VSNL bags UK bandwidth contract
Business Standard — September 27, 2007

Internet and telecom major Videsh Sanchar Nigam (VSNL) has bagged a bandwidth contract from the UK's National Network for Research and Education, Janet.

Under the contract, VSNL Telecommunications UK, the company's subsidiary would supply high bandwidth global internet access for Janet's Education and Research Institutions across the UK, VSNL said in a release on Monday.

However, the financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Janet connects the UK's universities, colleges, research councils, specialist colleges and adult and community learning providers to each other and the rest of the world through links to the global internet.

The company would be providing an aggregate capacity of 40 gbps via four OC192 ports from two diverse locations in London as part of a multiple year agreement.

VSNL's global IP (internet protocall) backbone is engineered for scalability and designed to minimise latency and increase network availability and security to ensure an unmatched service quality for our customers.

Service providers and multi-national corporations with global internet requirements can supply their users with seamless connectivity and sustained performance, with data taking the most direct route on the internet," said Genius Wong, vice-president, wholesale IP of VSNL.