As part of its
integrated B2B play, Airtel is partnering with Verizon to offer “Airtel BlueJeans,” a range of secure, simple
and seamless video conferencing solutions to enterprises in India
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.
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.
New York and New Delhi - July 14, 2020