AT&T to rollout global communication network for TCS

MUMBAI: AT&T would rollout the Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS)-based global communication network for Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).

K. Ananth Krishnan, vice president, TCS said, “This network knits the global TCS community on one platform and enables a single view of the enterprise from any part of the world.”

Steve Lowe, Vice President of AT&T Asia Pacific, said that the cooperation with TCS as the latter's preferred network service provider is a major achievement in one of the world's most dynamic markets.

AT&T will provide an MPLS-based Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network solution integrating more than 130 TCS locations across North America, South America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

The Asia-Pacific portion of the network includes Singapore, Melbourne and Sydney in Australia, Hangzhou in China, Yokohama in Japan, and Mumbai and Chennai in India. VSNL will provide the network links within and from India.

The first phase of the deployment will cover 27 sites that include 10 locations in North America, seven across Europe, Middle East and Africa, seven in Asia Pacific and three in Central and Latin America.

The second phase will cover another 100 TCS locations across the globe and also extend application support for many of the TCS offshore development teams.

The IP VPN solution provided by AT&T will serve as the foundation for a single global network for TCS offices all around the world, and support its evolution toward a converged multi-service networking platform, enabling deployment of Voice over Internet Protocol as well as other converged and collaborative services.