Verizon and Airtel Partner to Bring Secure Enterprise-Grade BlueJeans Video Conferencing to India

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Verizon and Airtel announced a strategic alliance to provide enterprise-grade video conferencing solutions in India under the brand Airtel BlueJeans. This partnership aims to meet the growing demand for secure collaboration tools as remote work increases. Airtel BlueJeans will integrate with Airtel's network and data centers, ensuring low latency and high-quality service for users. Key features of the platform include advanced security measures and ease of use. This collaboration reflects both companies' commitment to delivering world-class services to support businesses transitioning to remote operations.

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• Strategic alliance enhances Airtel's service portfolio with Verizon's BlueJeans, a trusted video conferencing solution.
• Airtel BlueJeans offers low latency and high-quality service due to integration with Airtel's network and data centers.
• The partnership addresses the rising demand for secure collaboration tools in India, catering to a growing market.

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NEW YORK and NEW DELHI, India, July 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bharti Airtel Ltd. (“Airtel”), India’s largest integrated telecom company, and Verizon, one of the largest communication technology companies in the world, today 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.

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.

The offering includes a cloud point of presence in India enabling low latency and improved quality of service for India-based customers. 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. Airtel BlueJeans will offer an integrated audio solution, giving its customers convenient dial-in options to join the meetings.

India, along with the rest of the world, is witnessing a massive surge in demand for enterprise-grade collaboration tools as Work From Home and virtual meetings become the new normal. This alliance in India will bring Airtel and Verizon together to address the need for seamless and secure business collaboration as organizations move from office-based work to work from anywhere. 

“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.”

“Airtel has always partnered with the best to deliver world-class services to its customers,” said Gopal Vittal, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Bharti Airtel. “We are delighted to collaborate with Verizon to bring Airtel BlueJeans to enterprise and SMB customers in India. 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.”   

BlueJeans’ enterprise-level security features include meeting lock, secure transmission and storage, randomized meeting IDs, participant passcodes, fraud detection, and a variety of authentication options. The platform uses open, proven standards for security as well as the WebRTC and HTML5 standards for browser-based access, enabling users to participate in meetings and events without requiring software downloads, a key requirement in some secure environments.

The agreement initially covers BlueJeans Meetings, BlueJeans Events, BlueJeans Rooms and the BlueJeans Gateway for Microsoft Teams. 

About Bharti Airtel Limited

Bharti Airtel Limited is a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 18 countries across Asia and Africa. Headquartered in New Delhi, India, the company ranks amongst the top 3 mobile service providers globally in terms of subscribers. In India, the company's product offerings include wireless services, mobile commerce, fixed line services, high speed home broadband, DTH, enterprise services including national & international long distance services to carriers. In the rest of the geographies, it offers wireless services and mobile commerce. Bharti Airtel had over 423 million customers across its operations at the end of March 2020. To know more please visit, www.airtel.com

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in New York City, generated revenues of $130.9 billion in 2018. The company operates America’s most reliable wireless network and the nation’s premier all-fiber network, and delivers integrated solutions to businesses worldwide. With brands like Yahoo, TechCrunch and HuffPost, the company’s media group helps consumers stay informed and entertained, communicate and transact, while creating new ways for advertisers and partners to connect. Verizon’s corporate responsibility prioritizes the environmental, social and governance issues most relevant to its business and impact to society.

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Lauren Schulz
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FAQ

What is the partnership between Verizon and Airtel about?

Verizon and Airtel formed a strategic alliance to offer secure video conferencing solutions branded as Airtel BlueJeans to businesses in India.

What services does Airtel BlueJeans provide?

Airtel BlueJeans offers enterprise-grade video conferencing solutions including meetings, events, rooms, and integration with Microsoft Teams.

How will Airtel BlueJeans improve video conferencing in India?

The service will provide low latency, improved quality, and high levels of security, fulfilling the growing demand for collaboration tools amid increased remote work.

What key features does BlueJeans include?

BlueJeans features include meeting lock, secure transmission, participant passcodes, fraud detection, and various authentication options.

When was the alliance between Verizon and Airtel announced?

The partnership was announced on July 14, 2020.