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Tata Communications and Nawrasgo-live with Oman to India via TGN-Gulf cable systemTata Communications, aglobal communications serviceprovider that owns and operatesthe world’s largest subseacable network, and Nawras,Oman’s customer-friendlycommunications provider, hasannounce the launch of theOman to India TGN-Gulf cable.The undersea cable will be usedto instantaneously route voiceand data traffic from Oman toMumbai (India) and onwardsto the rest of the world, via theTata Global Network (TGN).The new cable link offers enormouscapacity for broadbandand high quality voice services,enabling Nawras to meet thegrowing demand for internationalvoice and data servicesfrom its customers – be it inthe form of calls or internetsurfing.“We are proud to bring anew cable system to Omanin association with Nawras,”says Radwan Moussalli, TataCommunications’ ManagingDirector, Middle East and NorthAfrica (MENA). “The MiddleEast is fast establishing itselfas an emerging market hotspotfor business which brings withit the need for solid infrastructureand associated enterpriseservices that require high speedbandwidth. This launch is yetanother step in our overallstrategy to participate and assistin the rapid developmentof this key region.”The development forms part ofthe strategic TGN-Gulf cableproject which will connectthe Gulf region to the rest ofthe world via the Tata GlobalNetwork, providing reliablehigh speed bandwidth to allthe key cities in the world. TheTGN-Gulf Cable System, actingas a gateway to the TGN, willprovide a new dimension to theinfrastructure and unique servicecapabilities of each of thepartners. Using its own cablestations, each party will haveaccess to a new high-speedglobal route, adding muchneeded resilience and diversityRoss Cormackto the infrastructure in eachcountry. The capacity will alsohelp to support the continuedexpansion of broadbandpenetration, internet usage andenterprise applications in eachmarket.“The new cable is an excitingmilestone as Nawras will nowgain bandwidth to economicallymeet the ever-growingdemand for voice and data servicesfrom our valued customers,for mobile and fixed line.It will also reduce internationalinterconnection costs as wellas national and internationaltransmission lease-line costs,Julie Amannwhile at the same time allowingNawras total end-to-endquality control. We can alsonow expand our service portfolioto include internationaldata and transmission services,”says Ross Cormack, CEO,Nawras.The launch forms part of astrategic roll out plan to supportthe development of anextended portfolio of advancedtelecommunications servicessuch as global Ethernet, MPLSbasedVPN, Managed Security,IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service)and global Telepresence.All these services are suited tosupport both local and globalenterprises, which are veryactive in this rapidly expandingemerging market region.The TGN-Gulf project landingparties are Nawras (Sultanateof Oman), Etisalat (UnitedArab Emirates), Qatar Telecom(Qatar), Bahrain Internet Exchange(Kingdom of Bahrain),and Mobily (Kingdom of SaudiArabia).Nawras VoIP offer gives huge savings of up to 30%on international callsNawras, Oman’s customerfriendly communicationsprovider is delighted to introducean exciting new internationalcall offer giving customersthe benefit of fantastic savingswhen talking to friends andfamily abroad. By simply usingthe VoIP prefix 0902 instead of00 while dialling internationally,significant reductions will beapplied to all calls lasting longerthan one minute.After the first minute of a VoIP(voice over internet protocol)call at the standard internationalcalling rate, the pricedrops by 15% for the secondminute. From the third minuteonwards, Nawras customers geteven greater value with a 30%discount off the standard rate.These special low rates applyirrespective of whether a call ismade by a mobile or Home Voiceline and are valid until 30 January2012.For example, after dialling‘0902’ from a mobile numberduring off peak hours, the secondminute of a call to the UnitedArab Emirates or India whichwill charged at the reduced rateof only 84 Baiza and from theOmar Al Farsi, ISM-Nawrasthird minute onwards, it will beonly 69 Baiza per minute.In other examples, mobilecustomers calling Egypt duringoff peak hours will see the priceper minute drop to as low as118 Baiza. Meanwhile mobilecustomers calling the UnitedKingdom will be charged at just132 Baiza per minute for thethird minute onwards.Omar Al Farsi, Nawras InternationalServices Manager, said,“Following the great receptionthat greeted our initial VoIPservice launch to six countriesin 2010, we are now delightedto be in a position to expandthe popular service with thisvery attractive international calloffer.38 www.teletimesinternational.comDecember 2011