Tata Comm expands service to Egypt

Telecom firm Tata Communications on Monday said it has signed a partnership agreement with TE Data SAE for expanding its global VPN services to Egypt.

"Tata Communications' partnership agreement with TE Data will link customers in Egypt with the rest of the world via our rapidly growing network," Tata Communications Managing Director MENA (Middle East and North Africa) Radwan Moussalli said.

TE Data SAE is a subsidiary of Telecom Egypt and is a leading P-based data communications carrier. Both the companies have interconnected their respective infrastructures, thus setting up multiple, network-to-network interconnection (NNI) points that would connect Tata Communications' European and Indian network hubs with TE Data's facilities in Egypt, the company said.

"Africa and the Middle East are markets that are undergoing significant growth, and we plan on continuing to expand the relationship as part of a growing cooperation between Tata Communications and TE Data," Moussalli added.

Tata Communications already offers its MPLS services in almost 40 countries and expects to reach over 50 by the end of 2008, the company said in a filing to the BSE.

"We are pleased to partner with Tata Communications to provide our customers with high-quality IP VPN solutions. The integration will provide superior connectivity to India and to the world," TE Data Vice Chairman and Managing Director Emad Alazhary said.

VPN services enable companies to provide broadband applications with a wide range of value added services.

The agreement would enable Tata Communications' VPN customers to benefit from superior connectivity to and from Egypt while experiencing the same security, redundancy and quality of service offered on the Tata Communications network.