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VSNL partners with iPass for Wi-Fi roaming in India

MUMBAI: Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL) announced on Wednesday that iPass customers travelling to or working in India can now benefit from the addition of more than 350 Tata Indicom Wi-Fi hotspots into the iPass Global Broadband Roaming network. With the integration of these services, iPass customers and VSNL Partner hotels and cafes get added roaming coverage.

Tata Indicom Wi-Fi hotspot locations include major domestic and international airports, leading premium hotels, railway stations, educational institutions, sports stadiums, hospitals, restaurant, coffee shop chains and retail stores. Key locations includ e Taj Hotels Group, Le Meridian, Cafe Coffee Day, Barista, Manipal University and Wockhard.

"Our partnership with iPass is a reflection of how committed we are to enabling customers from across the globe to experience a reliable and secure wireless service and have a world class end-user experience" said Mr. Shankar Prasad, President-Retail Bus iness Unit, VSNL.

Before being integrated into the iPass Global Roaming network, the Tata Indicom Wi-Fi access points went through rigorous iPass Enterprise Ready certification process. This involved testing the hotspots against reliability and quality of service standard s.

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