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Tata Communications to invest $2 billion in global expansion
MUMBAI: Tata Communications plans to invest more than $2 billion over the next three years to further fuel its global expansion plans. The company has also announced a new brand strategy, integrating the VSNL and Teleglobe brands. The company will leverage its Tata Global Network (TGN) and its experience in emerging markets in Asia and Africa to deliver a new world of globally managed communications solutions. The launch represents the culmination of recent international investments that expanded the company‘s global reach and ability to deliver IP-leveraged communications solutions to businesses and consumers worldwide. With a specific focus on the new world of IP, MPLS, Ethernet, and managed services, Tata Communications will leverage the Tata Global Network, which it says is one of the most recent and advanced submarine cable and IP networks, to meet the demand for converged IP solutions. The company is in the process of completing additional submarine cable systems connecting emerging markets in Asia, the Middle East and Africa to Europe to meet the demands of consumer broadband and enterprise customers over the next five to eight years. In terms of its retail broadband business for India the company is looking to its WiMax solution to solve the last mile hurdle. It recently launched this as a test run in Bangalore. Tata Communications CEO and MD N. Srinath says that the country will have 25-30 million broadband subscribers by 2012. The company is looking at a 25 per cent market share of this. The tagline for the new brand is Taking You Farther! That is not a spelling mistake. It is an attempt by the company to communicate the message that it is committed to building long-lasting relationships with customers, partners and stakeholders. Besides the former VSNL, VSNL International, Teleglobe entities the Tata Communications brand also has the Tata Indicom Enterprise Business Unit (TIEBU), and Cipris brands worldwide. Yankee Group VP research Camille Mendler says, “The Last year, Tata Communications had announced investments in enhancing network and services capabilities in India, intra-Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. The TGN-Intra Asia and TGN-Eurasia cables, complementing the company‘s existing multi-terabit capacities across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, will ensure diverse and reliable intercontinental connectivity. Data center expansion and rollout of managed services will offer value-added, hosted and customised solutions.
Increasing broadband penetration, the popularity of rich media digital content and expansion into emerging markets has contributed to the surging demand for bandwidth globally.
Srinath adds, “The Tata Group has a long and highly respected history of achievement and contribution to the many markets, industries and communities it serves. Tata Communications will continue to build on our track record of successes, strong global investment strategy and India and emerging markets
strengths to grow globally in its targeted segments.”
next trillion dollars to be made in global communications will depend heavily on emerging markets where Tata Communications is already a leading player, There is grand ambition, but also integrity in how the company executes; ultimately, customers worldwide can only benefit from its unified global presence,”
Tata Communications also continues to expand its global MPLS and Ethernet networks to enable scalable and secure connectivity and advanced services.
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With 57 per cent single new users, Ashley Madison rebrands as discreet dating platform
Platform says majority of new members now identify as single
INDIA: Ashley Madison is shedding the “married-dating” label that defined it for two decades, repositioning itself as a platform for discreet dating in what it calls the post-social media age.
The rebrand, unveiled in India on 27 February, 2026, marks a structural shift in business model and identity. Once synonymous with married dating, the company now describes itself as the “premier destination for discreet dating” under a new tagline: Where Desire Meets Discretion.
The pivot is data-driven. Internal figures show that 57 per cent of global sign-ups between 1 January and 31 December, 2025 identified as single: a notable departure from the platform’s married core. The company argues that its community has already evolved beyond its original positioning.
“In an age where our lives have been constantly put on public display, privacy has become the new luxury,” said Ashley Madison chief strategy officer Paul Keable. He framed the platform’s offering as “ethical discretion” for singles, separated, divorced and non-monogamous users seeking private connections.
The shift also taps into wider digital fatigue. A global survey conducted by YouGov for Ashley Madison, covering 13,071 adults across Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the US, found mounting discomfort with hyper-public online lives.
Among dating app users, 30 per cent cited constant swiping and messaging as a source of fatigue, while 24 per cent pointed to pressure to curate public-facing profiles and early personal disclosure. Some 27 per cent said fears of screenshots or information being shared contributed to exhaustion; an equal share cited unwanted attention.
The retreat from oversharing appears broader. According to the survey, 46 per cent of adults actively try to keep most aspects of their life private online. Only 8 per cent feel comfortable sharing most aspects publicly, while 35 per cent say they are becoming more selective about what they disclose.
Ashley Madison is betting that this cultural recalibration towards controlled visibility can be monetised. By doubling down on privacy infrastructure and reframing itself around discretion rather than infidelity, the company is attempting to convert reputational baggage into a premium proposition.
