FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE VSNL International Launches IP Point of
Presence in Singapore Expands Global IP Reach to 270 PoPs
Singapore
-- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- July 17, 2006 - VSNL Singapore Pte Ltd.
("VSNL International"), the international arm of Videsh Sanchar Nigam
Limited (NYSE: VSL) operating in key global business hubs and offering a
comprehensive suite of communications solutions for enterprises and
carriers, announces today the launch of its new Singapore IP PoP (Point
of Presence) at the Equinix Internet exchange center. This IP PoP
expansion brings VSNL International's total number of global IP PoPs to
270, with 200 Points of Presence in India alone and an additional 70 in
more than 44 cities around the world. "This launch
is the first initiative of a larger strategic plan to expand VSNL
International's IP footprint and local presence in the Asian
marketplace," comments Vinod Kumar, President, VSNL International. "We
are committed to serving our Asian customers' increased demand for high
speed dedicated access to a premium quality, truly global IP
network." With the
acquisition of Teleglobe earlier this year, VSNL International now owns
the ASN6453 network, which ranks in the top ten of all global autonomous
systems, with over 160 peering links providing 150 Gigabits of peering
connectivity and enabling single hop access to all routes. The robust
high-speed OC-192 backbone offers land, sea and sky connectivity with
presence on six continents and availability in 106
countries. "Our IP
Transit Service, coupled with the recently acquired Teleglobe ASN6453
network, is designed especially for Internet Service Providers and
content providers requiring high speed direct interconnections with low
latency and seamless connectivity to a single network," adds Thomas Tai,
Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific for VSNL International. "The new
Singapore PoP will allow Asian providers to conveniently and
economically connect to our IP network and enable their customers to
benefit from an enhanced Internet
experience." The Singapore
PoP is currently operational and will be linked to a series of
additional points of presence throughout Asia that are scheduled to be
launched later this year, offering VSNL International customers
additional route diversity throughout the Asia Pacific
region. About
VSNL International VSNL
International's Global Network spans 4 continents, comprises major
ownership in 206,356km of terrestrial network fiber and subsea cables,
and offers the greatest diversity to, and within, India. With
Trans-Atlantic and Trans-Pacific data transfer capacity of 1 trillion
bits per second and a worldwide MPLS network, VSNL's footprint creates
an unparalleled platform to deliver scalable connectivity to the key
global business pathways. VSNL
International is a part of the Tata Group, a $17.8 billion global
conglomerate comprising 93 operating companies. VSNL International
headquarters are in Singapore with regional offices in the US, Europe,
and India. Visit us at www.vsnlinternational.com. On February
13, 2005, Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited, VSNL (NYSE:VSL), completed its
acquisition of Teleglobe International Holdings Ltd. and all of its
subsidiaries. The Teleglobe name will continue to serve as a service
brand for VSNL International wholesale communications services. VSNL
has, with the acquisition of Teleglobe, become one of the world's
largest carriers of international voice, complementing its emergence as
the largest provider of submarine cable
bandwidth. VSNL has a
global presence including operations in USA, Canada, UK, South Africa,
Singapore, Sri Lanka and India making it the first Indian truly global
telecommunications company. Its range of service offerings include
wholesale voice, private leased circuits, IP, MPLS, VPN, Internet
access, hosting, mobile signaling and several other IP services. The
company is now poised to offer managed data services and deliver
end-to-end telecommunications solutions to carriers and enterprises
globally. VSNL, a
pioneer in offering Internet services to individual customers now offers
a full slew of retail products in India like high-speed broadband,
dial-up Internet, Wi-FI, net telephony and calling cards under the Tata
Indicom brand name, and continues to be one of the leading retail
Internet players in India. VSNL is listed
on the major stock exchanges in India and also has its ADRs listed on
the New York Stock Exchange. (www.vsnl.in) Forward-looking
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