VSNL to improve connectivity in Asia

Tata group company Videsh Sanchar Nigam (VSNL) will improve its intra-region signalling connectivity in Asia with the integration of two additional Signalling Transfer Points (STPs).

The two new STPs would be integrated by the company in Mumbai and New Delhi to its global SS7/C7 network, VSNL said in a communique to the Bombay Stock Exchange.

STP is a signal packet switch or router that receives and routes incoming signalling messages on to their destinations. The SS7/C7 network, one of the largest data network in the world, connects together local telcos, cellular, and long-distance networks worldwide.

"VSNL's Asian STPs will support our customers in the Asian market by maintaining a truly 'physical' local presence on a global scale," VSNL Vice-President (Core Mobility Services) Stephane E Brisebois said.