Published: September 18, 2008
IAHGames Utilizes Tata Communications Global CDN Service to Accelerate Online Gaming Services
SINGAPORE, September 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
- First Truly Global CDN Supports Gaming Initiatives in APAC
Tata Communications, a leading provider of a new world of communications,
and IAHGames, a major online game Publisher and Operator inSoutheast Asia,
announced this week at the 2008 Games Conference Asiathat IAHGames has
engaged Tata Communications to provide their Global Content Delivery Network
(CDN) service inAsia. Tata Communications' Global CDN service accelerates
game delivery and offers a high quality customer experience for the digital
media and entertainment community. The CDN service will deliver a range of
online games, including the award-winning Granado Espada and an upcoming
title EA SPORTS (TM) FIFA Online 2 which is due for closed beta testing today.
Tata Communications, which launched its next-generation CDN service
globally last week, delivers one of the highest performance and reliability
in the industry while providing immediate access to content, including
High-Definition Video, without delay or jitter. With more than 300 points of
presence worldwide, Tata Communications' now offers the first truly global
CDN service on a state of the art, single ASN global IP network. Tata
Communications CDN service enables large gaming files to download six times
faster than conventional networks
"As one of the top game operators in theAsia-Pacific region, we choose
to work with the best partners in the world to offer unparalleled gaming
experience to our customers," said Mr Yeo Yeok Chuan, Vice President of
Marketing & Strategy for IAHGames "Partnering with Tata Communications and
utilizing their global CDN allows IAHGames to provide a faster and more
efficient way to deliver digital content to our APAC customers. We look
forward to working with Tata Communications to bring high quality gaming
services to gamers based throughoutAsia."
According to Mr.Yeo, the global gaming market has grown tremendously over
the past 20 years, now earning more revenue worldwide than theHollywood
movie industry.Southeast Asia's gaming market in particular has shown
enormous growth over the past few years, and will continue to do so as online
and gamer penetration expands. The vast population of the region still
exhibits a multitude of untapped potential, and based on recent evolution of
the gaming market in Korea andChina,Southeast Asia's gaming community and
business will continue to grow exponentially for at least the next five years.
"The launch of Tata Communications' CDN service offers a faster and
better way for customers to deliver digital content on the Internet," said
Genius Wong, Tata Communications' Senior Vice President of Global IP and VPN
Services. "Supporting IAHGames to deliver its suite of game contents to the
APAC gaming community reduces the need for expensive infrastructure
build-outs by the gaming industry and extends content delivery worldwide
instantly. Tata Communications' goal is to deliver solutions that meet the
needs of the gaming market, most importantly distribution and enhances
customer experience, as it continues to grow globally."
Tata Communications provides one of the Internet's most advanced CDN
services. CDN services enablethe gaming community to easily outsource
distribution of games, video, downloads, and multimedia applications over the
Internet. Tata Communications' Global CDN service combines Tier-1 Global IP
backbone and next generation CDN technology to deliver high download
throughput on large game applications, content, video clips and also support
Live Broadcast HD video feed.
For more information on Tata Communications CDN Service visit
http://www.tatacommunications.com
About Tata Communications
Tata Communications, a member of the $62.5 billion Tata Group, is a
leading global provider of a new world of communications. The emerging
markets communications leader leverages its advanced solutions capabilities
and domain expertise across its global and pan-India network to deliver
managed solutions to multi-national and Indian enterprises, service providers
and Indian consumers.
Tata Communications' range of services include transmission, IP,
converged voice, mobility, managed network connectivity, hosting and storage,
managed security, managed collaboration and business transformation for
global enterprises and service providers, as well as Internet, retail
broadband and content services for Indian consumers. The Tata Global Network
encompasses one of the most advanced and largest submarine cable networks, a
Tier-1 IP network, with connectivity to more than 200 countries across 300
PoPs, and more than 1 million square feet of data center and co-location
facilities.
Tata Communications' unique emerging market depth and breadth of reach
includes a national fiber backbone network and access to network in over 60
cities and 125 PoPs inIndia, strategic investments in South African
converged services operator, Neotel,Sri Lanka andNepal and, subject to
fulfillment of conditions precedent, a 50% ownership inChina Enterprise
Communications (CEC) providing full country VPN coverage inChina.
Servicing customers from its offices in over 80 cities in 40 countries,
Tata Communications is the number one global international wholesale voice
operator and number one provider of international long distance, enterprise
data and Internet services inIndia, the Company was named "Best Wholesale
Carrier" at the World Communications Awards in 2006, "Best Pan-Asian
Wholesale Provider" at the 2006 and 2007 Capacity Magazine Global Wholesale
Telecommunications Awards and was awarded "Best Progress in Emerging Markets"
at the 2008 Mobile Communication Awards.
Tata Communications Limited (Tata Communications), is listed on the
Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange ofIndia and its ADRs
are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: TCL).
http://www.tatacommunications.com
About IAHGames Based inSingapore, IAHGames is a leading publisher,
operator and distributor of online games inSoutheast Asia. IAHGames
currently hosts award−winning titles such as Dragonica, EA SPORTS(TM) FIFA
Online 2, Granado Espada, Top Speed, Hellgate:London, and the entire product
line from global publisher Take 2 Interactive, which includes hits such as
Grand Theft Auto IV and the Midnight Club series. Leveraging onSingapore's
strategic geographical location and advanced IT infrastructure, IAHGames
continues to strengthen its position to consolidate the world's fastest
growing online games market while helping publishers and developers bring the
world's best games toSoutheast Asia.
http://www.IAHGames.com
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 inIndia, 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 inIndia. 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.
Media Contacts:
Adalyn Khek
Tata Communications
+65-6551-3683
adalyn@tatacommunications.com
Media Agency
STC Associates
+1-212-725-1900 x204
kristen@stcassociates.com
Lynn Soh
IAHGames
+65-9698-6099
lynn@iahgames.com
SOURCE TATA COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
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