Tata DoCoMo all set to launch pan-India GSM network

10 June 2009

Tata Teleservices Limited will launch its pan-India GSM service, branded `Tata DoCoMo', later this month. The company also plans to invest $2 billion for building a national 3G network.

Tata Teleservices, which is 26 per cent-owned by Japan's NTT DoCoMo, said it will use cutting-edge technology of its partner company NTT DoCoMo Inc of Japan. NTT DoCoMo is the global leader in 3G technology and respected worldwide for its futuristic product innovations.

Tata DoCoMo will shortly commence the commercial launch of its GSM operations beginning with the telecom circles in South India.

''Tata DoCoMo is a natural choice of GSM brand-name for us, since it will provide customers a dual advantage - trusted service from the House of Tata, riding on the technological superiority of NTT DoCoMo,'' Anil Sardana, managing director of Tata Teleservices, said. ''Tata DoCoMo will bring to the country products and services that will redefine the Indian telecom experience. Our pan-India rollout should be completed this year,'' he added.

''NTT DoCoMo has provided technical inputs to make the Tata DoCoMo GSM network world-class. Progressively, NTT DoCoMo shall bring to India the various products and services that we offer in Japan - such as i-mode, LBS and mobile payment - and give Tata DoCoMo customers a flavor of tomorrow. We are closely working with Tata Teleservices on future technologies like 3G and Long-Term Evolution (LTE),'' Toshinari Kunieda, senior vice president and managing director, Global Business Division, NTT DOCOMO, said.

''As a partnership of two pioneering brands, Tata DoCoMo promises to deliver relevant new applications and services that will make everyday life simpler and more enjoyable for the consumer,'' Deepak Gulati, president, GSM Business, Tata Teleservices, said. ''In a market that is cluttered with many operators and confusing options, we will offer simplicity to consumers by being the country's most transparent, innovative and liberating telecom brand,'' he added.