Telstra has inked a new Network-to-Network Interconnection (NNI) agreement with Tata Communications covering116 Points of Presence (PoPs), extending the company's reach to tier-2 and tier-3 Indian cities such as Jaipur, Surat and Trichy.
According to Telstra, the new arrangement with Tata Communications is part of its broader MPLS strategy, which includes NNI agreements in emerging markets that are of high value to customers and the expansion of its own on-net PoPs.
Telstra said Tata Communications’ domestic infrastructure and global subsea fibre network will provide its large multinational corporations reduced latency and increased network availability, empowering them to rapidly access the business services they need.