MEDIA RELEASE PR36603
Tata Communications' Global Priority Ethernet Services are Now MEF 9 and MEF 14
Certified
MUMBAI, Oct 15 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
- Priority Ethernet Services Connecting India, APAC, US and
Europe Certified by Global Industry Alliance
Tata Communications, a leading provider of a new world of communications,
announced that its Priority Ethernet services are now certified by the Metro
Ethernet Forum (MEF) as conforming to the MEF 9 and MEF 14 specifications.
This complements the already MEF certified Global Dedicated Ethernet
Services, introduced by Tata Communications in 2006 and certified since 2007.
The Metro Ethernet Forum is a non-profit global industry alliance,
comprised of over 155 of the world's leading service providers and network
equipment vendors. It develops technical specifications and implementation
agreements to ensure interoperability and deployment of Carrier Ethernet
services worldwide. MEF Certification is highly regarded as a quality
assurance symbol, having been attained by passing numerous compliance tests,
conducted by Iometrix, the MEF approved certification test laboratory.
"Tata Communications holds the distinction of being the first global
provider who earned the MEF 9 and MEF14 certifications for its leading Global
Dedicated Ethernet Services, and now the certification of our Priority
services shows our commitment to continuously enrich our offerings, deliver
quality services to our customers and lead the Ethernet evolution" said
Genius Wong, Senior Vice President, Global IP and VPN services.
MEF 14 ensures that the latency, jitter and packet loss performance of
the services conforms to the rigorous MEF standards, while MEF 9 ensures the
conditions required for delivery of services have specific Ethernet User
Network Interface (UNI) and Ethernet Virtual Connection (EVC) service
attributes. MEF 14 is also the first industry certification to include
performance criteria, which helps to raise the bar on carriers' services
performance. "The MEF welcomes the commitment being made by companies such as
TATA Communications to it certification program," stated Nan Chen, MEF
President. "Service providers across the globe have embraced MEF standards to
deliver reliable, high quality and technically consistent Ethernet services
to their customer base" he added.
Added Wong: "The certifications are of high significance to us, to assure
our customers of seamless secure solutions, which adhere to highest industry
standards."
"The fact that Tata Communications' Priority Ethernet Services are now
MEF 9 & 14 certified independently endorses successful Carrier Ethernet
performance following stringent testing by a third party," said Joel
Stradling, Senior Analyst at Current Analysis. "Global reach and the new MEF
certifications differentiate Tata Communications' message in the
international marketplace, and looking forward the operator is in a good
position to augment reach with more consistent and standardized Ethernet
Network-to-Network Interfaces (E-NNIs) by working within MEF guidelines.
E-NNIs are critical for Ethernet services as they establish a common language
to bridge boundaries between different carriers."
Tata Communications' Global Priority Ethernet Services span over five
continents: North America, Asia, Europe and Middle East and more than 120
cities across India, provides dedicated and cost-effective carrier Ethernet
solutions seamlessly and securely. The Service, featured with a choice of
configurations, bandwidth granularities, up-to four Classes of Service with
interclass bursting, provides a high quality, scalable and cost effective
Ethernet solution through out India and on a global scale.
For more details about Tata Communications' WAN Ethernet service, visit
Read about other recent Tata Communications' Ethernet service
enhancements:
Tata Communications Launches Global 10 Gigabit Ethernet Service
Etisalat & Tata Communications introduce advanced communication services
in UAE (
Qtel and Tata Communications Collaborate to Offer Global Connectivity
Learn more about Tata Communications Ethernet strategy for Emerging
Markets:
About Tata Communications
Tata Communications is a leading global provider of a new world of
communications. With a leadership position in emerging markets, Tata
Communications leverages its advanced solutions capabilities and domain
expertise across its global and pan-India network to deliver managed
solutions to multi-national enterprises, service providers and Indian
consumers.
The Tata Global Network includes one of the most advanced and largest
submarine cable networks, a Tier-1 IP network, with connectivity to more than
200 countries across 400 PoPs, and nearly 1 million square feet of data
center and collocation space worldwide.
Tata Communications' depth and breadth of reach in emerging markets
includes leadership in Indian enterprise data services, leadership in global
international voice, and strategic investments in operators in South Africa
(Neotel), Sri Lanka (Tata Communications Lanka Limited), Nepal (United
Telecom Limited), and subject to approval by the Chinese government, China
(China Enterprise Communications)
Tata Communications Limited 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 Metro Ethernet Forum
The MEF is a global industry alliance comprising more than 155
organizations including telecommunications service providers, cable MSOs,
network equipment/software manufacturers, semiconductors vendors and testing
organizations. The MEF's mission is to accelerate the worldwide adoption of
Carrier-class Ethernet networks and services. The MEF develops Carrier
Ethernet technical specifications and implementation agreements to promote
interoperability and deployment of Carrier Ethernet worldwide.
For more information about the Forum, including a complete listing of all
current MEF members, please visit the MEF web site at
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 www.sec.gov. Tata Communications is under no
obligation to, and expressly disclaims any obligation to, updates or alters
its forward-looking statements.
Media Contacts:
Janice Goveas
Tata Communications
+91-92233-94575
Janice.Goveas@tatacommunications.com
David Chin
Hill & Knowlton Singapore for Tata Communications
+65-6390-3347
david.chin@hillandknowlton.com.sg
SOURCE: Tata Communications
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