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Airtel & Amdocs Mark the Continued Success of their Highly Collaborative Engagement

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Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Bharti Airtel, Telecommunications, Companies, Financial markets, Amdocs, Airtel Sri Lanka, Airtel Africa, Airtel Bangladesh

Amdocs\xe2\x80\x99 zero-touch, self-healing operations enabled Airtel to dramatically improve their digital operations and end-user digital experience, including their call center performance.\nPradipt Kapoor, CIO, at Bharti Airtel, said: \xe2\x80\x9cWe, at Airtel, are obsessed with providing our customers with exceptional services.

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  • Amdocs\xe2\x80\x99 zero-touch, self-healing operations enabled Airtel to dramatically improve their digital operations and end-user digital experience, including their call center performance.\nPradipt Kapoor, CIO, at Bharti Airtel, said: \xe2\x80\x9cWe, at Airtel, are obsessed with providing our customers with exceptional services.
  • By leveraging cutting edge AI-based solutions, Amdocs has contributed to significant improvement in the experience of our customers, resulting in a substantial reduction in call-center volumes.
  • Amdocs and its 27,000 employees partner with the leading players in the communications and media industry, enabling next-generation experiences in 85 countries.
  • Listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, Amdocs had revenue of $4.2 billion in fiscal 2020.

OneWeb Announces The Appointment Of Srikanth Balachandran As Chief Financial Officer

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Friday, February 19, 2021
Bharti Airtel, Telecommunications, Srikanth Balachandran, Companies, OneWeb, Airtel Sri Lanka, Bharti, Airtel Bangladesh, Airtel Africa, Chief financial officer, CNBC TV18

LONDON, Feb. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --OneWeb, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite network owned by UK Government, Bharti Global and other strategic investors, announces the appointment of Srikanth Balachandran as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

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  • LONDON, Feb. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --OneWeb, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite network owned by UK Government, Bharti Global and other strategic investors, announces the appointment of Srikanth Balachandran as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
  • Srikanth joins from Bharti Global, where he was CFO since Oct 2018 and prior to that, was CFO of Bharti Airtel for seven years.
  • An award-winning senior executive, Srikanth was judged the Best Telecom CFO in 2014 by CNBC TV18.
  • He also held the role of Chief Human Resources Officer for 3 years at Airtel, driving a transformational people agenda impacting 20,000 employees.

OneWeb Announces Eric Gillenwater as Vice President and Business Head of Global Carrier and Enterprise

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Thursday, January 21, 2021
Telecommunications, Bharti Airtel, Satellite Internet access, BSE SENSEX, NIFTY 50, Vodafone, OneWeb, Airtel Africa, Airtel Sri Lanka

LONDON, Jan. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --OneWeb, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, is pleased to announce that Eric Gillenwater has been appointed to the role of Vice President and Business Head of Global Carrier and Enterprise, leading the Company's Enterprise division.

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  • LONDON, Jan. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --OneWeb, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, is pleased to announce that Eric Gillenwater has been appointed to the role of Vice President and Business Head of Global Carrier and Enterprise, leading the Company's Enterprise division.
  • In his new role, Eric is responsible for engaging distribution partners who can bring OneWeb's forward-thinking, enterprise-grade connectivity solutions to market.
  • Eric brings more than 20 years of global telecommunications experience to OneWeb, most recently with Airtel as Vice President and Business Head of Airtel USA.
  • Eric Gillenwater said: "I am delighted to have joined a company with so much potential.

OneWeb Announces Eric Gillenwater as Vice President and Business Head of Global Carrier and Enterprise

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Thursday, January 21, 2021
Telecommunications, Bharti Airtel, Satellite Internet access, BSE SENSEX, NIFTY 50, Vodafone, OneWeb, Airtel Africa, Airtel Sri Lanka

LONDON, Jan. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --OneWeb, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, is pleased to announce that Eric Gillenwater has been appointed to the role of Vice President and Business Head of Global Carrier and Enterprise, leading the Company's Enterprise division.

Key Points: 
  • LONDON, Jan. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --OneWeb, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, is pleased to announce that Eric Gillenwater has been appointed to the role of Vice President and Business Head of Global Carrier and Enterprise, leading the Company's Enterprise division.
  • In his new role, Eric is responsible for engaging distribution partners who can bring OneWeb's forward-thinking, enterprise-grade connectivity solutions to market.
  • Eric brings more than 20 years of global telecommunications experience to OneWeb, most recently with Airtel as Vice President and Business Head of Airtel USA.
  • Eric Gillenwater said: "I am delighted to have joined a company with so much potential.

Airtel Africa Extends Partnership with CSG to Support Its Digital Transformation Efforts

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Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Telecommunications, Software, Networks, Internet, Bharti Airtel, Telecommunications, Airtel Africa, Airtel Bangladesh, Airtel Sri Lanka

CSG (NASDAQ: CSGS) today announced that its long-standing partnership with Airtel Africa has been extended.

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  • CSG (NASDAQ: CSGS) today announced that its long-standing partnership with Airtel Africa has been extended.
  • As part of the enhanced agreement, CSG will provide Airtel Africa with managed services, including customer relationship management and convergent charging and billing solutions to support the growth the company is experiencing through its 14-country footprint across Africa.
  • Airtel Africa actively seeks solutions that support a holistic and seamless IT landscape so that we can benefit from reduced operational overhead, streamlined business operations, and scalable growth models, said Neelesh Pratap Singh, group CIO, Airtel Africa.
  • CSG managed services will help bring consistency and scalability across Airtel Africas business operations to support its growth across Africa, bring new services to market quickly, boost operational efficiencies and reduce costs.

