Cirion partners with Tata Communications to Elevate CDN Services Throughout Latin America

Strategic collaboration will enable Cirion and Tata Communications to rapidly scale and become one of the largest Content Delivery Network (CDN) service providers in the region

MIAMI, FL, February, 20, 2024 – Cirion Technologies today announced it has partnered with Tata Communications, the global commtech (communications technology) player, to provide a world class content delivery network (CDN) in Latin America. The collaboration will empower Cirion to enhance its CDN capacity in the region and expand the reach leveraging Tata Communications’ global CDN network. The partnership will further improve the content delivery experience for customers of both Cirion and Tata Communications, ensuring fast and secure delivery within the region and beyond.

Ensuring fast content delivery and functionality is crucial in providing customers with engaging digital experiences. For this, reliable and efficient data flow is imperative. The strategic partnership with Tata Communications will allow Cirion to rapidly scale as market demand increases. Cirion will significantly increase its ability to seamlessly deliver high-quality rich media content throughout the region and become one of the largest low-latency CDN service providers across Latin America. Customers will also enjoy the facility of having a simplified configuration and management of their content delivery with real-time insights.

“The increasing rapid growth of data consumption and Internet traffic across major Latin American cities, caused by the exponential growth of mobile users, IoT devices, Cloud applications, among others represents new demands on networks, which have to continue optimizing and upgrading in order to scale and deliver the necessary performance required by users,” said Alejandro Girardotti, Senior Director of Products, Innovation and Strategic Alliances at Cirion Technologies. “These days, customers expect a very rich user experience coupled with good response times. Tata Communications’ strength in the media and entertainment services ecosystem was one of our main drivers to choose them to partner with for our CDN services and keep satisfied customers”.

According to a study by Frost & Sullivan, the global CDN market reached $14.68 billion in 2022. The consulting firm also projects the market to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 12.41% and reach $33.30 billion in 2029. During that period, the content delivery segment will see a growth rate of 4.58%, the edge computing segment (30.99%) and the security segment (15.71%) ¹

“Our infrastructure adapts dynamically and in real time to market demands, enabling an efficient management of critical applications and their data, which makes it possible for companies to identify market trends in advance and respond quickly, with solutions that stimulate future growth,” says Girardotti.

Dhaval Ponda, Vice President and Global Head of Media and Entertainment at Tata Communications said, “In today’s fast-paced world, swift and secure delivery of content is of paramount importance. Our commitment is to excel in this endeavor, ensuring that Cirion customers across the region experience seamless and efficient content delivery. Tata Communications has made significant investments in global media edge to support low latency CDN. And with this new partnership, we are poised to redefine the standards of excellence in content delivery, ensuring an unparalleled experience for customers.”

Many of the world’s leading media and ecommerce sites rely on Cirion’s programmable edge and proven customer service to grow their businesses and enable reliable content delivery to users around Latin America.

As a leading digital infrastructure and technology provider, Cirion counts on 50,000 kilometers of terrestrial long-haul and metropolitan fiber optics, as well as 36,000 km of submarine cables and 18 landing stations, setting a structure that allows it to operate with scalable networks capable of adapting to the increase in connected users without having them experience a slower navigation.

Tata Communications offers a world-class, digital-first suite of media solutions underpinned by a media platform built especially for global media, sports and entertainment segments. It manages the end-to-end production, distribution and delivery, including the management of media supply chain workflows of live and on-demand video content. Through its international licenses and various partnerships, TC’s core solution spans 190+ countries, comprising a world-leading Video Connect Network, build-for-media edge services, and a cloud-based Media ecosystem that powers the entire value chain to bring content from every corner of the world to screens worldwide.

About Tata Communications

A part of the Tata Group, Tata Communications (NSE: TATACOMM; BSE: 500483) is a global digital ecosystem enabler powering today’s fast-growing digital economy in more than 190 countries and territories. Leading with trust, it enables digital transformation of enterprises globally with collaboration and connected solutions, core and next gen connectivity, cloud hosting and security solutions and media services. 300 of the Fortune 500 companies are its customers and the company connects businesses to 80% of the world’s cloud giants. For more information, please visit www.tatacommunications.com

About Cirion:

Cirion is a leading digital infrastructure and technology provider, offering a comprehensive suite of fiber network, connectivity, colocation, cloud infrastructure, and communication and collaboration solutions with the purpose of furthering Latin America´s progress through technology. Cirion serves over 5,500 Latin America-based and multinational customers, including enterprises, government agencies, cloud service providers, wireline and wireless carriers, ISPs, and other leading businesses. Cirion owns and operates a facilities-based network and data center portfolio, with extensive coverage spanning across the Latin America region. Learn more about Cirion at www.ciriontechnologies.com

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Paula Vivo
Cirion Technologies
+55 11 3957-2424
paula.vivo@ciriontechnologies.com

Tata Communications
Amit Sinha Roy
Global Head, Alliances and Communications
amit.sinharoy@tatacommunications.com