 500483, NYSE: TCL, NSE: TATACOMM; (formerly VSNL)[3] is an Indian global telecommunications company located in Mumbai. They own a submarine cable network,[4] a Tier-1 IP network, and also rent data center and colocation space.[5] They operate India's largest data center in Pune.[6] Tata Communications acquired Teleglobe, a company based in Canada, and DishnetDSL, an Indian company, and is the largest shareholder in South African operator Neotel.[7] Tata Communications currently has a cable network of more than 235,000 kilometers.[citation needed]
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History
It was founded as VSNL (Videsh Sanchaar Nigam Limited) in 1986.[8]. VSNL was the first indian PSU to be listed in the NYSE in 2000. In 2002 Tata Communications acquired a 45% stake in VSNL. Then in 2004 VSNL international , the international arm on VSNL is launched. On 13 February 2008 VSNL, formerly owned by the government, was taken over by the Tata Group and renamed Tata Communications Ltd.[9][10]. In 2009 Tata Communications and TYCO telecommunications complete TGN-intra Asia cable system.
Subsidiaries
- Tata Communications Transformation Services (TCTS)
- Tata Communications Internet Services (TCIS)
- Tata Communications Banking Infrasolutions Limited (TCBIL)
Formula 1
Tata Communications made an agreement for race coverage with Formula 1 Management in 2012.[11]
Cloud Services
- InstaCompute - IAAS (Infrastructure As A Service)
- InstaOffice - SAAS (Software As A Service)
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References
- ^ "Tata Communications Ltd: FY 2011". Yahoo.com. http://in.finance.yahoo.com/q/is?s=TCL&annual. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
- ^ "Tata Communications Ltd: Information from". Answers.com. http://www.answers.com/topic/videsh-sanchar-nigam-limited-adr. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
- ^ "VSNL now Tata Communications". SiliconIndia. 2008-02-14. http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/VSNL_now_Tata_Communications-nid-39476.html. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
- ^ 14 April 2010, 02.30pm IST (2010-04-14). "Tata Communications launches Trueroots service in Singapore, Hong Kong, France and Germany - India Business - Business - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/5801760.cms. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
- ^ "High hopes around Tata Communications - Moneylife: Personal Finance Magazine". Moneylife.in. http://www.moneylife.in/article/8/7172.html. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
- ^ "Tata Communications launches its largest Indian data center at Pune". Business-standard.com. http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/tata-communications-launches-its-largest-indian-data-center-at-pune/383157/. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
- ^ "Tata Communications to Acquire Majority Stake in Neotel". Tata Communications. 2008-06-24. http://www.tatacommunications.com/news/release-view.asp?d=20080624-neotel. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
- ^ "Tata Communications". Tata Communications. http://www.tatacommunications.com/about/history.asp. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
- ^ "VSNL renamed Tata Communications". Rediff.com. 2004-12-31. http://www.rediff.com/money/2007/dec/14vsnl.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
- ^ "VSNL is now Tata Communications - Corporate News". livemint.com. 2007-12-14. http://www.livemint.com/2007/12/14173559/VSNL-is-now-Tata-Communication.html. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
- ^ Tata Communications signs F1 global technology formula1.com