Tata Communications and Sonus Networks, Inc. announced plans for the strategic expansion of Tata Communications' global voice network. The expansion of Tata Communications' global voice network represents further execution of the Company's mission to expand its global reach and ability to deliver IP-leveraged communications solutions to businesses and consumers worldwide. Tata Communications' customer base includes more than 1,500 global carriers, 600 mobile operators, 10,000 enterprises, over 500,000 broadband and internet subscribers and around 300 Wi-Fi public hotspots, all of which demand the highest level of quality and reliability.

    In addition, Tata Communications will deploy Sonus' Network Border Switch to interconnect its disparate voice networks and deliver seamless IP services across geographies. Tata Communications is implementing Sonus' IMX Multimedia Platform for the development of enhanced business applications for its customers.

    "When undertaking international deployments of this scale, we need a partner who really understands our business goals. We have selected Sonus' complete fixed-line trunking solution to provide its IP-voice services in nine cities across three continents, delivering a robust, highly scalable, reliable platform for IP-voice and multimedia services. Sonus has helped Tata Communications build an extensive migration plan," stated John Hayduk, Chief Technology Officer, Tata Communications.

    Network operators worldwide trust Sonus Networks to deliver their next-generation IP-voice and multimedia services. Leading the market, Sonus solutions deliver billions of voice traffic minutes-per-month for some of the largest carrier networks in the world. Sonus Networks is committed to providing the industry’s most reliable, cost-effective packet voice solutions available on the market today. As a leader in packet voice infrastructure, Sonus delivers end-to-end solutions that expedite the deployment of seamless, scalable and highly reliable next-generation voice networks.

    The network will be made up of the GSX9000 Open Services Switch, PSX Call Routing Server, SGX Signaling Gateway, the Sonus Insight Management System, as well as Sonus' Network Border Switch (NBS) for enhanced security and advanced peering capabilities. The IMX platform allows for the rapid creation of new voice, video, data and other multimedia applications, as well as the integration of and support for disparate end user devices. The IMX will be employed by Tata Communications in the creation of new enterprise services that blend mobile content, location- based services, and other multimedia functionality.

    According to Hassan Ahmed, President, Chairman, and CEO Sonus Networks, "Tata Communications' global voice network connects people through one of the largest cross-border, trans-oceanic networks in the world, and we're proud that Sonus has been chosen as the foundation for its next generation network. We are committed to providing interoperable and flexible solutions from the core to the edge, to meet individual customer needs. One size does not necessarily fit all on the path to an IP-voice network. We are helping customers build their networks today, to provide the competitive services of tomorrow."