Reliance and Internap Enter Strategic Alliance to Bring CDN Services in India

New Delhi: Internap Network Services Corporation, a global provider of end-to-end Internet business solutions, and Reliance Globalcom, a division of Reliance Communications, global integrated telecommunications services provider, announced a strategic alliance to deliver a broad set of content delivery network (CDN) services in India.

It is claimed that the contract with Internap will enable Reliance Globalcom to enhance its managed services portfolio with world-class content delivery network services, enabling Indian businesses to add graphics, audio, streaming video and live events to their Web sites and Internet applications. Internap will engineer and build a CDN point of presence (PoP) in Mumbai and operate the network service point as part of its global CDN infrastructure. In addition, Internap will provide the professional services, project management and consulting expertise to deploy and launch enterprise-grade CDN infrastructure and services for Reliance Globalcom. The two companies will work together to sell and support these Reliance Globalcom services ‘powered by Internap CDN’ in selected regions.

Punit Garg, president of Reliance Globalcom, said, “Reliance Globalcom was created to serve the fast-growing global telecommunications needs of business and government organizations. Our strategic alliance with Internap enables us to bring world-class content and application delivery network services to underserved and emerging markets in India. Internap is unique among network service providers because they offer us an integrated and global portfolio of CDN solutions along with the engineering expertise and professional services to speed our time to market.”

James P. DeBlasio, president and chief executive officer at Internap, said, “A key element of Internap’s growth strategy is to expand our product offerings into high-growth markets outside of the United States. Our strategic alliance with Reliance Globalcom, a highly successful multinational company, is an important milestone for us that validates the strength and quality of our CDN offerings. We have now dramatically expanded our reach into new and fast-growing markets in India.”

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