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- Tata Communications Limited (BSE: TATACOMM) provides global digital infrastructure services to enterprises, service providers, and carriers worldwide; it operates a tier-1 IP network carrying around 30% of the world's internet routes, with connectivity to over 190 countries and more than 500,000 km of subsea fiber cable complemented by extensive terrestrial fiber. The company offers a unified Digital Fabric platform integrating network, cloud, security, interaction, and IoT solutions; core products and services include Network Fabric for programmable SD-WAN, managed LAN/WAN, and secure access service edge (SASE); Cloud Fabric for multi-cloud connectivity to over 60% of global cloud giants; Security Fabric encompassing security operations centers, SIEM, and cyber resilience; Interaction Fabric featuring communication platform as a service (CPaaS), contact center as a service (CCaaS), unified communications as a service (UCaaS), and cloud voice; IoT Fabric for device management, connectivity, and endpoint security supporting applications in connected cars, smart cities, retail (RetailEdge360), supply chains, and EV charging; as well as media and entertainment services like low-latency live event production. Founded in 1986 as Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited and headquartered in Mumbai, India, Tata Communications--a Tata Group company listed on the Bombay and National Stock Exchanges--maintains a global footprint with key offices in Singapore, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada, serving around 5,000 customers including 300 Fortune 500 enterprises across telecommunications, data services, voice, cloud connectivity, cybersecurity, and IoT segments. Recent developments include the December 2025 acquisition of a 51% stake in US-based Commotion Inc. for $25.5 million to accelerate AI-led customer interactions within its Digital Fabric; strategic partnerships such as with Real Madrid CF and Footballerista Mobile for the Madridista Premium loyalty program, NiCE for AI-powered contact centers across 190 countries, and Cisco for unified eSIM management in IoT serving over 200 countries; the launch of a Voice AI platform delivering real-time multilingual speech-to-speech engagement for fintech and banking sectors; a major contract to build digital infrastructure for India's GST Appellate Tribunal; and the Competition Commission of India's approval in late 2024 for Panatone Finvest Limited (a Tata Sons subsidiary) to acquire up to 74.99% ownership, boosting the Tata Group's stake from 48.87%; the company also earned leadership in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Global WAN Services for 12 consecutive years as of 2025.