Tata Communications and Dimension Data Partner to Accelerate Global TelePresence Market

Singapore and Johannesburg (ots/PRNewswire) -

- Offering Comprehensive Managed Telepresence Services Worldwide

Tata Communications, a leading provider of the new world of
communications, and Dimension Data, the $4.5-billion specialist IT
services and solutions provider, have signed an agreement to support
the Cisco Systems Telepresence suite of products on a worldwide
basis.

Dimension Data, one of a select few Cisco partners with
TelePresence Global Authorized Technology Provider (ATP) status, has
the skills to sell, design, install, and support Cisco Telepresence
in 47 countries. In addition, Dimension Data will be using the Tata
Communications global WAN to connect our own internal TelePresence
endpoints. In a flexible model for clients, Tata Communications, part
of the $62.5 billion Tata Group, and Dimension Data, will together
provide the entire suite of services, including bandwidth,
Telepresence hardware, support, maintenance and a fully managed
service.

Both organisations said that the global agreement aligns well
with their go-to-market model and provides a 'compelling offering'
for clients. "One significant benefit is that clients will be able to
procure the hardware on either a capex or opex model, explained
Dimension Data's Group Executive: Global Solutions, Dimension Data
Holdings PLC, Steve Joubert.

According to John Landau, Senior Vice President of Global Managed
Services at Tata Communications, "Our vision is to be the leading
provider of Telepresence meetings - within enterprises as well as
with their ecosystem of customers, suppliers and partners. Our
partnership with Dimension Data enables us to deliver comprehensive
managed Telepresence services to companies around the world"

According to a MarketScope for Video Telepresence Solutions
report published by Gartner (21 April 2008), and authored by Rich
Costello and Scott Morrison: "by 2010, Gartner expects telepresence
to generate $600 million in annual equipment revenue worldwide. With
services included, total telepresence market revenue could reach $1.5
billion annually by 2010." Gartner said "Although we feel that the
high cost of these solutions will limit broad market penetration,
large organizations with a business case for telepresence, as well as
the financial resources to purchase and support it, make telepresence
a "promising" enterprise market technology."

Mr Joubert added," Our partnership with Tata Communications
reduces barriers to adoption and increases accessibility of
TelePresence to a much broader audience to communicate and
collaborate in real-time."

Tata Communications is the market-leading provider of
Telepresence services with a comprehensive offering for enterprises'
ecosystem of users globally. The service includes Cisco-certified
TelePresence network, a hosted and managed service, the world's first
public rooms and soon, the world's first open global Telepresence
exchange. Tata Communications currently has public rooms in India -
Mumbai, Bangalore (2), Chennai, Hyderabad and Gurgaon; London and
Boston, with plans to expand their network of rooms significantly
around the world by the end of 2009.

For further information on Tata Communications Telepresence
Services and Dimension Data, visit

http://www.tatacommunications.com/telepresence or
http://www.dimensiondata.com

About Tata Communications

Tata Communications, a member of the $62.5 billion Tata Group, is
a leading global provider of a new world of communications. The
emerging markets communications leader leverages its advanced
solutions capabilities and domain expertise across its global and
pan-India network to deliver managed solutions to multi-national and
Indian enterprises, service providers and Indian consumers.

Tata Communications' range of services include transmission, IP,
converged voice, mobility, managed network connectivity, hosting and
storage, managed security, managed collaboration and business
transformation for global enterprises and service providers, as well
as Internet, retail broadband and content services for Indian
consumers. The Tata Global Network encompasses one of the most
advanced and largest submarine cable networks, a Tier-1 IP network,
with connectivity to more than 200 countries across 300 Pops, and
more than 1 million square feet of data center and co-location
facilities.

Tata Communications' unique emerging market depth and breadth of
reach includes a national fiber backbone network and access to
network in over 60 cities and 125 Pops in India, strategic
investments in South African converged services operator, Neotel, Sri
Lanka and Nepal and, subject to fulfillment of conditions precedent,
a 50% ownership in China Enterprise Communications (CEC) providing
full country VPN coverage in China.

Servicing customers from its offices in over 80 cities in 40
countries, Tata Communications is the number one global international
wholesale voice operator and number one provider of international
long distance, enterprise data and Internet services in India, the
Company was named "Best Wholesale Carrier" at the World
Communications Awards in 2006, "Best Pan-Asian Wholesale Provider" at
the 2006 and 2007 Capacity Magazine Global Wholesale
Telecommunications Awards and was awarded "Best Progress in Emerging
Markets" at the 2008 Mobile Communication Awards.

Tata Communications Limited along with its global subsidiaries,
(Tata Communications), is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the
National Stock Exchange of India and its ADRs are listed on the New
York Stock Exchange. (NYSE: TCL)

About Dimension Data

Dimension Data plc (LSE:DDT), a specialist IT services and
solution provider, helps clients plan, build, support and manage
their IT infrastructures. Dimension Data applies its expertise in
networking, converged communications, security, Microsoft, storage
and contact centre technologies and its unique skills in consulting,
integration and managed services to create customised client
solutions.

Forward-looking and cautionary statements

Certain words and statements in this release concerning Tata
Communications and its prospects, and other statements, including
those relating to Tata Communications' expected financial position,
business strategy, the future development of Tata Communications'
operations, and the general economy in India, are forward-looking
statements. 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 Tata Communications, or industry results, to differ
materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. 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 Tata Communications' 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 the company's communications services;
failure to integrate strategic acquisitions and changes in government
policies or regulations of India and, in particular, changes relating
to the administration of Tata Communications' 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 Tata Communications' control,
include, but are not limited to, those risk factors discussed in Tata
Communications' various filings with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission. These filings are available at
http://www.sec.gov. Tata Communications is under no obligation to,
and expressly disclaims any obligation to, update or alter its
forward-looking statements.

Media Contacts:
Lee Ann Lim
Tata Communications
+1-703-999-1726
Leeann.lim@tatacommunications.com
Hilary King
Dimension Data
+27-82-414-9623
Hilary.king@za.didata.com
Media Agency
STC Associates
+1-212-725-1900 x204
kristen@stcassociates.com /
vetri@stcassociates.com

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Contact:
Media Contacts: Lee Ann Lim, Tata Communications, +1-703-999-1726,
Leeann.lim@tatacommunications.com; Hilary King, Dimension Data,
+27-82-414-9623, Hilary.king@za.didata.com; Media Agency, STC
Associates, +1-212-725-1900 x204, kristen@stcassociates.com /
vetri@stcassociates.com