Tata expands connectivity in Africa via Neotel

Indian telco Tata Communications has established a new multi-service point of presence (PoP) in South Africa via its local subsidiary Neotel. The new PoP in Johannesburg offers MPLS, Ethernet, IP and International Private Leased Circuit (IPLC) services, connecting through Tata Communications’ global network to over 600 cities in 50 countries and onwards to customers in over 200 countries. Neotel is South Africa’s second national operator; it introduced its first business services in August 2006, with its consumer launch coming earlier this year.