Bharti Airtel announced it will acquire 5.2 per cent stake in Avaada MHBuldhana, a solar power firm, for Rs 4.55 crore. Avaada MHBuldhana Private Limited, a subsidiary of Avaada Energy Pvt. Ltd(AEPL), is a newly-formed company that is developing a captive generating solar power plant in Maharashtra which will become operational by March 2021, Bharti…
Bharti Airtel said that its subsidiary Nxtra Data Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation for setting up two new data centre campuses in the state. The new facilities will come up at Mumbai and Pune respectively. Nxtra by Airtel offers secure data centre services to leading Indian and…
Bharti Airtel, India’s largest integrated telecommunications company, announced entering into the fast-growing cloud communications market with the launch of Airtel IQ. Airtel IQ, a cloud-based omni-channel communications platform, enables brands to deepen engagement with customers through timely and secure communication. Take for example a customer ordering food through an online platform and calling the delivery…
As part of its strategy to scale up its cloud offerings, Bharti Airtel announced that it has picked up a strategic stake in tech startup Waybeo under the Airtel Startup Accelerator Program. Waybeo, a Trivandrum headquartered startup focused on deep AI based analytics for cloud telephony, is the fifth startup to join the fast growing…
STL, an industry leading integrator of digital networks, announced it has entered into a partnership with Bharti Airtel, India’s largest integrated telco, to build a modern optical fibre network for Airtel across 10 telecom circles. According to the press release, this modern optical network will enable Airtel to deliver world-class customer experience through enhanced scalability,…
Bharti Airtel, one of India’s largest integrated telecom providers, announced a multi-year, Strategic Collaboration Agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to deliver a comprehensive set of innovative cloud solutions to large enterprise and small and medium enterprise (SME) customers in India. Airtel serves over 2,500 large enterprises and more than a million emerging businesses and…
Ribbon Communications Inc, a global provider of real time communications software and network solutions to service providers, enterprises, and critical infrastructure sectors, announced that Bharti Airtel, India’s leading integrated telco, has chosen its 5G-Native Neptune platform to enhance its mobile backhaul transport capabilities. The deployment is part of Airtel’s network strategy to make its network…
Bharti Airtel Ltd, India’s largest integrated telecom company, and Verizon, one of the largest communication technology companies in the world, announced a strategic alliance to bring secure, world-class video conferencing solutions to businesses in India. As part of this partnership, Airtel will offer secure enterprise-grade video conferencing solutions under the brand name – Airtel BlueJeans…
Bharti Airtel, India’s largest integrated telecommunications operator, and Comfort Investments II, an affiliated entity of CAP V Mauritius Limited, an investment fund managed and advised by affiliated entities of The Carlyle Group, announced an agreement under which Comfort Investments II will invest $235 million in Nxtra Data Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Airtel engaged…
Bharti Airtel, India’s largest integrated telco, announced that it has acquired a strategic stake in Edtech startup Lattu Media Pvt Ltd as part of the Airtel Startup Accelerator Program. Mumbai-based Lattu Kids specializes in digital learning tools for children. Its highly popular Lattu Kids app focuses on improving English vocabulary, English reading and Maths skills…
Online retail giant Amazon is reportedly in talks with Indian mobile operator Bharti Airtel to buy a stake worth at least $2 billion. According to a Reuters report, the deal is expected to “turbocharge” India’s digital economy. If the alleged transaction comes through, Amazon would roughly acquire 5% stake in the country’s third largest telecom…
Bharti Airtel, India’s largest integrated telecommunications company, and Nodwin Gaming, South Asia’s leading Esports company, announced a partnership to further grow Esports in India. Given India’s large youth population and rapidly growing internet penetration, Esports has the potential to become a large part of the country’s mainstream sporting culture. It is estimated that by 2021,…
Bharti Airtel announced that it has acquired a strategic stake in Voicezen, an early stage startup focused on conversational AI technologies. The acquisition has been made by the company under its fast expanding Airtel Startup Accelerator Program. Gurugram-based Voicezen has been working on developing advanced solutions that leverage machine learning, AI, speech to text and…
Bharti Airtel, one of India’s largest integrated telcos, announced it has selected IBM and Red Hat to build its new telco network cloud. Under the agreement, Airtel will build its next generation core network, analytical tools and new consumer and enterprise services on top of this cloud platform based on open standards. With the new…
Bharti Airtel, India’s largest integrated telecommunications company, and Ceragon Networks Ltd., announced that Bharti Airtel has selected Ceragon’s products and services for additional 4G network expansions beginning first quarter of 2020. Airtel said that it is looking to increase its network capacity to address growing demand for broadband amidst sharp rise in data consumption across…