Tata Communications inks $20 million deal with KION group

NEW DELHI: Tata Communications has won a $20 million multi-year contract from the global manufacturer of forklift trucks and warehouse technology KION Group.

Under the deal, Tata Com will provide global WAN services to the group’s 280 sites and 22,000 employees across 30 countries worldwide.

Tata Communications will replace the KION Group’s existing multiple WAN providers with a single, global, intelligent network and help in achieving the KION Group’s strategy 2020 of harnessing its global potential effectively, the company in a statement said Friday.

The network will run on Tata Communications’ wholly-owned global dedicated backbone and utilize its cloud-based security solution that will allow KION Group to have direct access to internet-based applications and improve both user experience and cost effectiveness.

“The KION Group’s global Wide Area Network will be a truly next generation network model,” Hans Gottlinger, Country Head Germany, Tata Communications, and added that it can react to different data and applications in real-time, ensuring better experience at the lowest cost.

The implementation will allow an understanding of the types of data flowing across the WAN, and provide new levels of understanding to the IT department for faster, more responsive applications.