Tulip Telecom and TaraSpan launch cloud-based Managed Unified Communication Services with Mitel Networks to over 2000 cities in India

Indian enterprises to use the cloud to deliver Mitel desktop and mobile voice, video and messaging

New Delhi, November 5, 2012: Tulip Telecom Ltd (Tulip), a leading enterprise data services provider in India, and TaraSpan, who provides India market entry strategies for Canadian technology companies, today announced the launch of cloud-based managed unified communication services to over 2000 cities in India, which includes cloud and premise-based unified communications and collaboration solutions from Mitel Networks Corporation (Mitel). Tulip, TaraSpan and Mitel officially commemorated the milestone in a ceremony attended by the The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, during his participation in the Canada India Business Forum held in New Delhi, India.

An integral part of Tulip's extensive Managed Services portfolio, cloud-based Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) enables enterprises and SMBs to leverage business communications services including IP telephony, audio and video conferencing, mobility and unified messaging on a per-user, per-month subscription basis. With this collaboration, Tulip's customers can select from a wide range of service with freedom to modify subscriptions options on a monthly basis. For businesses, this means the potential for productivity, quality and reliability gains and reduced operational expense for managing their technology - all at a predictable monthly cost.
Tulip's carrier-grade UCaaS service - a combination of Tulip's nationwide MPLS/VPN network and world-class data center infrastructure, Mitel's cloud-based unified communications platform and TaraSpan's operational support - will be delivering business agility and offer the potential for reducing the cost and complexity of communication and collaboration for any organization. This end-to-end enterprise-class solution enables businesses to empower office-based and mobile workers with the ability to communicate, collaborate and enhance customer responsiveness at anytime, anywhere. The open, standards-based solution also allows subscribers to use the device of their choice including IP phones, Smartphones (iPhone, Android, Blackberry), tablets or soft phones and even allows the migration of a live call from their desk phones to mobile phones and vice versa.
Speaking on this partnership, Lt Col H S Bedi, Chairman and Managing Director, Tulip Telecom stated, "We are excited about this collaboration and look forward to leveraging Mitel's cloud based UC platform and TaraSpan's operational excellence in India to aim to bring a future ready product for fast growing enterprises and the cost sensitive Indian SMB market. We strongly believe that this partnership complements our network, data connectivity services and world-class data centers and enables us to offer a complete suite of customized managed services solutions to our existing and prospective customers." Adding further, he said, "Such partnerships have acted as a catalyst in driving Tulip's positioning towards becoming a one stop destination for its customers for all their data services needs and thus look forward to more of such valuable collaborations in the near future."
"TaraSpan is proud to bring this solution to the India market, as it will enable Indian corporates to communicate more efficiently and cost effectively across their multiple locations", said Mike Manson, CEO TaraSpan. "We anticipate enterprises across India will adopt this service due to its ease of deployment."
Gwilym Funnell, Vice President, Mitel, Asia Pacific Region added, "This announcement further reinforces Mitel's aim to deliver reliable and effective cloud-based UC solutions in this market. Working with TaraSpan and Tulip will mean customers looking to embrace the next generation of communication technology can do so with confidence. "

About Tulip Telecom:

Tulip Telecom Ltd. (BSE: 532691/NSE: TULIP) is India's leading Enterprise Data Service provider. The company's
data network has the largest reach of over 2,000 locations globally. The company has a global presence with over
5,000 employees and more than 2,500 customers. Tulip designs, implements and manages communication networks of large enterprises on long term contracts to include enterprise communications connectivity, network integration, Managed Services and Data Centers. For more information visit www.tulip.net

About Mitel:

Mitel (Nasdaq:MITL) (TSX:MNW) is a global provider of unified communications and collaboration (UCC) software, solutions and services that enable organizations to conduct business anywhere, over any medium with the device of their choice. Through a single cloud-ready software stream, Mitel's Freedom architecture provides customers in over 100 countries the flexibility and simplicity needed to support today's dynamic work environment. For more information visit www.mitel.com

About TaraSpan:

Canada and India-based TaraSpan accelerates and de-risks India market entry, software engineering and global support for emerging and established Canadian technology companies, bringing best-in-class technology solutions to Indian corporations and enterprises. TaraSpan has created the Unlock India™ platform for delivering comprehensive India strategies for technology companies. For more information visit www.taraspan.com
For more information please contact:

Tulip Telecom Limited

Shilpi Chaturvedi
+91 8447330847 shilpic@tulip.net

Mitel Networks

Duncan Miller
+44 1291 430 000 duncan_miller@mitel.com

TaraSpan

Vish Raju,
+1 416 319 5669 vish.raju@taraspan.com

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