press release

3DULVDQG1HZ'HOKL-XO\


Orange Business Services partners with Tata Communications to

expand its network presence in India to meet customer demand
n

Partnership will increase the Orange footprint ten-fold to cover over 120 cities in the
country

2UDQJH %XVLQHVV 6HUYLFHV WRGD\ DQQRXQFHG WKDW LW KDV HQWHUHG LQWR DQ DJUHHPHQW ZLWK
7DWD&RPPXQLFDWLRQVWRH[SDQGLWVQHWZRUNIRRWSULQWLQ,QGLD7KH1HWZRUNWR1HWZRUN
,QWHUFRQQHFW11,DJUHHPHQWLVSDUWRIDVWUDWHJLFSDUWQHUVKLSEHWZHHQWKHWZRFRPSDQLHV
DQGZLOOLQFUHDVH2UDQJHGRPHVWLFFRYHUDJHWHQIROGWRRYHUFLWLHVWRPHHWFXVWRPHU
GHPDQG

7KH11,ZLOOHQDEOH2UDQJHWRXWLOL]H7DWD&RPPXQLFDWLRQVSRLQWVRISUHVHQFH3R3V
H[WHQGLQJ2UDQJH%XVLQHVV6HUYLFHVUHDFKWRWLHUWZRDQGWLHUWKUHHFLWLHVVXFKDV%KRSDO
.DQSXUDQG9LVDNKDSDWQDP7KHLQFUHDVHGGRPHVWLFIRRWSULQWRIWKH2UDQJHQHWZRUNLQ
,QGLDLVSDUWLFXODUO\VXLWHGWRVXSSRUWWKHH[SDQVLRQSODQVRIJOREDOPXOWLQDWLRQDOFXVWRPHUV
ORRNLQJ WR FRQQHFW WR WKH IDUWKHVW FRUQHUV RI ,QGLD ZLWK UREXVW DQG UHOLDEOH QHWZRUN
VHUYLFHVIHDWXULQJJOREDOVHUYLFHOHYHODJUHHPHQWV6/$DQGVWUDLJKWIRUZDUGELOOLQJ

,WDOVRLQFOXGHVDFFHVVWR2UDQJH%XVLQHVV931DIXOO\VHFXUHGDQGPDQDJHGQHWZRUN
VROXWLRQWKDWDOORZVGDWDYRLFHDQGYLGHRWRUXQRQWKHVDPH,3EDVHG03/6QHWZRUN
IURPDOOORFDWLRQVFRYHUHGE\WKLVQHWZRUNDJUHHPHQW

$QQRXQFLQJ WKH SDUWQHUVKLS %JTKUVQRJGT 1\GT *GCF QH )NQDCN %QOOWPKECVKQPU
5QNWVKQPU  #UKC 2CEKHKE 1TCPIG $WUKPGUU 5GTXKEGU VDLG (QWHUSULVHV DUH ORRNLQJ IRU
JOREDOH[SDQVLRQRSSRUWXQLWLHVDQGQHHGDUHOLDEOHQHWZRUNWKDWDOORZVWKHPWRPHHWHQG
XVHUGHPDQGVIRUGLJLWDOWUDQVIRUPDWLRQDQGLQQRYDWLYHVHUYLFHVVXFKDVFORXGFRPSXWLQJ
XQLILHGFRPPXQLFDWLRQVDQG007KLVSDUWQHUVKLSZLOOHQDEOHXVWRRIIHUFXVWRPHUVZLGHU
DQGPRUHFRPSHWLWLYHHQGWRHQGIXOO\PDQDJHGQHWZRUNVHUYLFHVDVWKH\H[SDQGZLWKLQ
,QGLD :LWK WKH SDUWQHUVKLS ZH DUH ZHOO HTXLSSHG WR DGGUHVV WKH UHTXLUHPHQWV RI RXU
JOREDODQGGRPHVWLFFXVWRPHUV

