Tata Communications & BitGravity Announce Global Strategic Partnership to Address Growing Demand for High-Quality Video over the Internet
Tata Communications Ltd has informed BSE that Tata Communications and BitGravity, Inc, the pioneer in Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) for interactive broadcasting, announced on March 05, 2008 a strategic partnership. Tata Communications will co-brand, resell and jointly market BitGravity?s technology platform worldwide as part of a value-added services offering on top of Tata Global Network
As part of the arrangement, Tata Communications, with a global presence in more than 200 countries across 300 PoPs will provide tight integration with BitGravity?s platform and their carrier-grade infrastructure, including collocation and IP-network capacity, and local sales presence in each region for the CDN offering. BitGravity will provide technology and manage the content delivery operation. The service will be sold in Europe and Asia and branded as Tata Communications? CDN Powered by BitGravity.
“Tata Communications has built one of the largest Global Tier-1 IP networks in the world and is uniquely positioned to offer its customers value-added services built on its robust infrastructure. Content delivery is driving huge increases in video traffic and this partnership with BitGravity and their innovative technology is a very important corporate initiative for Tata and a core part of our value-added services strategy. Internet-based video viewers want a high-quality, highly reliable experience that rivals television. BitGravity?s award -winning platform has redefined video standards and created an unmatched user experience including high-definition, live and interactive video,? commented Genius Wong, Senior Vice President, Global IP and VPN service, Tata Communications. ?We selected BitGravity as the best technology partner based on its unmatched scalability, reliability and industry-leading innovation.”
Tata Communications has global presence via a single ASN(autonomous system number), state-of-the- art IP network and has committed to invest a billion dollars in that network over the next three years.
BitGravity is an award-winning technology provider in the content delivery space. The company has won numerous awards including DemoGod, LightReading’s Service Company of the Year, Digital Hollywood 100, and RedHerring 100. Built on top of BitGravity?s patent-pending routing architecture, BitCast, BitGravity?s services include BitGravity?s High-Definition Service and BG LiveBroadcast, the Internet?s first affordable, high-quality, massively scalable live product.
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