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IBM has announced a deal with Datacom Solutions, part of India’s Videocon Industries group, to provide a high-performance IT infrastructure and a range of business solutions to support Datacom’s commercial launch this year and complete PAN India coverage over next two years.

 

According to IBM (News - Alert) officials, this partnership will help the telco to accelerate time-to-market for new services, adapt quickly to meet future market requirements, reduce operating expenditures and enhancing customer satisfaction levels.

 

“As a new entrant into the telecom market in India, we understand the significance of partnering with a company that can provide the necessary impetus for growth in this intensely competitive market,” said V.N. Dhoot, chairman, Videocon Group, in a press statement.

 

Dhoot said that the company’s obvious choice was IBM as it has an unmatched track record of building leadership in telecom in markets not only in India but worldwide.

“More importantly, we strongly feel that their vast industry experience and insights will be critical in achieving our ambitious growth target,” he added.

 

Datacom has received pan India UAS licenses and plans to roll out GSM services across the country.

 

Having received spectrum in most circles, the company plans to launch its services in four circles this year and expand in other circles by the end of 2010.

 

Datacom has also applied for National Long Distance (NLD) and International Long Distance (ILD) licenses and plans to establish a pan India network for NLD as well as ILD gateways.

 

“The collaboration with IBM will give Datacom a powerful, secure and agile technology infrastructure benchmarked against the international telecommunications industry standards,” said Avinash V. Joshi, director for communications sector, IBM India and South Asia.  

 

Joshi said that as a result of this partnership, IBM aims to help Datacom accelerate time-to-market for new services, adapt quickly to meet future market requirements, reduce operating expenditures and enhance customer experience.

 

TMCnet in September reported that IBM reportedly has entered into an agreement to acquire the business of RedPill Solutions, a privately-held company headquartered in Singapore.