Airtel launches Bandwidth on Demand targeting global customers

Bharti Airtel announced the launch of Bandwidth on Demand platform targeting global customers.
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The innovative platform enables enterprise customers to efficiently manage bandwidth requirements in real-time. Airtel aims to provide flexible and efficient network solutions with enough control for customers for building their business.

Airtel said the Bandwidth on Demand platform offers quick activation to access, configure and monitor bandwidth requirements and gives control to the users to provision bandwidth depending on the actual needs.

Airtel is offering customers the flexibility to opt for bandwidth on an hourly, daily or monthly basis their unique business needs providing greater operational efficiency and tighter control network costs.

Airtel is offering the digital platform at 19 locations including Los Angeles, New York, London, Marseilles, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore globally and Airtel’s Data Centres and Landing Stations in Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai in India.

Airtel has a global network spanning 250,000 route kilometres across 50 countries and 5 continents, carrying 10 terabits/s international bandwidth lit capacity.

Airtel competes with Orange Business Services, Verizon Communications, AT&T, BT, among others, in the enterprise business.

“With Bandwidth-on-Demand we want to empower our businesses to be able to seamlessly opt for flexible network solutions that will not only help them manage their unpredictable bandwidth requirements but also accelerate the adoption of newer technologies and help them move faster in their cloud and digital journey,” Ajay Chitkara, director and CEO – Airtel Business, said.

Recently, Airtel has acquired India leg of GBI’s India–Middle East–Europe submarine cable as part of strengthening its position in emerging markets. Airtel said its existing global cable network include IMEWE, EIG, SMW4 and MENA.