BT expands in Indian sub-continent

DQW NEWS BUREAU New Delhi, Sep 11

BT has announced the increase of connecting points (nodes) for
its multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) infrastructure in India, taking the
total number to 14. Six cities including New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore,
Hyderabad, Chennai and Pune will have multiple nodes plus an additional one in
Kolkata, making BT the global network IT service provider with the highest
number of connecting points in India. BT's network capabilities will be
further extended with Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka receiving
independent nodes by the end of April 2008.

According to a BT statement, special equipped nodes in Chennai,
New Delhi and Mumbai will help BT's media and broadcast customers in India to
deliver their content to a global audience and be more cost-effective. It also
allows them to distribute and edit content across regions, which in return
provides more effective disaster recovery and continuity planning.

Allen Ma, President, BT, APAC said, "We are being
recognized by the industry and our customers as a truly global software-driven
services organization. This is due to our concerted efforts of getting closer to
our customer, which enables greater collaboration. With our increased presence
in India, we are gearing up to gain access to tier-2 and -3 cities."

Arun Seth, Chairman and MD, BT India said, "With leadership
position in the BPO sector firmly established, BT is now extending its horizon
to Indian multinationals going global with specific focus on banking, financial
services, media, broadcast, pharmaceuticals, IT and hospitality sectors. The
challenge for BT in India is to stay ahead of the game. With our licenses, we
can now provide local billing and service management for multi-site corporate
customers in APAC from our customer network management centre (CNOC) in Pune."