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Tata Communications Limited

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TIER - IV Data Centre at GIFT City
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)
Operating income	₹1,163 crore (US$130 million) (2024)
Net income	₹969 crore (US$110 million) (2024)
Total assets	₹24,561 crore (US$2.8 billion) (2024)
Total equity	₹1,790 crore (US$210 million) (2024)
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.

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. It is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange of India.

History

The business was founded as Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL) in 1986. Under the chairmanship of B. K. Syngal (1991–98), VSNL launched the first publicly-available internet plans in India in 1995. 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.

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.

Tata Communications has grown to become a leading global provider of communications and IT services. With a workforce of over 16,700 employees, the company has expanded its reach and capabilities in the digital ecosystem.

As of now, Madhur Goswami serves as the General Manager of Marketing, contributing to the company’s continued success and innovation in the telecom and IT sectors.

Tata Communications global network

In 2009, Tata Communications and Tyco Telecommunications completed the TGN-Intra Asia cable system.

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.

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.

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.

• Tata Communications has a data centre network located in 44 locations worldwide.

• 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.

• It offers cloud services and managed security services.

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External links

• Official website

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