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MUMBAI, India, Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/

- Private 5G trials are underway in India enabling digital transformation of

enterprises with the power of 5G

Tata Communications [https://www.tatacommunications.com/], a global digital

ecosystem enabler, today launches a dedicated Private 5G Global Centre of

Excellence (CoE) in Pune, India to accelerate Industry 4.0 applications and

capabilities for enterprises. This new CoE is an agile, secure and indoor

facility to test and trial industry use cases. Tata Communications has

developed use cases across automotive, metals and mining, airports and

seaports, manufacturing, logistics and healthcare sectors. The Company will be

well positioned to enable and empower global enterprises to seamlessly progress

into the hyperconnected world.

With trials underway, Tata Communications will be able to demonstrate private

5G use cases such as automated quality inspection of equipment using video and

image analytics, inventory management and asset tracking, warehouse theft

detection, AR/VR-based remote worker collaboration, and video-powered retail

purchase, to name a few. The Company is following robust measures, including

Interoperability tests to assess compatibility of the Company's private network

with different devices and, rigorous monitoring and testing to ensure stable

connectivity throughout the test duration at the CoE.

Speaking on the occasion, Mysore Madhusudhan, Executive Vice President,

Collaboration and Connected Solutions, Tata Communications, said, "5G has the

transformative power to be a game changer for all. We are encouraged and

excited about leveraging this technology to enable the future of enterprises

and economies. Early test results in our Global Centre of Excellence have

proved to be very positive providing an evolutionary path towards Industry 4.0

scenarios to varied industries. We believe this Centre is well poised to

empower enterprises for a hyperconnected tomorrow."

As outlined in '5G the 5M way'

[https://www.tatacommunications.com/resource/products-solutions/mobility-iot/5g-

the-5m-way/], Tata Communications envisions the 5G era to focus on automating

the interplay between Man-Machine-Material-Method-Market to enable a holistic

ecosystem. This ecosystem will enable enterprises to achieve business goals,

unlock new revenue sources, business models and have the ability to address new

markets through secure and digital experiences.

In addition, Tata Communications already has two Centres of Excellence (CoEs)

in Delhi and Mumbai, India engaged in designing, building and demonstrating

multiple Internet of Things (IoT) use cases. Here, the Company has successfully

showcased several use cases of smart streetlights, connected workers, smart

utility meters for water, gas and energy, asset tracking, and temperature and

humidity sensors, to name a few.

Tata Communications is on a mission to empower digital enterprises across

industries as well as smart cities with end-to-end connected solutions. For

more information, please visit www.tatacommunications.com.

About Tata Communications

A part of the Tata Group, Tata Communications (NSE: TATACOMM) (BSE: 500483) is

a global digital ecosystem enabler powering today's fast-growing digital

economy in more than 190 countries and territories. Leading with trust, it

enables digital transformation of enterprises globally with collaboration and

connected solutions, core and next gen connectivity, cloud hosting and security

solutions and media services. 300 of the Fortune 500 companies are its

customers and the company connects businesses to 80% of the world's cloud

giants. For more information, please visit 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 company's 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 Limited's Annual Reports.

The Annual Reports of Tata Communications Limited are available at

www.tatacommunications.com. Tata Communications is under no obligation to, and

expressly disclaims any obligation to, update or alter its forward-looking

statements.

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