TATA TELESERVICES LTD
Communications is the Tata Group’s largest investment and the Group’s objective is to provide end-to-end telecommunications solutions for business and residential customers across the nation, and internationally. The Group’s communications activities are currently spread primarily over four companies—Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL) and its associate Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited (TTML), Tata Communication (erstwhile VSNL) and Tata Sky. Together, these companies cover the full range of communications services, including:
Telephony Services: Fixed and Mobile
Media and Entertainment Services: Satellite TV
Data Services: Leased Lines, Managed Data Networks, IP/MPLS VPN, Dial-up Internet, Wi-Fi and Broadband
Value-Added Services: Mobile and Broadband Content/Applications, Calling Cards, Net Telephony and Managed Services
Infrastructure Services: Submarine Cable Bandwidth, Terrestrial Fiber Network and Satellite Earth Stations and VSAT Connectivity
Profile
Tata Teleservices is part of the INR Rs. 2, 51,543 Crore Tata Group that has over 80 companies, over 3, 30,000 employees and more than 3.2 million shareholders. With a committed investment of INR 36,000 Crore (US$ 7.5 billion) in Telecom (FY 2006), the Group has a formidable presence across the telecom value chain.
Tata Teleservices spearheads the Group’s presence in the telecom sector. Incorporated in 1996, Tata Teleservices was the first to launch CDMA mobile services in India with the Andhra Pradesh circle.
Beginning with its acquisition of Hughes Telecom (India) Limited in December 2002 [now renamed Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited], which provides services in the Mumbai and Rest of Maharashtra telecom circles, the company has swung into expansion mode and currently has a pan-India state-of-the-art network.
Having pioneered the CDMA 2000 technology platform in India, Tata Teleservices has established a 3G-ready robust and reliable telecom infrastructure in partnership with Motorola, Ericsson and Lucent. The company has also received the license from the Department of Telecommunications to launch GSM services as well. With this launch set for early 2009, TTSL is on the threshold of emerging as a true-play dual technology telecom operator.
In November 2008, Tata Teleservices entered into an agreement with Japanese telecom major NTT DOCOMO, as part of which the Japanese company acquired a 26% stake in TTSL for USD 2.7 billion. The transaction marks a key step in the strategic evolution of Tata Teleservices, as it moves towards a pan-India dual network presence. On a broader level, the transaction is also expected to mark the beginning of a relationship of broader co-operation between Tata companies and the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT).
The potential benefits and synergies from the alliance with DOCOMO cut across marketing, handset development and technical support, all of which are expected to create new opportunities for both companies. The alliance will also accelerate Tata Teleservices’ GSM plans and help the company penetrate the market with advanced technology and new VAS offerings.
Tata Teleservices’ bouquet of telephony services includes mobile services, wireless desktop phones, public booth telephony and wireline services. Other services include value-added services such as voice portal, roaming, post-paid Internet services, 3-way conferencing, group calling, Wi-Fi Internet, USB Modem, data cards, calling card services and enterprise services.
Some of the other products launched by the company include prepaid wireless desktop phones, public phone booths, new mobile handsets and new voice and data services such as BREW games, voice portal, picture messaging, facebook, M commerce applications, polyphonic ring tones, interactive applications like news, cricket, astrology, etc.
Communications is the Tata Group’s largest investment and the Group’s objective is to provide end-to-end telecommunications solutions for business and residential customers across the nation, and internationally. The Group’s communications activities are currently spread primarily over four companies—Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL) and its associate Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited (TTML), Tata Communication (erstwhile VSNL) and Tata Sky. Together, these companies cover the full range of communications services, including:
Telephony Services: Fixed and Mobile
Media and Entertainment Services: Satellite TV
Data Services: Leased Lines, Managed Data Networks, IP/MPLS VPN, Dial-up Internet, Wi-Fi and Broadband
Value-Added Services: Mobile and Broadband Content/Applications, Calling Cards, Net Telephony and Managed Services
Infrastructure Services: Submarine Cable Bandwidth, Terrestrial Fiber Network and Satellite Earth Stations and VSAT Connectivity
Profile
Tata Teleservices is part of the INR Rs. 2, 51,543 Crore Tata Group that has over 80 companies, over 3, 30,000 employees and more than 3.2 million shareholders. With a committed investment of INR 36,000 Crore (US$ 7.5 billion) in Telecom (FY 2006), the Group has a formidable presence across the telecom value chain.
Tata Teleservices spearheads the Group’s presence in the telecom sector. Incorporated in 1996, Tata Teleservices was the first to launch CDMA mobile services in India with the Andhra Pradesh circle.
Beginning with its acquisition of Hughes Telecom (India) Limited in December 2002 [now renamed Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited], which provides services in the Mumbai and Rest of Maharashtra telecom circles, the company has swung into expansion mode and currently has a pan-India state-of-the-art network.
Having pioneered the CDMA 2000 technology platform in India, Tata Teleservices has established a 3G-ready robust and reliable telecom infrastructure in partnership with Motorola, Ericsson and Lucent. The company has also received the license from the Department of Telecommunications to launch GSM services as well. With this launch set for early 2009, TTSL is on the threshold of emerging as a true-play dual technology telecom operator.
In November 2008, Tata Teleservices entered into an agreement with Japanese telecom major NTT DOCOMO, as part of which the Japanese company acquired a 26% stake in TTSL for USD 2.7 billion. The transaction marks a key step in the strategic evolution of Tata Teleservices, as it moves towards a pan-India dual network presence. On a broader level, the transaction is also expected to mark the beginning of a relationship of broader co-operation between Tata companies and the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT).
The potential benefits and synergies from the alliance with DOCOMO cut across marketing, handset development and technical support, all of which are expected to create new opportunities for both companies. The alliance will also accelerate Tata Teleservices’ GSM plans and help the company penetrate the market with advanced technology and new VAS offerings.
Tata Teleservices’ bouquet of telephony services includes mobile services, wireless desktop phones, public booth telephony and wireline services. Other services include value-added services such as voice portal, roaming, post-paid Internet services, 3-way conferencing, group calling, Wi-Fi Internet, USB Modem, data cards, calling card services and enterprise services.
Some of the other products launched by the company include prepaid wireless desktop phones, public phone booths, new mobile handsets and new voice and data services such as BREW games, voice portal, picture messaging, facebook, M commerce applications, polyphonic ring tones, interactive applications like news, cricket, astrology, etc.
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