Tata Communications entered into a partnership with Infinity Africa to expand the company’s reach in the East African region particularly in Tanzania. The company said that the new development follows establishing point of presence (PoP) in Kenya 6 months ago.

Tata Communications is already present in Tanzania under the brand name, Teleglobe which it acquired in 2006.

Claude Sassoulas, Managing Director, Europe and Africa, Tata Communications says, “Tata Communications’ expansion into East Africa and its presence in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania will bring the internet closer to the local enterprise and provide users with direct access to one of the most dynamically routed and high-performance global IP networks. Tata Communications in East Africa provides a resilient and diverse backbone with connectivity between Kenya and Tanzania to South Africa.”

The new point of presence has been set-up at Dar-es-Salaam and Tata Communications says that it is configured to automatically offer redundant paths for all traffic going towards the Global Internet via Europe and South Africa..

 “We are very happy to be partnering with Tata Communications for the establishment of the Tier 1 Internet PoP in Tanzania,” said Hussein Dharsee, Managing Director - Infinity Africa. “Partnering with one of the world’s largest carriers of international communication services allows us to offer unprecedented levels of service and reliability.