Tata Comm ties up with German reinsurance firm

MUMBAI, INDIA: Indian telecom major Tata Communications announced on Monday that it has been chosen by German reinsurance company Hannover Re to deploy and run its Telepresence facilities, serving the group’s internal teams in 18 locations across 16 countries, worldwide.

Tata Communications would roll out the Cisco Telepresence high-definition; immersive video collaboration systems to help employees based in Europe, North America, Asia, Middle East and Africa collaborate with each other on a daily basis, said a press release.

Under the agreement, Tata Communications will provide Hannover Re with a solution that includes deployment and installation of rooms, maintenance, management and concierge service for scheduling and reservations.

Tata Communications' Telepresence services include managed private Cisco Telepresence rooms, public Telepresence rooms that can be rented by the hour, and the ability for these private and public rooms to connect with each other.

“Tata Communications is the vendor that meets our expectations in respect of Telepresence operations and services. We are confident that Tata Communications will prove its reliability both in the course of the implementation project and in the operations phase. What convinced us is the option to integrate our internal Telepresence network into the general Telepresence infrastructure provided by Tata Communications,” said, Hartmut Fuchs, Hannover Re, CIO and managing director, Information and Technology.

Hannover expects this would allow them to extend Telepresence-based communication to business partners in a second phase.

The company would manage all aspects of Hannover Re’s Telepresence needs, supported by its world-class global network.

Claude Sassoulas, Tata Communications’ managing director for the Europe and Africa Region, said, “This deal with one of the world’s largest global reinsurance group is a significant milestone for our organization. It will strengthen our position as a global provider in the German market where we are looking to continue our expansion to serve a growing number of large German MNCs as they move into the emerging markets we are currently investing in.”

He added that Hannover Re awarded the contract to Tata Communications on account of its ability to provide a flexible and comprehensive solution.