Tata Communications Increases Connectivity From Africa to India and Europe via the SEACOM Cable System

MUMBAI, India - Subsidiary, TCTS, Receive Contract for Network Operation and Management
of SEACOM Cable

MUMBAI, India, March 17 /PRNewswire/ –

Tata Communications, a leading provider of the new world of
communications, announced today that the company is an anchor tenant customer
on the privately owned SEACOM cable system.

The SEACOM cable system enables Tata Communications to provide
fully integrated network services from South Africa, Mozambique, Tanzania and
Kenya to its networks in Europe, Asia and India.

Another subsidiary company, Tata Communications Transformation
Services Limited (TCTS), has been awarded the network administration,
operations and maintenance contract of the cable supporting 1.28 Tbps of
capacity.

“Through this major infrastructure build-out and our expertise
in undersea cable operations, Tata Communications is uniquely positioned to
provide efficient and experienced management,” said Byron Clatterbuck, Senior
Vice President, Global Transmission Services at Tata Communications. “As a
truly global service provider, we are able to provide end-to-end solutions in
India, Europe and South Africa, as well as onward connectivity to major
business destinations in the United States and Asia.”

Tata Communications operates the landing point in Mumbai while
Neotel will manage the landing point in South Africa. As result of this, the
company can provide seamless connectivity between the SEACOM cable system and
the Tata Communications global network, along with Neotel’s converged network
in South Africa.

“Prior to the development of this cable system a majority of
East Africa relied on small and expensive satellite circuits to meet their
international network requirements,” said Brian Herlihy, President of SEACOM,
Ltd. “We are pleased to be collaborating with Tata Communications in our
ongoing effort to meet the rapidly increasing demand for increased bandwidth
and connectivity throughout this region of the world.”

Through SEACOM, Tata Communications is able to expand the
reach of the Tata Global Network (TGN) to destinations on the East Coast of
Africa. Additionally, the SEACOM cable system strengthens Tata Communications
world-class IP and MPLS services, which are primed for significant growth in
the rapidly growing region. SEACOM and Tata Communications are planning for
the system to be ready for service by June 2009.

For more information on Tata Communications undersea cable
systems visit 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 in India, strategic investments in South African
converged services operator, Neotel, Sri Lanka and Nepal and, subject to
fulfillment of conditions precedent, a 50% ownership in China Enterprise
Communications (CEC) providing full country VPN coverage in China.

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 in India, 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 along with its global
subsidiaries, (Tata Communications), is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange
and the National Stock Exchange of India and its ADRs are listed on the New
York Stock Exchange. (NYSE: TCL)

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 in India, 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 in India. 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, updates or
alters its forward-looking statements.

Media Contacts:

Donald Schuett,
Tata Communications,
+1-732-888-6725,
d.schuett@tatacommunications.com ;

Janice Goveas,
Tata Communications,
+91-92233-94575,
Janice.Goveas@tatacommunications.com ;

Kristen Massaro,
STC Associates,
+1-646-214-6545,
kristen@stcassociates.com .

Source: Tata Communications Limited

Media Contacts: Donald Schuett, Tata Communications, +1-732-888-6725, d.schuett at tatacommunications.com ; Janice Goveas, Tata Communications, +91-92233-94575, Janice.Goveas at tatacommunications.com ; Kristen Massaro, STC Associates, +1-646-214-6545, kristen at stcassociates.com .