| New Delhi, February 6, 2008: VSNL, today announced that iPass customers traveling to or working in India can now benefit from the addition of more than 350 Tata Indicom Wi-Fi hotspots into the iPass Global Broadband Roaming Network. With the integration of these services, not only do iPass customers get added coverage but the VSNL Partner Hotels, Cafes, etc. who have deployed VSNL Wi-Fi services on their premises also benefit from increased roaming usage. |
| Tata Indicom Wi-Fi hotspot locations include major domestic and international airports, leading premium hotels, railway stations, educational institutions, sports stadiums, hospitals, restaurant, coffee shop chains and retail stores. Key locations include Taj Hotels Group, Le Méridien, Café Coffee Day, Barista, Manipal University, and Wockhard. |
| "Our partnership with iPass is a reflection of how committed we are to enabling customers from across the globe to experience a reliable and secure wireless service and have a world class end-user experience," said Mr. Shankar Prasad, President - Retail Business Unit, VSNL. "VSNL has been leading the growth of the Wi-Fi industry in India and today has the largest Wi-Fi deployment in India with over 350 hotspots. It has drawn up major plans this year to further enhance its footprint to over 1,000 hotspots." |
| "Many iPass customers view India as a critical business hub and this partnership with VSNL means that they can travel to the subcontinent, confident in the knowledge that they will find the same high levels of iPass service that they have grown used to in their home country," said Chee Leng Loy, Managing Director, Asia for iPass. "This partnership also represents an added milestone for iPass as the eight airports within the Tata Indicom Wi-Fi network takes us beyond the 450-airport mark globally "� another demonstration of iPass' commitment to its customers and the business traveler." |
| Before being integrated into the iPass Global Roaming network, the Tata Indicom Wi-Fi access points went through rigorous iPass Enterprise Ready certification process. This involved testing the hotspots against reliability and quality of service standards. |
| VSNL, is the only Indian operator to be a member of the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), a leading global consortium of Wi-Fi service providers. It is the leading player in India with over 350 hotspots and is targeting to scale it up to over 1000 during the course of the year. Operator members of WBA own and operate over 60,000 Wi-Fi hotspots worldwide and the membership in WBA enables VSNL to leverage the same. |
| About VSNL |
| Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited, along with its global subsidiaries (VSNL) is a leading global communications solutions company offering next-generation voice, data and value-added services to enterprises, carriers and retail consumers. A member of the $ 29 billion Tata Group, VSNL was voted the Best Wholesale Service Provider at the World Communications Awards, 2006. VSNL is one of the world's largest providers of wholesale international voice services and operates one of the largest global submarine cable networks. VSNL's customer base includes 1,500 carriers, 450 mobile operators, 10,000 enterprises, around 500,000 broadband and Internet subscribers and 350 Wi-Fi public hotspots. |
| Rated amongst the Top 100 Emerging Global Challengers by the Boston Consulting Group, VSNL has offices in over 35 countries including the United States of America, Canada, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Singapore, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka and India. VSNL's global transmission network of over 200,000 route kilometers and its IP core with 200 points of presence, enable a range of services that include voice, private leased circuits, IP VPN, Internet access, global Ethernet, hosting, mobile signaling and other IP services. |
| Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange of India, and its American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: VSL). www.vsnl.com |
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