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VSNL Singapore Pte Ltd. ("VSNL International"), the international arm of
Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (NYSE: VSL), announced today that Yahoo!, a
leading global Internet company, chose VSNL International’s
Teleglobe voice peering and termination services to exchange high
quality VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) traffic on a global basis
and provide premium international retail call termination for Yahoo!’s
voice services.
Yahoo! is using the Teleglobe VoIPLink™
service, a fast, simple and cost effective way to bridge
interoperability between VoIP networks, to terminate traffic anywhere in
the world. Yahoo! is also utilizing the Teleglobe VTS Service to ensure
high quality, cost effective retail termination for users of Yahoo! Voice’s
Phone Out (PC-to-Phone) service worldwide. VSNL International is among a
suite of providers delivering high-quality termination calling services
for Yahoo! globally.
“We are excited to be working with Yahoo! and
supporting its Internet community with our innovative, high quality
voice peering and termination services,” says
Michel Guyot, President, Global Voice Services, VSNL International. “Consumer
VoIP providers, such as Yahoo!, as well as ISP/Broadband providers today
are looking to engage an experienced global partner to leverage the
advantages of voice peering. In response to overwhelming market demand,
we are customizing our global voice and peering services offerings to
meet the needs of these providers.”
As one of the world's largest international wholesale carriers with more
than 415 combined direct and bilateral relationships with leading
international voice telecommunications providers, VSNL International
provides a full suite of global voice and voice peering services.
Consumer VoIP, Broadband and ISP providers can access these voice
peering capabilities and solutions, enabling true global reach and
interoperability to support reliable, high-quality traffic exchange
between multiple protocol networks.
David James, a Principal Analyst at Ovum says, "Consumer VoIP, Broadband
and Internet Service Providers require increasingly innovative and
compelling voice services to meet the demands of their retail customers.
To be a significant player in this market a wholesaler needs to have an
extensive network footprint, a broad portfolio of voice-related services
(including VoIP and VoIP-TDM interoperability), an extensive network of
bilateral agreements, and a proven track-record in the international
voice market.”
The Teleglobe premiere voice peering product, VoIPLink, is currently
being utilized by over 450 customers. Currently, there are two VoIPLink
Interconnection products which allow for reliable, high-quality voice
traffic exchange: Interdomain, which offers direct access to the
VSNL International network for customers managing entire VoIP networks
and Gateway Direct, which provides direct access to the network
for customers using stand-alone gateways for all call signaling, control
and media. VSNL International provides this interoperable service with a
diverse list of VoIP equipment, software and protocols.
Further information regarding VSNL International’s
suite of voice services can be found at www.vsnlinternational.com.
About VSNL International
VSNL International, the international arm of Videsh Sanchar Nigam
Limited ("VSNL") (NYSE: VSL), is a leading global communications service
provider offering a comprehensive portfolio of next-generation Carrier
and Enterprise solutions, including Voice, Mobile, Data and Ethernet.
VSNL International owns and operates one of the world’s
largest international mobile, voice and data networks providing global
reach to over 240 countries and territories. In addition, VSNL
International owns the world’s largest
designed global backbone capacity network, spanning across 4 continents
and comprises of major ownership in 206,356km of terrestrial network
fibre-optic networks and sub-sea cables. It is also one of the largest
carriers of wholesale voice globally.
VSNL and VSNL International are a part of the Tata Group, a $22 billion
global conglomerate comprising 93 operating companies. VSNL
International is headquartered in Singapore with regional offices in the
North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.
Visit us at www.vsnlinternational.com
or our parent company, VSNL, at www.vsnl.co.in
Forward-looking and cautionary statements
Certain words and statements in this release concerning VSNL and its
prospects, and other statements relating to VSNL’s
expected financial position, business strategy, the future development
of VSNL’s operations and the general economy
in India, are forward-looking statements. These forward looking
statements include, among others, statements concerning VSNL’s
communications and information services business, its advantages and VSNL’s
strategy for continuing to pursue its business, the anticipated
development and launch of new services in its business, the anticipated
dates on which VSNL will begin providing certain services or reach
specific milestones in the development and implementation of its
business strategy, the growth and recovery of the communications and
information services, industry, expectations as to its future revenue,
margins, expenses and capital requirements and other statements of
expectations, beliefs, future plans and strategies, anticipated
developments and other matters that are not historical facts. 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 VSNL, or industry
results, to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on
numerous assumptions regarding VSNL’s present
and future business strategies and the environment in which VSNL will
operate in the future. 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 VSNL’s 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 VSNL’s communications services, failure to
integrate strategic acquisitions such as the Tyco Global Network and
Teleglobe International Holdings Limited and changes in government
policies or regulations of India and, in particular, changes relating to
the administration of VSNL’s 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 VSNL’s control,
include, but are not limited to, those risk factors discussed in VSNL’s
various filings with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission. These filings are available at www.sec.gov.
