MUMBAI, India, September 29 /PRNewswire/ --

- Partnership With Batelco Expands Global MPLS Network

Tata Communications, a leading provider of a new world of communications
announced another key milestone in the global expansion of its MPLS network
into the Middle East through a partnership with Bahrain Telecommunications
Company (Batelco). Batelco is Bahrain's leading integrated communications
provider, providing end-to-end telecommunications solutions to retail and
enterprise customers in the Middle East region. This partnership enables Tata
Communications to offer MPLS (Multi Protocol Label Switching) VPN services
into Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan and other locations within the region for its
customers in the Middle East and elsewhere in the world.

The Middle East region plays an increasingly important role the current
global economic scenario, witnessing growth in business and a corresponding
demand for global connectivity solutions. The partnership with Batelco
extends Tata Communications' capability to provide MPLS services in 78
countries and with Extended Access Service via IPSec gateways, in over 150
countries.

Tata Communications continues to solidify its footprint as a global
player, enabling multinational companies to connect employees, customers, and
partners in all key emerging markets, such as the Middle East, India, China,
Malaysia, Philippines, Egypt and South Africa. Tata Communications' customers
can avail of high quality solutions from a single service provider for their
connectivity needs which are spread vastly across these regions. The
solutions are fully scalable, seamless and backed by SLAs for voice, data,
video and multimedia applications in these high growth areas and the rest of
the world.

"Our partnership with Batelco allows us to expand our network in the
Middle East and serve our customers by leveraging in-region relationships,
expertise and local knowledge," said Radwan Moussalli, Managing Director of
Wholesale Data and Enterprise Business for Tata Communications' Middle East
and North Africa (MENA) region.

According to Mr. Adel Daylami, General Manager, Business Sales & Products
for Batelco, "We share the same goals of network expansion so our
relationship with Tata Communications is a win-win for all - our corporations
and our customers."

For more information on Tata Communications portfolio of VPN products,
visit http://www.tatacommunications.com

About Tata Communications

Tata Communications, a member of the US$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 centre and co-location
facilities.

Tata Communications' unique emerging market depth and breadth of reach
includes a national fibre 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
fulfilment 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 Bahrain Telecommunications Company

Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco) is the leading integrated
communications provider in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Committed to delivering
cutting-edge telecommunications to corporate and consumer customers in
Bahrain, the Middle East, and North Africa regions, Batelco offers
comprehensive solutions, including MPLS-based network services, mobile
services, international roaming, broadband Internet, satellite services, and
WiFi. With investments totalling US$1.4 billion in telecom infrastructure in
Bahrain since 1981, Batelco has invested significantly in the NGN (Next
Generation Networks) infrastructure, which has reinforced the Kingdom's
position as a leading communications hub. The company's shares are listed on
the Bahrain Stock Exchange with a total capitalisation of approximately 3.1
billion as of June 2008. With an ongoing strategy to grow overseas, the
Batelco Group incorporates joint venture operations in Jordan, Kuwait, Yemen,
Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. For more information, visit Batelco online at
http://www.batelco.com.

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 stabilise 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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    Tata Communications
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    Tata Communications
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    janice.goveas@tatacommunications.com

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