Tata Communications acquires 51% stake US's Commotion Inc for AI integration across digital offerings

Tata Communications today announced acquisition of 51% stake in Commotion Inc., a leading US based AI-native Enterprise SaaS Platform company with operations in the US and India. The telecom major picked up the stake for Rs 227 crore, according to reports.

“This acquisition marks a significant step in accelerating AI integration across Tata Communications’ Digital Fabric offerings, particularly within its Customer Interaction Suite, that includes Tata Communications Kaleyra, to deliver contextual and converged AI driven experiences for both customers and employees, said a release from Tata Communications.  

“This acquisition marks a significant step in our journey to redefine customer experience in the AI era. With Commotion’s capabilities already integrated into Tata Communications Kaleyra, we are seeing phenomenal customer traction. We expect this momentum to further accelerate our evolution into an AI-first organisation, making our digital fabric more intelligent, adaptive, and future ready,” said A S Lakshminarayanan, MD & CEO, Tata Communications.

 “We are thrilled to announce this significant milestone in our journey. This isn’t just about capital. It’s about conviction, shared purpose, and the power of combining our innovation velocity with Tata Communications’ global reach, trusted brand and digital expertise. Together, we will unlock AI’s full potential in many industry sectors, building solutions that scale responsibly and transform the way the world works. The future isn’t just coming – it’s here, and it’s global,” said Murali Swaminathan, CEO, Commotion Inc.

“Commotion’s orchestration engine will integrate with Kaleyra’s core components - including channels, Kaleyra TX Hub, and CCaaS — to automate and intelligently guide end-to-end customer journeys, shifting engagement from reactive responses to predictive and generative interactions,” the company said in release.

“Commotion powers global enterprises with three force-multiplying pillars:  Omnichannel CX Automation for real-time, data-driven, hyperpersonalised engagement, Voice AI solutions built on ultra-low latency speech-to-speech AI models, and business-ready autonomous digital agents that are compliant, intelligent, policy-aware AI entities that operate continuously across customer-facing and internal enterprise functions,” the company said.

It said the platform unifies Voice AI, Agentic AI Builder, and Omnichannel Journey Orchestration, enabling brands to automate complex work and deliver real-time, personalised engagement at scale, while simultaneously transforming enterprise operations through AI-powered digital support.

“Acquiring Commotion and integrating its capabilities into its Digital Fabric, will further accelerate Tata Communications’ own AI adoption and advance its journey to becoming an AI-first organisation. This development builds on its ongoing efforts to help enterprises shift from AI experimentation to scalable, business-critical transformation,” it added.