VSNL Singapore Pte Ltd. ("VSNL International"), the international
arm of Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (NYSE: VSL), announced today that
Yahoo!, a leading global Internet company, chose VSNL International's
Teleglobe voice peering and termination services to exchange high
quality VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) traffic on a global basis
and provide premium international retail call termination for Yahoo!'s
voice services.
Yahoo! is using the Teleglobe VoIPLink(TM) service, a fast, simple
and cost effective way to bridge interoperability between VoIP
networks, to terminate traffic anywhere in the world. Yahoo! is also
utilizing the Teleglobe VTS Service to ensure high quality, cost
effective retail termination for users of Yahoo! Voice's Phone Out
(PC-to-Phone) service worldwide. VSNL International is among a suite
of providers delivering high-quality termination calling services for
Yahoo! globally.
"We are excited to be working with Yahoo! and supporting its
Internet community with our innovative, high quality voice peering and
termination services," says Michel Guyot, President, Global Voice
Services, VSNL International. "Consumer VoIP providers, such as
Yahoo!, as well as ISP/Broadband providers today are looking to engage
an experienced global partner to leverage the advantages of voice
peering. In response to overwhelming market demand, we are customizing
our global voice and peering services offerings to meet the needs of
these providers."
As one of the world's largest international wholesale carriers
with more than 415 combined direct and bilateral relationships with
leading international voice telecommunications providers, VSNL
International provides a full suite of global voice and voice peering
services. Consumer VoIP, Broadband and ISP providers can access these
voice peering capabilities and solutions, enabling true global reach
and interoperability to support reliable, high-quality traffic
exchange between multiple protocol networks.
David James, a Principal Analyst at Ovum says, "Consumer VoIP,
Broadband and Internet Service Providers require increasingly
innovative and compelling voice services to meet the demands of their
retail customers. To be a significant player in this market a
wholesaler needs to have an extensive network footprint, a broad
portfolio of voice-related services (including VoIP and VoIP-TDM
interoperability), an extensive network of bilateral agreements, and a
proven track-record in the international voice market."
The Teleglobe premiere voice peering product, VoIPLink, is
currently being utilized by over 450 customers. Currently, there are
two VoIPLink Interconnection products which allow for reliable,
high-quality voice traffic exchange: Interdomain, which offers direct
access to the VSNL International network for customers managing entire
VoIP networks and Gateway Direct, which provides direct access to the
network for customers using stand-alone gateways for all call
signaling, control and media. VSNL International provides this
interoperable service with a diverse list of VoIP equipment, software
and protocols.
Further information regarding VSNL International's suite of voice
services can be found at www.vsnlinternational.com.
About VSNL International
VSNL International, the international arm of Videsh Sanchar Nigam
Limited ("VSNL") (NYSE: VSL), is a leading global communications
service provider offering a comprehensive portfolio of next-generation
Carrier and Enterprise solutions, including Voice, Mobile, Data and
Ethernet.
VSNL International owns and operates one of the world's largest
international mobile, voice and data networks providing global reach
to over 240 countries and territories. In addition, VSNL International
owns the world's largest designed global backbone capacity network,
spanning across 4 continents and comprises of major ownership in
206,356km of terrestrial network fibre-optic networks and sub-sea
cables. It is also one of the largest carriers of wholesale voice
globally.
VSNL and VSNL International are a part of the Tata Group, a $22
billion global conglomerate comprising 93 operating companies. VSNL
International is headquartered in Singapore with regional offices in
the North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.
Visit us at www.vsnlinternational.com or our parent company, VSNL,
at www.vsnl.co.in
Forward-looking and cautionary statements
Certain words and statements in this release concerning VSNL and
its prospects, and other statements relating to VSNL's expected
financial position, business strategy, the future development of
VSNL's operations and the general economy in India, are
forward-looking statements. These forward looking statements include,
among others, statements concerning VSNL's communications and
information services business, its advantages and VSNL's strategy for
continuing to pursue its business, the anticipated development and
launch of new services in its business, the anticipated dates on which
VSNL will begin providing certain services or reach specific
milestones in the development and implementation of its business
strategy, the growth and recovery of the communications and
information services, industry, expectations as to its future revenue,
margins, expenses and capital requirements and other statements of
expectations, beliefs, future plans and strategies, anticipated
developments and other matters that are not historical facts. 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 VSNL, or industry
results, to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based
on numerous assumptions regarding VSNL's present and future business
strategies and the environment in which VSNL will operate in the
future. 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 VSNL's 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
VSNL's communications services, failure to integrate strategic
acquisitions such as the Tyco Global Network and Teleglobe
International Holdings Limited and changes in government policies or
regulations of India and, in particular, changes relating to the
administration of VSNL's 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 VSNL's
control, include, but are not limited to, those risk factors discussed
in VSNL's various filings with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission. These filings are available at www.sec.gov.