%QPQT %CTTQNN 5GPKQT 8KEG 2TGUKFGPV 'WTQRG #UKC CPF VJG #OGTKECU 6CVC
%QOOWPKECVKQPU VDLG $V ,QGLD FRQWLQXHV WR PDNH ZDYHV DV DQ HPHUJLQJ PDUNHW
SRZHUKRXVHWKHUHFRQWLQXHVWREHUDSLGH[SDQVLRQRI LQWHUQDWLRQDOEXVLQHVVLQWR,QGLD
7KHVHFRPSDQLHVUHTXLUHDVWURQJQHWZRUNSURYLGHUZKLFKLVFULWLFDOIRUWKHVHDPELWLRQV
7KLVVWUDWHJLFSDUWQHUVKLSLVXQGHUSLQQHGE\RXUH[WHQVLYHJOREDOQHWZRUNLQFOXGLQJWKH
ILUVWZKROO\RZQHGILEUHULQJDURXQGWKHZRUOG,WLQWHUFRQQHFWV2UDQJH%XVLQHVV6HUYLFHV
ZLWK RXU GRPHVWLF QHWZRUN LQ ,QGLD HQDEOLQJ WKHP WR VHUYH LQWHUQDWLRQDO DQG GRPHVWLF
HQWHUSULVHVZLWKRXUEHVWLQFODVVQHWZRUNVHUYLFHV


2UDQJH %XVLQHVV 6HUYLFHV KDV EHHQ SUHVHQW LQ ,QGLD IRU PRUH WKDQ  \HDUV DQG KDV
DFFHOHUDWHG LWV RSHUDWLRQV LQ WKH FRXQWU\ RYHU WKH ODVW IHZ \HDUV WR PHHW WKH JURZLQJ
QHWZRUNDQG,7VHUYLFHVGHPDQGVRIORFDODQGIRUHLJQPXOWLQDWLRQDOV%HLQJDQ,QWHUQDWLRQDO
DQG1DWLRQDO/RQJ'LVWDQFH,/'1/'RSHUDWRUDQGKROGLQJDQ,QWHUQHW6HUYLFH3URYLGHU
,63OLFHQVHLQ,QGLD2UDQJHLVZHOOSRVLWLRQHGWRSURYLGHDIXOOUDQJHRIVHUYLFHVIURP
GHVNWRSLQWHJUDWLRQWRLQWHUQDWLRQDOQHWZRUNVWRHQWHUSULVHFXVWRPHUV 2UDQJHFXUUHQWO\
KDVPRUHWKDQPXOWLQDWLRQDOFXVWRPHUVLQ,QGLD

2UDQJH%XVLQHVV6HUYLFHVLVDJOREDOWHOHFRPPXQLFDWLRQVRSHUDWRUZLWKRQHRIWKHZRUOGV
ODUJHVWVHDPOHVVQHWZRUNVSURYLGLQJPDQDJHGDQGVHFXUHFRQQHFWLYLW\VROXWLRQVLQPRUH
WKDQFRXQWULHVDQGWHUULWRULHV
About Tata Communications
7DWD&RPPXQLFDWLRQV/LPLWHG&,1QR /0+3/&DORQJZLWKLWVVXEVLGLDULHV7DWD&RPPXQLFDWLRQVLVD
OHDGLQJ JOREDO SURYLGHU RI $ 1HZ :RUOG RI &RPPXQLFDWLRQV :LWK D OHDGHUVKLS SRVLWLRQ LQ HPHUJLQJ PDUNHWV 7DWD
&RPPXQLFDWLRQVOHYHUDJHVLWVDGYDQFHGVROXWLRQVFDSDELOLWLHVDQGGRPDLQH[SHUWLVHDFURVVLWVJOREDODQGSDQ,QGLDQHWZRUN
WRGHOLYHUPDQDJHGVROXWLRQVWRPXOWLQDWLRQDOHQWHUSULVHVVHUYLFHSURYLGHUVDQG,QGLDQFRQVXPHUV
7KH7DWD&RPPXQLFDWLRQVJOREDOQHWZRUNLQFOXGHVRQHRIWKHPRVWDGYDQFHGDQGODUJHVWVXEPDULQHFDEOHQHWZRUNVDQGD
7LHU,3QHWZRUNZLWKFRQQHFWLYLW\WRPRUHWKDQFRXQWULHVDQGWHUULWRULHVDFURVV3R3VDVZHOODVQHDUO\PLOOLRQ
VTXDUHIHHWRIGDWDFHQWUHDQGFROORFDWLRQVSDFHZRUOGZLGH
7DWD&RPPXQLFDWLRQVGHSWKDQGEUHDGWKRIUHDFKLQHPHUJLQJPDUNHWVLQFOXGHVOHDGHUVKLSLQ,QGLDQHQWHUSULVHGDWDVHUYLFHV
DQGOHDGHUVKLSLQJOREDOLQWHUQDWLRQDOYRLFH
7DWD&RPPXQLFDWLRQV/LPLWHGLVOLVWHGRQWKH%RPED\6WRFN([FKDQJHDQGWKH1DWLRQDO6WRFN([FKDQJHRI,QGLD
7$7$&20081,&$7,216DQG7$7$DUHWUDGHPDUNVRI7DWD6RQV/LPLWHGLQFHUWDLQFRXQWULHV
KWWSZZZWDWDFRPPXQLFDWLRQVFRP

