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Telecommunications BT & AT&T gears up for Indian telecoms market
Telecommunications BT & AT&T gears up for Indian telecoms market | BT & AT&T gears up for Indian telecoms market |
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| by Stuart Corner | |
| Monday, 13 November 2006 | |
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Page 2 of 2 BT has lodged applications today with the Indian Department of Telecommunications for national long distance and international long distance licenses. According to BT, "when granted, the licenses will enable the newly-formed joint venture company to offer services for the first time directly to multisite corporate customers in the Indian market. Previously, BT assisted its customers wanting connectivity to India through an arrangement it has with a third party local licensed operator." Featured Whitepaper
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BT's initial intention is to provide both domestic and international managed services to corporate customers who have sites in India. It will provide these companies with virtual private network-based (VPN) services using technologies such as ATM and internet protocol-based multi-protocol label switching (MPLS). According to Green, BT has strong growth plans for its Indian operations, predicting that its revenues from India will be US$250 million by 2009. BT employs over 15,000 people in Asia Pacific (both directly and indirectly), of which the majority are based in India. BT is looking to increase its Indian employee strength by hiring an additional 6,000 people within the next two years.{moscomment} |
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