Tata Communications Receives ISO 27001 Certification for Managed Security Services

Tata Communications, a leading provider of the new world of communications, announced today it has achieved the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 27001 certification for its Security Service Operations Center located in Chennai, India. The ISO 27001 certification establishes that Tata Communications’ infrastructure and practices meet ISO’s stringent standards for security capabilities.

ISO develops and publishes standards that establish best practices across a variety of industries. The ISO 27001 certification is an endorsement of Tata Communications’ commitment to deliver managed and monitored security solutions built to the highest International standards.

“Achieving and maintaining operational excellence is a strategic imperative for Tata Communications Managed Security Services and ISO certification is an early milestone towards achieving that objective,” said Adam Rice, Vice President Security Operations for Tata Communications. “As a company, we are wholly committed to reducing operational risk and maximizing the trust and confidence our customers have in our global IT infrastructure security capabilities.”

Using state-of-the-art technology, processes and tools, Tata Communications’ global support team of industry veterans manage and monitor both premise-based and network-based security solutions 24×7x365. Backed by aggressive, performance-based Service Level Agreements (SLAs), Tata Communications’ Managed Security Services support over a dozen leading vendors and technologies and offer customers a consistent service delivery model across all global regions.

From vulnerability and threat protection to identity and access management solutions, global enterprises look to Tata Communications to help satisfy their key governance and compliance requirements while reducing complexity and cost.

“The completion of security audits such as ISO 27001 Information Security certification is one way for customers to evaluate competitive offerings,” said Agatha Poon, Senior Analyst for Yankee Group’s Enterprise Research team. “For service providers that are looking for high quality partners, the level of accreditation obtained with leading vendors and standards organizations could be a critical selection criterion for a strategic partner.”

Tata Communications’ Security Services Operation Center bases its service delivery methods and processes around the ITIL framework. The ISO 27001 certification is part of Tata Communications’ ongoing processes to ensure that its security services are recognized for adherence to leading vendor-driven and internationally-established standards.

In early June, Tata Communications’ Global Data Centers also received the ISO 27001 certification.

For information on ISO’s 27001 certification and standards visit www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue.

Further information regarding Tata Communications’ suite of security solutions can be found at www.tatacommunications.com.

About Tata Communications

Tata Communications Limited (NYSE:TCL) is a leading global provider of the new world of communications. The company leverages its Tata Global Network, vertical intelligence and leadership in emerging markets to deliver value-driven, globally managed solutions to the Fortune 1000 and midsized enterprises, service providers and consumers.

The Tata Communications portfolio includes transmission, IP, converged voice, mobility, managed network connectivity, hosted data center, communications solutions and business transformation services to global and Indian enterprises and service providers, as well as broadband and content services to Indian consumers. The Tata Global Network encompasses one of the most advanced and largest submarine cable networks, a Tier-1 IP network, connectivity to more than 200 countries across 300 PoPs, and more than 1 million square feet of data center space. Tata Communications serves its customers from its offices in 80 cities in 40 countries worldwide. Tata Communications has a strategic investment in South African operator Neotel, providing the company with a strong anchor to build an African footprint.

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 and was named the “Best Pan-Asian Wholesale Provider” at the 2007 Capacity Magazine Global Wholesale Telecommunications Awards for the second consecutive year.

Now the leading integrated provider to drive and deliver a new world of communications, Tata Communications became the unified global brand for VSNL, VSNL International, Teleglobe, Tata Indicom Enterprise Business Unit, and CIPRIS on February 13, 2008.

Tata Communications Ltd. is a part of the $55 billion Tata Group; it 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.

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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 www.sec.gov. Tata Communications is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any obligation to, update or alter its forward-looking statements.
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