NEC to provide IP telephony for Taj Group

NEW DELHI, INDIA: NEC Corporation, announced today that NEC India Pvt. Ltd., a subsidiary of NEC, has been selected as a preferred vendor by The Indian Hotels Company Limited, known as the Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces, one of Asia's largest and finest hotel companies.

In addition to its selection, NEC also received orders for IP telephone systems for another eight new hotels being constructed by the Taj Group this year in India, said a press release.

The IP telephony system is based on NEC’s UNIVERGE SV8000 series communication server that supports voice, unified communications and mobility solutions.  The server is capable of supporting up to 16,000 endpoints in a single system and features scalable and energy-efficient solutions that are ideal for a wide variety of hotel needs.

“Being a leader in the Hotel industry, our endeavor at the Taj Group of hotels is to bring the most compelling environment and experiences to our guests. We utilize NEC’s technology expertise for our Hotels,” said Prakash Shukla, senior vice president Technology and chief information officer, The Indian Hotels Company Limited.

He added that with the robust, feature-rich, scalable and interoperable solutions by NEC, they can be assured that their network delivers the highest quality services, which customers demand.

Taichiro Hashizawa, Vice President and Senior General Manager, Enterprise Solutions Operations Unit, NEC Corporation said, “NEC is honored to be selected as a preferred vendor by the Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces and we look forward to working closely together to optimize the hotel’s facilities and to provide superior services for their customers.”

NEC will continue to work closely with Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces to collaborate on further services for guests and operations to become a leader in the growing hospitality market.