About Orange Business Services

2UDQJH %XVLQHVV 6HUYLFHV WKH 2UDQJH EUDQFK GHGLFDWHG WR %% VHUYLFHV LV QRW RQO\ D WHOHFRP RSHUDWRU EXW DOVR DQ ,7
VROXWLRQVLQWHJUDWRUDQGDSSOLFDWLRQVGHYHORSHULQ)UDQFHDQGDURXQGWKHZRUOG,WVHPSOR\HHVVXSSRUWFRPSDQLHVLQ
DOO DUHDV RI WKHLU GLJLWDO WUDQVIRUPDWLRQ PRELOH DQG FROODERUDWLYH ZRUNVSDFHV ,7FORXG LQIUDVWUXFWXUH IL[HG DQG PRELOH
FRQQHFWLYLW\ SULYDWH DQG K\EULG QHWZRUNV DSSOLFDWLRQV IRU ,QWHUQHW RI 7KLQJV  FXVWRPHU H[SHULHQFH DQG %LJ 'DWD
DQDO\WLFVDQGF\EHUVHFXULW\WKDQNVWRGHGLFDWHGH[SHUWVDQGLQIUDVWUXFWXUHWRSURWHFWLQIRUPDWLRQV\VWHPV0RUHWKDQ
PXOWLQDWLRQDORUJDQL]DWLRQVDQGPLOOLRQ62+2VHQWHUSULVHVDQGORFDODXWKRULWLHVLQ)UDQFHUHO\RQ2UDQJH%XVLQHVV6HUYLFHV
DVWKHLUWUXVWHGSDUWQHU
/HDUQPRUHDWZZZRUDQJHEXVLQHVVFRPRUIROORZXVRQ/LQNHG,Q7ZLWWHUDQGRXUEORJV
2UDQJHLVRQHRIWKHZRUOGVOHDGLQJWHOHFRPPXQLFDWLRQVRSHUDWRUVZLWKDQQXDOVDOHVRIELOOLRQHXURVLQDQGKDV
HPSOR\HHVZRUOGZLGHDW0DUFK2UDQJHLVOLVWHGRQWKH1<6((XURQH[W3DULVV\PERO25$DQGRQWKH1HZ
<RUN6WRFN([FKDQJHV\PERO25$1
2UDQJHDQGDQ\RWKHU2UDQJHSURGXFWRUVHUYLFHQDPHVLQFOXGHGLQWKLVPDWHULDODUHWUDGHPDUNVRI2UDQJHRU2UDQJH%UDQG
6HUYLFHV/LPLWHG

Press Contacts:

(OL]DEHWK0D\HUL2UDQJH%XVLQHVV6HUYLFHVHOL]DEHWKPD\HUL#RUDQJHFRP
6KDKQD]0DQVRRU7DWD&RPPXQLFDWLRQVVKDKQD]PDQVRRU#WDWDFRPPXQLFDWLRQVFRP

Forward-looking and cautionary statements
Certain words and statements in this release concerning Tata Communications and its prospects, and other statements, including
those relating to Tata Communications expected financial position, business strategy, the future development of Tata
Communications operations, and the general economy in India, are forward-looking statements. Such statements involve known
and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including financial, regulatory and environmental, as well as those relating to
industry growth and trend projections, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements of Tata Communications,
or industry results, to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The important factors
that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from such forward-looking statements include,
among others, failure to increase the volume of traffic on Tata Communications network; failure to develop new products and
services that meet customer demands and generate acceptable margins; failure to successfully complete commercial testing of
new technology and information systems to support new products and services, including voice transmission services; failure to
stabilize or reduce the rate of price compression on certain of the companys communications services; failure to integrate
strategic acquisitions and changes in government policies or regulations of India and, in particular, changes relating to the
administration of Tata Communications industry; and, in general, the economic, business and credit conditions in India. Additional
factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from such forward-looking statements,
many of which are not in Tata Communications control, include, but are not limited to, those risk factors discussed in Tata
Communications Limiteds Annual Reports. The Annual Reports of Tata Communications Limited are available at
www.tatacommunications.com. Tata Communications is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any obligation to, update
or alter its forward-looking statements.