Mavenir and Airtel Demonstrate O-RAN RIC (RAN Intelligent Controller) at Global O-RAN ALLIANCE Plugfest hosted by Airtel in India

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Thursday, November 26, 2020
Telecommunications, Software, Networks, Electronic design automation, Data management, Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Other Technology, Bharti Airtel, Telecommunications, Companies, Bharti, Airtel Africa, Airtel Bangladesh, Airtel Sri Lanka

Bharti Airtel (Airtel), Indias largest integrated telco, together with Mavenir, demonstrated O-RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC), at the recent Global O-RAN ALLIANCE Plugfest it hosted.

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  • Bharti Airtel (Airtel), Indias largest integrated telco, together with Mavenir, demonstrated O-RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC), at the recent Global O-RAN ALLIANCE Plugfest it hosted.
  • The Global Plugfest, which was a first for the India region participation, showcased the growing maturity of the O-RAN ecosystem.
  • The O-RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) demonstrated by Mavenir and Airtel makes use of advanced machine learning algorithms to optimize network performance.
  • Headquartered in India, Airtel is a global telecommunications company with operations in 18 countries across South Asia and Africa.

Altiostar and NEC Demonstrated O-RAN Open Fronthaul at Global O-RAN ALLIANCE Plugfest Hosted by Bharti Airtel in India

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Thursday, November 12, 2020
Telecommunications, Bharti Airtel, Airtel Bangladesh, Airtel Sri Lanka, Airtel Africa, Bharti, Airtel India, Airtel Zero

TEWKSBURY, Mass.and TOKYO, Nov. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Altiostar and NEC today said that they participated in the first plugfest event in the India region for the O-RAN ALLIANCE.

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  • TEWKSBURY, Mass.and TOKYO, Nov. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Altiostar and NEC today said that they participated in the first plugfest event in the India region for the O-RAN ALLIANCE.
  • Hosted by Bharti Airtel ("Airtel"), India's largest integrated telecommunications services provider, the goal of the O-RAN Plugfest was to test and demonstrate the growing maturity of the O-RAN ecosystem.
  • Headquartered in India, Airtel is a global telecommunications company with operations in 18 countries across South Asia and Africa.
  • Airtel's OTT services include Airtel Thanks app for self-care, Airtel Xstream app for video, Wynk Music for entertainment and Airtel BlueJeans for video conferencing.

Airtel and Amdocs Extend Partnership to Deliver Differentiated Experience to Customers

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Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Bharti Airtel, Telecommunications, Companies, Amdocs, Airtel Sri Lanka, Airtel Africa, Airtel Bangladesh, Bharti

As part of the new multi-year agreement, Airtel postpaid mobile and broadband customers will be migrated to Amdocs modern digital business system under the managed services model for more rapid delivery of new digital customer experiences.

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  • As part of the new multi-year agreement, Airtel postpaid mobile and broadband customers will be migrated to Amdocs modern digital business system under the managed services model for more rapid delivery of new digital customer experiences.
  • Digitizing the operations of Airtels multiple applications will empower Airtel to increase business agility and efficiency as well as speed time to market for new services.
  • Harmeen Mehta, CIO & Head Cloud and Security business, Bharti Airtel said: We are delighted to build on our successful partnership with Amdocs and look forward to continue working with them in our mission to delight customers with best-in-class experience using cutting edge digital technologies.
  • Gil Rosen, CMO of Amdocs and general manager of amdocs:next said, Everyday its a race to continually raise the bar and reimagine a customers experience as expectations are at an all-time high.

Airtel Tanzania Launches International Payments with WorldRemit

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Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Professional services, Security, Technology, Finance, Software, Banking, Bharti Airtel, Telecommunications, Companies, Airtel Tanzania, WorldRemit, Airtel Africa, Airtel Sri Lanka, Airtel Payments Bank, Airtel India

Airtel Tanzania has collaborated with WorldRemit , the global payments company to enable Airtel Money customers to send and receive money directly into their Airtel Money wallets from abroad.

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  • Airtel Tanzania has collaborated with WorldRemit , the global payments company to enable Airtel Money customers to send and receive money directly into their Airtel Money wallets from abroad.
  • WorldRemit makes it easy to send money to Airtel accounts in Tanzania from more than 50 countries around the world.
  • The Airtel Money and WorldRemit partnership will extend the usage of the Airtel Money wallets to global digital payments.
  • In addition, Airtel Tanzania is rapidly expanding across the country with more than 1200 Airtel Money branches providing all Airtel services and products at all times.

India Data Center Market Investment Analysis and Growth Opportunities Report 2020-2025 Featuring Pi Datacenter, CtrlS, Sify Technologies, Airtel, National Informatics Center, and Bridge Data Center

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Monday, October 5, 2020
Telecommunications, Bharti Airtel, BSE SENSEX, NIFTY 50, Vodafone, Airtel Africa, Informatics General, Sify, Companies, Compound annual growth rate

DUBLIN, Oct. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The "India Data Center Market- Investment Analysis and Growth Opportunities 2020-2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • DUBLIN, Oct. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The "India Data Center Market- Investment Analysis and Growth Opportunities 2020-2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • India Data Center Market Size to Cross $4.5 Billion, Growing at a CAGR Of Over 4% During The Period 2020-2025.
  • Pi Datacenter, CtrlS, Sify Technologies, Airtel(Nxtra), National Informatics Center, National Payment Corporation of India and Bridge Data Center are some of the prominent investors in the data center market in India.
  • The report considers the present scenario of the data center market in India and its market dynamics for the forecast period 2020-2025.