MUMBAI, INDIA: Tata Communications, a provider of new world of communications, and BitGravity, Inc., a next-generation content delivery network (CDN) for interactive broadcasting, announced the worldwide launch of Tata Communications’ CDN service powered by BitGravity.

With more than 300 points of presence worldwide, Tata Communications now offers the first truly global CDN service on a state-of-the-art, single ASN global IP network throughout Europe, Asia, North America and India.

Tata Communications, which announced a strategic partnership with BitGravity in March, 2008, has also invested $11.5 million in convertible debt in BitGravity, validating the company’s content delivery platform as a key benefit in Tata Communications’ value-added services offering.

In turn, BitGravity has named Tata Communications’ chief technology officer, John Hayduk to its board of directors. Tata Communications’ financial backing of BitGravity confirms Tata Communications’ commitment to develop and offer innovative technology solutions to its global customers.

Vinod Kumar, chief operating officer, Tata Communications, said: “The launch of Tata Communications’ CDN service is a major milestone in our strategic roadmap to offer unparalleled managed services globally. We chose to work with BitGravity because it has the best architecture and technology to deliver high quality content and video. Together, Tata Communications and BitGravity's capabilities are a formidable force to deliver high quality content and video.”

Tata Communications’ next-generation CDN service, powered by BitGravity’s technology, delivers the highest performance and reliability in the industry while providing immediate access to content, including high-definition video, without delay or jitter, and the highest levels of throughput for end users. Fast forwarding, cache clearing, resolution switching and rate throttling are just a few of the features that enable customers to build a robust and engaging application into a flash player.