India’s telecom company Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Airtel) and communication company, Verizon, on Tuesday 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, to enterprise customers in India.
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“BlueJeans, Verizon’s enterprise-grade video conferencing service, helps people communicate and collaborate across mobile, desktop, browser and conference rooms and has a long-standing history of providing simple, reliable and trusted solutions, while meeting the stringent security needs of banks, healthcare providers and other organizations,” said a statement.
The offering includes a cloud point of presence in India enabling low latency and improved quality of service for India-based customers, it said.
The technology will be fully integrated with Airtel’s network, including its data centers, to ensure that customers are offered a state of the art, reliable and secure customer experience, it added.
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Airtel BlueJeans will offer an integrated audio solution, giving its customers convenient dial-in options to join the meetings.
“Companies of all sizes around the world have seen the requirement for reliable, high-quality video conferencing services and require trusted partners to ensure the highest level of security,” said Hans Vestberg, chief executive officer of Verizon.
“We are proud to come together with Airtel to help more Indian organizations benefit from our world-class communication product during this work-from-home era and beyond,” Vestberg added.
“Airtel has always partnered with the best to deliver world-class services to its customers,” said Gopal Vittal, managing director and chief executive officer of Bharti Airtel.
“Airtel BlueJeans is a highly differentiated video conferencing solution that sets the benchmark with its high levels of security and ease of use. We look forward to building a deep partnership with Verizon to serve the needs of emerging digital India,” he further said.