Tata Communications today clicked a new deal with UK’s Starwood Hotels & Resorts worldwide enabling it to offer Telepresence solutions to the Hotel Chain across the globe.

Initially 10 new Telepresence rooms will be set-up by 2009 end for Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers, Sheraton on the Park in Sydney, Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, The Westin Los Angeles Airport and W Chicago-City Center to be followed by implementation in business markets like Brussels, Paris, Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo.

Tata Communications has tied up with Cisco for its Telepresence offerings. The tie-up has already expanded its reach in the Indian market.

“We believe that public telepresence rooms are the key to increasing the accessibility of telepresence beyond major company offices to their wider ecosystem of users - customers, suppliers, remote workers and business partners. Using managed telepresence services is ‘better than being there’ and helps companies hold more productive meetings without incurring travel and time costs. More team members can participate in meetings and collaborate around the world,” said John Landau, Senior Vice President Global Managed Services from Tata Communications.

“Starwood has made a name for itself as an innovator in the hotel industry, and it is crucial that we continue to evolve our meetings offerings to address the needs of today’s consumers,” said Christie Hicks, Senior Vice President of Global Sales for Starwood. “The partnership with Tata Communications is yet another opportunity for us to bring innovative, cutting-edge technology to our properties, and add true value for our business and conference facilities’ guests.”