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Tata Communications Opens Exchange Data Centre In Singapore

(RTTNews) - Tata Communications Ltd., provider of the new world of communications, said it had opened its state-of-the-art Tata Communications exchange or TCX data centre in Tai Seng, near Paya Lebar in Singapore. The centre is built to meet the growing IT outsourcing needs of enterprises in Asia Pacific.

TCX is part of the $430 million that Tata Communications pledged to invest in Asia Pacific between 2009 and 2011. TCX's completion underscores the importance that the company attaches to Singapore and investment in the region.

TCX is integrated into Tata Communications' Tier-1 IP backbone that connects Asia, Europe, North America and Africa. Through TCX, Asia Pacific enterprises can access Tata Communications' market leading suite of data centre services including managed security services, data centre collocation and net collocation, as well as reliably connect with their operations around the globe.

TCX will also support Tata Communications' cloud computing and managed hosting and storage services to be launched in the near future.

TCX has a number of eco-friendly features incorporated into the design to follow both Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold and Singapore Building and Construction Authority Green Mark Gold recommendations and accreditations, the company said.

The six-story data centre is situated in the new I-Park media hub complex and has 66,000 sq.ft. of data centre space. It will provide increased capacity for the both domestic and international firms, bringing them cost and resource efficiencies as well as greater IT service availability and performance.

AT the BSE, Tata Communications shares are currently trading at Rs.338.75, up by 1.91% from the previous close.