Broadband users can access internet global roaming at over 160 countries using their broadband username and password
India’s premier Internet Service-- Tata Indicom Broadband from Tata Communications – today announced the launch of its -- One World, One Account service -- a unique offering which allows all Tata Indicom Broadband customers to access high speed internet roaming at over 160 countries using their same account. This service also allows the customer to use various different forms of internet access like Broadband, Wi-Fi, Dial-up and other services like gaming, movies, music, anti-virus, etc. on a single account
This service is aimed at creating an end to end Internet service for Home as well as Small Business users. The convenience of a single bill and access through multiple technologies helps give a seamless experience to users. This package also comes with various bundled services targeted at the home and small business user.
“We are constantly looking at ways in which we can deliver an outstanding customer experience to our customers through product innovations or enhancing our service delivery. People are now used to using mobile phones on roaming and Internet roaming is the next step in customer convenience and productivity enhancement for businesses. The launch of One World One Account is aimed at such customers and will empower our customers to make the very best use of the Internet. It is a proud moment for the Indian internet industry that such a unique innovation has got delivered.” said Mehul Kapadia, Head - Sales and Marketing for the Tata Indicom brand.
The access to global internet roaming has been facilitated by an in-house platform development by Tata Communications and its membership of the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), the global association of telecommunication services providers that offer Wi-Fi services. The membership facilitates inter-connect agreements between the alliance members, and has enabled global internet roaming for Tata Indicom Broadband customers at over 1,00,000 hotspots across the world.This is backed up by Tata Communications Broadband coverage using Wimax, DSL and Fibre to the Building technologies as well as over 600 Wi-Fi hotspots that are already available in India.
About Tata Communications
Tata Communications, a member of the $62.5 billion Tata Group, is a leading global provider of a new world of communications. The emerging markets communications leader leverages its advanced solutions capabilities and domain expertise across its global and pan-India network to deliver managed solutions to multi-national and Indian enterprises, service providers and Indian consumers.
Tata Communications’ range of services include transmission, IP, converged voice, mobility, managed network connectivity, hosting and storage, managed security, managed collaboration and business transformation for global enterprises and service providers, as well as Internet, retail broadband and content services for Indian consumers. 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 across 300 Pops, and more than 1 million square feet of data centre and collocation facilities.
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Tata Communications’ unique emerging market depth and breadth of reach includes a national fiber backbone network and access to network in over 60 cities and 125 Pops in India, strategic investments in South African converged services operator, Neotel, Sri Lanka and Nepal and, subject to fulfilment of conditions precedent, a 50% ownership in China Enterprise Communications (CEC) providing full country VPN coverage in China.
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 Company was named "Best Wholesale Carrier" at the World Communications Awards in 2006, "Best Pan-Asian Wholesale Provider" at the 2006 and 2007 Capacity Magazine Global Wholesale Telecommunications Awards and was awarded "Best Progress in Emerging Markets" at the 2008 Mobile Communication Awards.
Tata Communications Limited is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange of India and its ADRs are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. (NYSE: TCL)