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Joe McNamara
Hill + Knowlton Strategies
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Tata Communications launches IZO SDWAN to enable organisations to

unleash their global growth potential
New service available in 130 countries across emerging and developed markets
Mumbai, India November 29th, 2016 Tata Communications, a leading provider of A New World of
Communications, launches today the latest addition to its IZO cloud enablement platform IZO SDWAN. As
the myriad of different applications, clouds, data sources and connections create complexity for organisations,
IZO SDWAN helps them detangle this complexity and propel their growth through seamless, secure and easy-tomanage connectivity across 130 countries spanning both developed and emerging markets.
Underpinned by Tata Communications global network, IZO ecosystem, and partnerships with the worlds biggest
cloud companies, IZO SDWAN boosts agility and flexibility for organisations. By enabling the instant deployment
of branch office networks anywhere in the world, the new service helps organisations to expand and introduce
new products and services faster, and adapt to rapidly changing market conditions.
Essilor, a world leader in ophthalmic optics is one of the beta customers of IZO SDWAN. The company is using
the new service to facilitate its expansion into new geographies. Given the crucial role that different cloud
applications play in our business globally, the agility, flexibility and reliability of our network is paramount, Marc
Tanguy, Director, IT Technology Services in Asia-Pacific, Middle-East, Russia and Africa, Essilor, said. Essilors
mission of improving lives by improving sight, for people everywhere in the world, means it is vital for us to have
the right solutions that help us to smoothly expand into new geographies, including the fast-growing markets of
APAC and Africa. A next-generation, software-defined hybrid network will enable us to connect new locations in
an instant, making us more agile, and empowering us to improve the lives of many more people through improved
access to quality vision care products. We are happy with the proof of concept and look to a new dimension of
digital transformation with IZO SDWAN.
IZO SDWAN is a fully managed and modular overlay service that is tightly integrated with the underlay the
worlds largest and most advanced IP network. That is why it is quick, easy and risk-free to integrate into
organisations existing network set-up be it the public Internet, a hybrid network or a private WAN boosting
the efficiency of bandwidth use while reducing OPEX. By providing employees with faultless, secure access to
applications and data, and empowering them to collaborate securely and seamlessly wherever in the world they
are, IZO SDWAN enables organisations to drive further efficiencies, boost productivity and improve the bottom
line.
A new kind of platform economy is emerging, paving the way for innovative co-created services and business
models that transform entire industries, says Genius Wong, President, Global Network Services, Cloud and Data
Centre Services at Tata Communications. But the management of a multitude of applications, clouds and
connections which power the platform economy can be hugely challenging for organisations. Our IZO cloud
enablement platform and its latest addition, IZO SDWAN, harness our unparalleled global reach and our
partnerships to tackle these challenges and enable organisations to unleash the growth potential that new markets,
geographies and business models bring through a scalable, borderless and easy-to-manage network.
Joel Stradling, Research Director, Current Analysis says, The expansion of Tata Communications IZO portfolio
with an SDWAN service strengthens the companys offering with new capabilities that allow enterprises to take

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advantage of greater service agility and automated provisioning. Tata Communications IZO SDWAN proposal is
wide, addressing a sliding scale of business requirements, and telling a compelling story built around the companys
global network footprint.
Tata Communications has developed multiple variants of IZO SDWAN to suit its customers different business and
technology requirements. These variants consist of its own patent-pending technology, and one that builds on
technology supplied by Versa Networks, a Gartner Cool Vendor. This ensures maximum choice and flexibility for
organisations.
To meet its customers constantly growing needs for cloud connectivity, Tata Communications is deploying 20 new
cloud gateways for IZO SDWAN, with several more in the pipeline. These gateways, the IZO ecosystem offering
secure, reliable connectivity to the clouds of Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, Office
365 and Salesforce, and a single-pane-of-glass management portal, enable organisations to virtualise their network
with scale, while ensuring the CIO has full visibility and control over the network. Through the use of edge
virtualisation, which enables the deployment of multiple virtual networking functions (VNFs) within the same
equipment, enterprises are able to reduce the volume of equipment at their branch locations, accelerating the
roll-out of new applications and services.
Fujitsu Consulting India is also a beta customer of IZO SDWAN, using the new solution as part of its nextgeneration hybrid network to enhance service delivery and corporate IT services access. Mohammed Shahed Khan,
Group Head, IT Infrastructure & CISO, Fujitsu Consulting India, said: Given the multitude of IT projects we
undertake for our customers, the flexibility, scalability and reliability of our network is paramount. That is why
we are currently deploying a next-generation hybrid network it will enable us to accelerate service delivery and
connect new applications and devices in an instant. A software-defined WAN will make us more agile, and empower
us to continue to stay ahead of the competition, effortlessly.
Tata Communications fast-growing IZO ecosystem gives multinational organisations the freedom to choose a
cloud environment best suited to their requirements, underpinned by Tata Communications leading global network
and partnerships. Today, over 25% of the worlds Internet routes travel over Tata Communications network and
the company is the only Tier-1 provider that is in the top five by routes in five continents.
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About Tata Communications
Tata Communications Limited (CIN no: L64200MH1986PLC039266) along with its subsidiaries (Tata
Communications) is a leading global provider of A New World of Communications. With a leadership position in
emerging markets, Tata Communications leverages its advanced solutions capabilities and domain expertise across
its global network to deliver managed solutions to multi-national enterprises and communications service
providers.
The Tata Communications global network includes one of the most advanced and largest submarine cable networks
and a Tier-1 IP network with connectivity to more than 240 countries and territories across 400 PoPs, as well as
nearly 1 million square feet of data centre and colocation space worldwide.
Tata Communications depth and breadth of reach in emerging markets includes leadership in Indian enterprise
data services and leadership in global international voice communications. Tata Communications Limited is listed
on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange of India.
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Communications expected financial position, business strategy, the future development of Tata Communications operations, and the general economy in India,
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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 companys 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
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