VSNL International Canada
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VSNL International Canada or Tata Communications (Canada) ULC (formerly Teleglobe) is an international
History
The company was, in 1950, a Canadian federal
It was finally sold to a small telecommunications equipment maker Memotec Data Incorporated of Montreal in 1987 and Teleglobe Canada became a unit of its new owners. In 1992, Memotec changed its own name to Teleglobe Canada Incorporated.
In 2000 Teleglobe Inc. was acquired by Bell Canada Enterprises, or BCE, which had already owned 23%. In 2002, BCE terminated its relationship with Teleglobe. BCE is now defending several litigations arising out of its abandonment of the Teleglobe business.
It was then sold to two American buyers,
In 2005, it was bought by the Indian industrial giant Tata Group.
During its life as a Crown corporation and as part of Memotec Data, Teleglobe still maintained operations in Canada. Earth stations were located across Canada:
- Toronto, Ontario – Eglinton Avenue and Pharmacy Avenue (site owned by Bell); Milner Avenue and Morningside Avenue
- Weir, Quebec
- Montreal, Quebec
- Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Port Alberni, British Columbia
Head office was in Montreal and last located at Techno Park. Tata Communications Canada's head office is located at 1555 Rue Carrie-Derick in Montreal.
After the American buyout, the head office was in Reston, Virginia.
In February 2006, the company was renamed to Teleglobe, a VSNL International Company, a unit of VSNL International, then an Indian
Having lost the monopoly as a long-distance carrier in 1997, Teleglobe is a diversified international telecommunications services with focus in voice, data and IP, and mobile signaling services.
In February 2008,
Locations
Tata Canadian locations are:
- 1959 Upper Water Street (Purdy's Wharf Tower 1), Halifax, Nova Scotia - offices
- 1555 rue Carrie Derick, Montreal - head office
- 825 Milner Avenue, Toronto (former earth station for VSNL and Teleglobe)
See also
- Tata Communications
- Telesat Canada
- Bell Canada Enterprises
- Tata Group
References
- ^ TelecomTiger. February 14, 2008. Five Tata subsidiaries clubbed under Tata Communications brand name