Thursday, January 29, 2009

BWI: Tata Communications Rings Up Expansion in Fairfax County to Offer Public TelePresence Services

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Business Wire
Thursday, January 29, 2009 11:30 AM IST (06:00 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Information technology, Telecommunications; Technology
Release no: 19086
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(BW)(VA-FCEDA)Tata Communications Rings Up Expansion in Fairfax County to Offer Public TelePresence Services


Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, Thursday, January 29, 2009 -- (Business Wire India) --

Tata Communications, a member of the $62.5 billion Tata Group based in India, announced the opening of a new center in Fairfax County that is equipped with a state-of-the-art Cisco-certified TelePresence room to host "virtual" meetings around the world. Tata Communications leased about 26,000 square feet of space at 2355 Dulles Corner Boulevard in the Herndon community of Fairfax County to accommodate about 100 employees.

As the largest private owner of global fiber-optic sub-sea cables, Tata Communications (www.tatacommunications.com) offers services ranging from co-location, managed hosting and storage, security, content delivery network and TelePresence services.

To celebrate the expanded facility, Tata Communications will host a January 29 open house and will showcase its TelePresence room. TelePresence provides life-like, high definition conferencing facilities with superior audio and video qualities to provide a viable, cost-effective alternative to traditional face-to-face meetings.

Tata Communications is the first service provider to open public TelePresence facilities. The Fairfax County facility is connected to Tata Communications' network of public TelePresence rooms around the world, including sites within the luxury Taj Hotels in Boston, London and multiple locations in India.

"Tata Communications is a global leader in telecommunications and part of one of India's premier companies. We are very proud that the company will grow here and call Fairfax County home," said Gerald L. Gordon, Ph.D., president and CEO of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA, www.FairfaxCountyEDA.org). More than 360 foreign-owned firms, including almost 20 from India, have a presence in Fairfax County.

"Fairfax County has been an outstanding place to do business for Tata Communications, and we are pleased to be able to grow into larger premises," said Dave Ryan, EVP, Tata Communications, Americas. "The fact that we can stay in the region and grow is important, not just to our staff but to some of the local not-for-profit organizations we support."

About Tata Communications

Servicing customers from its offices in over 80 cities in 40 countries, Tata Communications is the number-one global international wholesale voice operator and number-one provider of international long distance, enterprise data and Internet services in India. The Tata Global Network encompasses one of the most advanced and largest submarine cable networks, a Tier-1 IP network, with connectivity to more than 200 countries and more than 1 million square feet of data center and co-location facilities.

About the FCEDA

The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority promotes Fairfax County, Virginia, as a business and technology center. The FCEDA offers site location and business development assistance, and connections with county and state government agencies, to help companies locate and expand in Fairfax County. The FCEDA maintains marketing offices in San Francisco, Bangalore, Frankfurt, London, Seoul and Tel Aviv.

Time magazine called Fairfax County "one of the great economic success stories of our time." Business growth helps Fairfax County fund public services such as a top-ranked public school system that improve the quality of life. Fairfax County offers a well-educated workforce, a wide array of real estate opportunities, access to global markets through Washington Dulles International Airport, and a business community based on technology and professional services.



CONTACT DETAILS
CONTACTS :

FCEDA
Alan Fogg, 703-790-0600 (o)
571-213-5065 (m)
afogg@fceda.org
or
Tata Communications
Kevin Watson, 703-547-6539(o)
Kevin.Watson@tatacommunications.com

KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, MARKETING, BUSINESS SERVICES, IT, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TECHNOLOGY

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