IBM India has entered into an IT services agreement with MTS India, the mobile telephony services brand of Sistema Shyam TeleServices Limited (SSTL). Under the agreement IBM will build two data centres, one in Chennai and the other in Gurgaon. The move will support SSTL’s plans to expand its pan-Indian telephony services.
The green data centres are expected to help SSTL achieve 20% energy savings. The Chennai site will serve as the main data centre with the Gurgaon data centre serving as the disaster recovery site.
Vsevolod Rozanov, president and CEO of Sistema Shyam TeleServices, said: “As a global telecom player with ambitious expansion plans for the Indian market, we are aware of the advantage of adopting energy-efficient operational measures and in the process will work proactively to reduce global energy emissions. We are glad to partner with a technology leader like IBM in making our IT infrastructure – Green Friendly.
SSTL is providing telecom services in Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Kerala and has acquired licenses to provide mobile telephony services in all the 22 circles across the country.
Shanker Annaswamy, managing director of IBM India, said: IBM’s association with Sistema Shyam TeleServices is aimed at helping our client take advantage of leading IT infrastructure solutions and assets that IBM has built especially for telecom companies.
