LONDON, September 25 /PRNewswire/ --     Tata Communications, a leading provider of the new world of
communications, received two awards at the Global Telecoms Business 2008
Innovation Awards which took place earlier this month in London.

Tata Communications, which was recognized for its
International wholesale network transformation for its Global IP Voice
network and International network infrastructure transformation for the
TGN-Intra Asia and TGN-Eurasia submarine cables, was selected by an exclusive
judging panel based on the company's innovations worldwide.

"Tata Communications has taken the lead in transforming our
global voice network to next-generation capabilities, this award illustrates
our strength and commitment to offering innovative and revenue generating
services to providers in the IP Voice space," commented Michel Guyot,
President, Global Voice Solutions, Tata Communications.

"We are extremely pleased to be the recipient of these
esteemed awards. Global Telecoms Business recognizing our development in
cable expansion further acknowledges our strategy to expand our global
transmission network through innovative partnership models with other
regional players," remarked Mr. Vinod Kumar, Chief Operating Officer, Tata
Communications.

Global Telecoms Business Innovation Awards felicitate the most
innovative projects and initiatives undertaken by companies in the
telecommunications industry. "Tata Communications is leading the industry in
cable build out and network expansion in the telecommunications market, we
are pleased to present them with both prestigious awards and look forward to
their continued work in bringing groundbreaking innovations to carriers,
enterprises and customers worldwide," said Alan Burkitt-Gray, Editor of
Global Telecoms Business.

The Global Telecom Business Awards are a huge draw for the
industry with about 250 leaders of industry from around the world attending
the 2008 ceremony at the Sheraton Park Lane Hotel in London. The guest list
included Chief Executive Officers, Chief Technology Officers and leaders from
operators and vendors across the globe.

About Tata Communications

Tata Communications, a member of the $62.5 billion Tata Group,
is a leading global provider of a new world of communications. The emerging
markets communications leader leverages its advanced solutions capabilities
and domain expertise across its global and pan-India network to deliver
managed solutions to multi-national and Indian enterprises, service providers
and Indian consumers.

Tata Communications' range of services include transmission,
IP, converged voice, mobility, managed network connectivity, hosting and
storage, managed security, managed collaboration and business transformation
for global enterprises and service providers, as well as Internet, retail
broadband and content services for Indian consumers. The Tata Global Network
encompasses one of the most advanced and largest submarine cable networks, a
Tier-1 IP network, with connectivity to more than 200 countries across 300
Pops, and more than 1 million square feet of data center and co-location
facilities.

Tata Communications' unique emerging market depth and breadth
of reach includes a national fiber backbone network and access to network in
over 60 cities and 125 Pops in India, strategic investments in South African
converged services operator, Neotel, Sri Lanka and Nepal and, subject to
fulfillment of conditions precedent, a 50% ownership in China Enterprise
Communications (CEC) providing full country VPN coverage in China.

Servicing customers from its offices in over 80 cities in 40
countries, Tata Communications is the number one global international
wholesale voice operator and number one provider of international long
distance, enterprise data and Internet services in India, the Company was
named "Best Wholesale Carrier" at the World Communications Awards in 2006,
"Best Pan-Asian Wholesale Provider" at the 2006 and 2007 Capacity Magazine
Global Wholesale Telecommunications Awards and was awarded "Best Progress in
Emerging Markets" at the 2008 Mobile Communication Awards.

Tata Communications Limited along with its global
subsidiaries, (Tata Communications), 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 Global Telecom Business Magazine and the GTB Innovations
Awards

About 250 leaders of the industry from around the world attended the 2008
ceremony at the Sheraton Park Lane Hotel in London on the evening of Tuesday,
September 9, 2008.

Guests at the ceremony included chief executive officers, chief
technology officers and other leaders from operators and vendors throughout
the world, including Europe, China, Africa, India, Russia, North and South
America, and the Pacific.

Hundreds of nominations for the industry's innovative projects were
received from the readers of Global Telecoms Business since early in 2008 in
a number of key categories.

The winners, as selected by the judging panel, represent the most
innovative projects in the industry worldwide in four key categories:

1: fixed infrastructure and operations
    2: wireless infrastructure and operations
    3: business fixed and mobile service innovations
    4: consumer fixed and mobile service innovations



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 http://www.sec.gov. Tata Communications is
under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any obligation to, updates or
alters its forward-looking statements.

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