Viom Networks gets its new lead

~Syed Safawi joins as Companys new CEO~

New Delhi, June 2, 2012: Viom Networks, a joint venture between Tata Teleservices and Quippo - a Srei Group Enterprise, announced the appointment of Syed Safawi as its new Chief Executive Officer. With effect from July 2, 2012, Syed has taken charge of Indias Largest Independent Telecom infrastructure Company which is moving to the next stage of transformation, emphasizing a paradigm shift towards achieving its goal of being amongst the most admired infrastructure company globally. Prior to this, Syed was with Reliance Communication Ltd. as the President and CEO of the Wireless Business and Chairman of the Reliance Management Board. He was earlier with Bharti Airtel Ltd. as Executive Director responsible for East as well as West India operations along with International Wireless operations of Bharti Airtel Ltd. He has over 24 years of rich FMCG and Telecom leadership experience in India and the Global markets, almost half of which was with Coca-Cola where he was last based at Vietnam as Country Manager and CEO managing business for Indochina and Malaysia. He has also served on the boards of several companies in India and globally in Coca-Cola, Bharti Group and Reliance Group. Speaking on the occasion Mr. Sunil Kanoria, VC & MD, Viom Networks said, We are extremely delighted to have Syed with us to navigate the company at such a crucial juncture. We are confident that his global experience, leadership style and innovative bent of mind will help us further enhance our streak of leading from the front. On taking charge of his new role, Syed said, It is a pleasure to lead Viom Networks in these challenging yet, very exciting times and building on a solid foundation. I look forward to taking the company to another level in becoming a Global leader in the Infrastructure space as well as partner this very entrepreneurial group in the Alternate Energy space. Syed, with his diverse Global leadership experience, will facilitate the key leadership team in architecting innovative strategy for further operational excellence by leveraging technology platforms and building & consolidating a customer centric organization with effective customer engagement models for higher sustained revenue growth. He will lead and support key initiatives for Organization Development which ultimately would lead us to build an organization with World class standards. He would also be responsible for building strategy for mid and long-term business direction & growth. He will work closely with the Chairman and Managing Director in exploring international business opportunities and allied areas of business, including partnering in the alternate energy solutions space.

About Viom Networks Limited: Viom Networks Limited, a joint venture between Tata Teleservices and Quippo, a SREI Group enterprise, is the pioneer in the Shared Passive Telecom Infrastructure industry in India. In 2009, the parent company - Quippo Telecom Infrastructure Limited (QTIL) announced its partnership with Tata Teleservices

Ltd. (TTSL) with the merger of their passive infrastructure businesses, resulting in the formation of a unified entity Viom Networks. The company further strengthened its leadership position with the acquisition of the tower arm of Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited in early 2010. Viom is an independent entity with over 40,000 towers and around 96,000 tenancies. Viom is the strongest player in neutral host Shared In-Building Communication Solutions (IBS) with installations already completed at most of the major airports.

For further information, please contact: Sonal Thind Manager, Corporate Communications Viom Networks Limited sonal.thind@viomnetworks.com