Tata Communications

Not to be confused with Tata Teleservices or BSNL.

Tata Communications Limited

TIER - IV Data Centre at GIFT City [1]
Trade name	VSNL
Formerly	Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (1986–2008)
Company type	Private
Traded as	BSE:  500483 NSE:  TATACOMM
ISIN	INE151A01013
Industry	Telecommunications
Founded	March 1986;38 years ago (1986-03) as VSNL
Founder	Government of India
Headquarters	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Amur Lakshminarayanan (MD & CEO)
Services	Broadband Internet services IT Services
Revenue	₹21,251 crore (US$2.5 billion) (2024) [2]
Operating income	₹1,163 crore (US$130 million) (2024) [2]
Net income	₹969 crore (US$110 million) (2024) [2]
Total assets	₹24,561 crore (US$2.8 billion) (2024) [2]
Total equity	₹1,790 crore (US$210 million) (2024) [2]
Number of employees	13,426+ (2023)
Parent	Tata Group (58.87%) Public investors (41.13%)
Subsidiaries	Kaleyra VSNL International Canada
ASN	6453
Website	tatacommunications.com

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. ^[3]

The company provides network services and software-defined network platforms, such as Ethernet, SD-WAN, content delivery networks (CDNs), the internet, Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), and private lines. ^{[4] [ better source needed ]} It is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange of India.

History

VSNL manhole cover in Delhi

The business was founded as Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL) in 1986. ^{[5] [6]} Under the chairmanship of B. K. Syngal (1991–98), ^[7] VSNL launched the first publicly-available internet plans in India in 1995. ^{[8] [9]} 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. ^[10]

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. ^{[11] [12]}

Tata Communications global network

In 2009, Tata Communications and Tyco Telecommunications completed the TGN-Intra Asia cable system.^{[ citation needed ]}

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-kilometre (5,770 mi) Eurasian section of the Tata Global Network runs across the Mediterranean Sea and the Middle East, connecting Mumbai with Marseille. ^[13]

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. ^[14]

Product and Services

• Tata Communications offers ethernet and private line services via a content delivery network and other support services, like security, satellite teleports, fibre-based video network and transcoding. ^{[15] [ better source needed ]}

• Tata Communications has a data centre network located in 44 locations worldwide. ^[16]

• Tata Communications has completed its acquisition of Kaleyra. The deal, worth approximately US$ 100 million, will combine Tata's customer base and other enterprise solutions. ^[17]

• It offers cloud services ^[18] and managed security services. ^[19]

References

1. "TIER IV Data Centre". giftsez.com. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
2. "Tata Communications Ltd. Financials | 500483" (PDF). Tata Communications. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
3. https://frontline.thehindu.com/columns/article30245162.ece
4. "About us | Tata Communications". www.tatacommunications.com. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
5. Block, Daniel (1 February 2019). "How Reliance Jio is monopolising the telecom sector". The Caravan. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
6. Sridhar, V. (9 January 1998). "Challenges of change". frontline.thehindu.com. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
7. Mookerji, Nivedita (16 May 2020). "What Telecom Man reveals about India's business-politics links". Rediff . Retrieved 11 July 2022.
8. "VSNL starts India's first Internet service today". www.dxm.org. 14 August 1995. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
9. "'Father of Indian Internet' BK Syngal passes away". www.thehindubusinessline.com. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
10. "VSNL acquires assets of DishnetDSL for Rs 270 cr". The Economic Times. 19 March 2004.
11. "Form 20-F". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
12. "VSNL to be named Tata Communications". The Economic Times. 31 October 2007. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved 5 July 2023.
13. "Tata Communications completes world's first wholly owned cable network ring around the world". www.businesswire.com. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
14. "Windstream establishes 100G express route in red-hot Ashburn, Va. market via NJFX". fiercetelecom.com. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
15. Communications, Tata. "Content Delivery Network > Tata Communications". cdn.tatacommunications.com. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
16. Balakrishnan, Reghu (11 February 2016). "ST Telemedia set to buy Tata Communications Data Centre". livemint.com/. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
17. "Tata Communications completes acquisition of US-based company Kaleyra". The Times of India. 8 October 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 5 March 2024.
18. "Tata Communications launches IZO". Totaltelecom. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
19. "Tata Communications Helps Customers Proactively Mitigate IT Risk | Qualys, Inc". www.qualys.com. Retrieved 10 May 2017.

External links

• Official website