Tata Communications has signed an interconnection agreement with AT&T to extend its global business video ecosystem.
This is the latest agreement in a series of inter-provider deals, wherein Tata Communications? Global Meeting Exchange network would connect telecom providers via its telepresence services.
Tata Communications? strategy with regard to its video ecosystem includes: business-to-business video services, cloud-based services and flexible, modular, managed services; as well as telepresence networks via inter-provider agreements. These offerings culminate under the Global Meeting Alliance, an open business video ecosystem initiative spearheaded by Tata Communications.
Commenting on the alliance, Peter Quinlan, vice president, integrated business video services, Tata Communications said, ?To help the telecoms industry meet the requirements of enterprises as the growth of business video continues, there needs to be collaboration and openness amongst service providers. The creation of an open ecosystem in which service providers align and interconnect their respective business video communities will allow enterprise customers to receive not only the best service possible, but it will also give them unprecedented reach to other telepresence rooms around the world, enabling them to embrace video as a daily business communication tool. The agreement with AT&T is the latest step in our strategy to make business video a truly global collaboration tool for enterprises, regardless of network, service provider or location.?
