New Delhi, India – May 1, 2023:
Bharti Airtel
(“Airtel”), one of India’s leading telecommunications service
provider, today, announced its strategic partnership with
Bridgepointe Technologies
(“Bridgepointe” or the “Company”), a tech advisory firm that
helps mid-market and enterprise companies bridge the gap
between tech investments and business results.
The Airtel-Bridgepointe partnership will enable US enterprises
interested in expanding to India and Africa to leverage
Airtel’s digital infrastructure solution.
Airtel’s knowledge, experience and understanding of every
layer of the communications ecosystem, combined with the
company’s commitment to sustainability, creates the perfect
framework for partnerships with companies such as Bridgepointe
looking to expand into India and Africa.
“At Airtel, we have massive network investments, a strong
product ecosystem and a large customer base, especially in
India and Africa. We are delighted to collaborate with
Bridgepointe to extend our extensive suite of products to
their customer base,” said
Vani Venkatesh, CEO ─ Global Business, Bharti Airtel.
“We are pleased to partner with Airtel in the Indian and
African marketplace, one of the marquee suppliers in the
region,” said
Mel Melara, VP of Sales and Head of the Data Centre
Practice, Bridgepointe Technologies.
“With our relationships and Airtel’s reach and credibility in
the market, we are confident that we can create substantial
opportunities for companies looking to expand their digital
businesses into these regions. This partnership is a prime
example of how Bridgepointe’s Data Centre practice continues
to expand its reach worldwide to benefit our enterprise
customers.”
Through this partnership, Bridgepointe will leverage its own
established foothold in the data centre market and be able to
offer all of Airtel’s products and services as part of their
portfolio. Major offerings include global connectivity
solutions, DIA, IPLC, Data Centre and SD-WAN.
Additionally, the partnership will capitalise on Nxtra by
Airtel’s largest network of secure, scalable, and sustainable
data centres in India offering services to several leading
enterprises, hyperscalers, start-ups, SMEs and governments
across the country. Nxtra’s commitment to sustainability and
achieving net zero by 2031 will also be at the forefront of
Bridgepointe’s outreach.
Airtel ranks amongst the top three mobile operators globally
and its networks cover over two billion people. Airtel is also
India’s largest integrated communications solutions provider
and the second largest mobile operator in Africa. It boasts a
customer base of more than 500 million across 17 countries in
South Asia and Africa. Additionally, Nxtra by Airtel owns and
operates 12 large and 120 edge data centre facilities across
India.
To learn more about Airtel’s Global Channel Partners
Programme, visit the following link and, for more information,
visit
Airtel Business
About Bharti Airtel
Headquartered in India, Airtel is a global communications
solutions provider with over 500M+ customers in 17 countries
across South Asia and Africa. The company ranks amongst the
top three mobile operators globally and its networks cover
over two billion people. Airtel is India’s largest integrated
communications solutions provider and the second largest
mobile operator in Africa. Airtel’s retail portfolio includes
high speed 4G/5G mobile broadband, Airtel Xstream Fiber that
promises speeds up to 1 Gbps with convergence across linear
and on-demand entertainment, streaming services spanning music
and video, digital payments, and financial services. For
enterprise customers, Airtel offers a gamut of solutions that
includes secure connectivity, cloud and data centre services,
cyber security, IoT, Ad Tech and CPaaS (Airtel IQ). For more
details, visit
www.airtel.com
About Bridgepointe
Bridgepointe Technologies is a leading tech advisory firm that
helps mid-market and enterprise companies bridge the gap
between tech investments and business results. Over the past
20 years, Bridgepointe has worked with over 12,000 companies
to save time by shortening the procurement process while
saving money and increasing ROI. Supported by in-house,
best-in-class Solution Architects and IT Strategists, the firm
has developed a proven process to quickly drive time to value
with tech investments. For more information about Bridgepointe
please visit
http://www.bridgepointetechnologies.com.
