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Tata Communications, together with nine global service providers has announced the launch of the Global Meeting Alliance. Launch members include Safaricom in Africa, Telstra in Australia, Etisalat, Qtel and Mobily in the Middle East, Neotel in South Africa and Sprint, Glowpoint and TELUS in North America. The launch represents the largest functioning global collaboration between service providers in business video services. Peter Quinlan, VP, Integrated Business Video Services, Tata Communications said, "Tata Communications continues to demonstrate its commitment to facilitating an open, global ecosystem that moves business video from an intra company experience to a collaboration tool with worldwide reach. The Global Meeting Alliance is central to this strategy, and today, all alliance members are taking a major step towards making an open community for business video a reality." Andrew W. Davis, Sr. Partner & Co-Founder Wainhouse Research said, "This is a major step forward for the video conferencing industry and its customers. By making B2B calls easier and by interconnecting different carriers, the Global Meeting Alliance will drive the usage of videoconferencing and Telepresence systems, enabling customers to see faster and higher returns on their investments. With its history of wholesale network services, intercarrier experience, and public room support, Tata Communications is in a unique position to launch this alliance." |
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