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(PRWEB UK) 28 November 2011

Neotel, whose majority shareholder is Tata Communications, will be providing connectivity for the much-awaited 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, being held in Durban from 28 November 9 December. Neotel will provide WiFi access for the entire conference as well as, together with partners CISCO and Dimension Data, power Telepresence rooms available for public use throughout the event, with connectivity via the Tata Communications global network.

Telepresence is the next generation video collaboration technology that creates an immersive virtual meeting environment that can make geographically dispersed users feel as if they are together in the same room.

In keeping with COP17s climate change agenda, the Telepresence rooms at the event will provide 20,000 delegates access to a game-changing collaboration tool that makes a significant impact on climate change via a reduced carbon footprint. Meetings held using Telepresence have a positive impact on the environment as a result of the reduced need to physically travel across continents. Operating a Telepresence room for one year has the same carbon footprint as a one-way transatlantic flight, and uses the same amount of energy as the ton of jet fuel that a jumbo jet burns between boarding and take off.

Sunil Joshi, Managing Director and CEO of Neotel, says, Neotel is the only service provider in South Africa that can provide domestic and international connectivity with the exceptional high performance bandwidth capacity required for such technologies to be leveraged at such an event. In partnership with leading technology companies Tata Communications, Dimension Data and CISCO, COP 17 will now be able to seamlessly connect to and collaborate with the rest of the world in real time and with high definition video and special audio effects.

The Telepresence rooms at COP17 will be connected, via Neotel, into Tata Communications Global Meeting Exchange, one of the broadest and widest-reaching Telepresence networks available today. The rooms will also be a gateway to Tata Communications public room Telepresence network which spans 36 rooms across five continents including the first public Telepresence room on its network in Africa, at Neotels headquarters in Midrand. This network reach makes Telepresence a truly global business collaboration tool.

Vinod Kumar, MD & CEO, Tata Communications says, Environmental sustainability and responsible business practices are key values within our own business strategy and operations. COP17 plays an extremely important role in raising the awareness of this ethos on the worlds stage and we are delighted to be able to provide game-changing innovation, such as Telepresence, directly for its delegates to experience.

Many of Tata Communications public Telepresence room partners are supporting the COP17 event and climate change initiative by waiving rental charges when their rooms are used for a meeting with a COP17 delegate. These partner rooms include Starwood (global), PLDT (Philippines), Compass (Hong Kong), Rendezvous (Singapore), TPEX (Amsterdam), Euratechnologies (France) and Confederation of Indian Industries (India). In addition, Magyar Telekom, Desca and TSTT in Trinidad and Tobago have also agreed to open their private rooms.

About Neotel:

Neotel is South Africas first converged communications network operator. It provides a range of value-added voice and data services for businesses, wholesale network operators and providers and consumers using its pure-IP Next Generation Network, powered by Neotels high-performance fibre optic backbone. Neotel connects the major centres in South Africa to each other and to the world, directly linking the country into Tata Communications global Tier 1 network. Neotel offers fresh thinking, a creative approach, and flexible solutions for communications in South Africa.

About Tata Communications

Tata Communications is a leading global provider of a new world of communications. With a leadership position in emerging markets, Tata Communications leverages its advanced solutions capabilities and domain expertise across its global and pan-India network to deliver managed solutions to multi-national enterprises, service providers and Indian consumers.

The Tata Global Network includes one of the most advanced and largest submarine cable networks, a Tier-1 IP network, with connectivity to more than 200 countries across 400 PoPs, and nearly 1 million square feet of data center and collocation space worldwide.

Tata Communications’ depth and breadth of reach in emerging markets includes leadership in Indian enterprise data services, leadership in global international voice, and strategic investments in South Africa (Neotel), Sri Lanka (Tata Communications Lanka Limited) and Nepal (United Telecom Limited).

Tata Communications Limited is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange of India and its ADRs are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: TCL).

http://www.tatacommunications.com

Forward-looking and cautionary statements

Certain words and statements in this release concerning Tata Communications and its prospects, and other statements, including those relating to Tata Communications expected financial position, business strategy, the future development of Tata Communications operations, and the general economy in India, are forward-looking statements. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including financial, regulatory and environmental, as well as those relating to industry growth and trend projections, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements of Tata Communications, or industry results, to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The important factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from such forward-looking statements include, among others, failure to increase the volume of traffic on Tata Communications network; failure to develop new products and services that meet customer demands and generate acceptable margins; failure to successfully complete commercial testing of new technology and information systems to support new products and services, including voice transmission services; failure to stabilize or reduce the rate of price compression on certain of the companys communications services; failure to integrate strategic acquisitions and changes in government policies or regulations of India and, in particular, changes relating to the administration of Tata Communications industry; and, in general, the economic, business and credit conditions in India. Additional factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from such forward-looking statements, many of which are not in Tata Communications control, include, but are not limited to, those risk factors discussed in Tata Communications various filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. These filings are available at http://www.sec.gov. Tata Communications is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any obligation to, update or alter its forward-looking statements.

About Telepresence:

Telepresence is an immersive meeting experience that offers ultimate video and audio clarity. Participants are life-size. Every sound, gesture, and facial expression supports natural communication.

Joining multiple Telepresence calls creates a single, exclusive meeting space. Intuitive functionality such as touch-screen interfaces, allows you to bring in other sites and presentations with ease.

Tata Communications public Telepresence rooms are present across five continents, covering 17 countries including the USA, Canada, the UK, France, Be

UK (PRWEB) 24 November 2011

Natural High, Safari and wilderness travel company, announces that is now moving out of Africa and South America in. The move coincides with a new web site that provides much more efficient the window to show the exceptional travel experiences the natural high they have to offer .

in the past decade, natural high is specialized to the extent safaris in Eastern and Southern Africa and believe that their continued success is due to the team’s knowledge and expertise and excellent partners who have decided to work on the ground. There are hundreds of wonderful places to visit in Africa, and the natural high will continue to seek these out. However, wild and remote places that can be found in Argentina, for example, are also sure to be of great interest to people who choose to travel with a natural high.

owner of Natural High, Alex Edwards, says the best travel not only locally, but on the quality of experience and our customers must be sure to get the best experience possible, the best place with the best possible people. We’ve provided that service for the past 10 years, in Africa, and now they are going to be doing the same in Argentina. The imaginative journey is as much about culture as a wild place, and Argentina has a huge amount of both.

the natural high, Argentina has wild adventures ranging from driving with the gauchos in the high Andes, where you really do not feel that you are on the edge of the world or trek to the big Moreno Glacier in Los Glaciares National Park. There are great possibilities for the wildlife here, such as watching the killer whales hunt the coast of Patagonia. Here, orcas, or killer whales are more commonly known as, comes twice a year to hunt seals. From the point of view on a cliff, visitors wait for their guide, whose knowledge and skills about when these amazing creatures come from, is nothing short of extraordinary.

And if travelers are interested in bird watching then visit Puerto Bemburg Argentinas in the Atlantic rain forest is spectacular. This is also the best place from which to visit the dramatic Iguazu Falls. There are walking trails that are as close as you dare to go, but there’s also a quaint little train makes its way in the appropriate manner impressively name Devil’s Throat. Which ever way the visitors, its well worth the trip.

tailor-made trips can sometimes be a bit expensive, but the natural high consumers can be confident that the research has been done for them, which means that wherever you are, it is possible to relax in the knowledge that they are definitely in the right place for the experience they’ve chosen for your vacation.

Notes to Editors

Natural High is a small company specializing in tailor made safaris and imaginative journey into Africa and beyond. Each team member has extensive experience as running or planning a safari and inspiring journey for more than 20 years.

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