Airtel and Meta partner to extend subsea cable system to India: Here’s what this means for users – Times of India
Airtel and Meta Platforms announced their collaboration to strengthen the digital ecosystem of India further. The two companies will jointly invest in global connectivity infrastructure and CPaaS-based new-age digital solutions to support the emerging requirements of customers and enterprises in India.
Airtel and Meta work together to extend 2Africa Pearls subsea cable system to India
As India prepares to roll out the 5G network to a broader audience, it is important to ensure foundational connectivity infrastructure, such as subsea cable systems, to serve the rising demand for high-speed data. Airtel has partnered with Meta and STC to extend 2Africa Pearls, the world’s largest subsea cable system, to India. The two companies are planning to extend the cable to Airtel’s landing station located in Mumbai.
Airtel says that this will significantly boost the country’s cable capacity, empowering businesses to develop new integrated solutions to provide high-quality seamless connectivity to consumers.
Airtel plans to deploy its Open RAN-based network in India in the coming quarters
Airtel has signed an agreement to help increase the operational efficiency of the Open RAN network in India, facilitating energy management and automation of radio networks with AI/ML and advanced analysis.
Airtel is currently conducting trials for 4G and 5G-based Open RAN solutions in select sites across Haryana. The company expects to commercially deploy the Open RAN-based solutions across the country in the coming quarters.
Airtel says that it will share its learning with ecosystem partners, including Meta, to accelerate the deployment of Open RAN-based networks across the globe.
Airtel and Meta are members of the Telecom Infra Project (TIP), and Open RAN project group and share a common goal of increasing ecosystem diversity, driving innovation, and cost-efficiency in networks.
Airtel says that the company would integrate WhatsApp within the “Airtel IQ,” the world’s first network-embedded Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) ecosystem, will be WhatsApp, the text-messaging service of Meta. With the integration of WhatsApp within IQ, Airtel says that the business will be able to use the rich features of WhatsApp and provide omnichannel customer engagement to enterprises.
Vani Venkatesh, CEO of Global Business, Bharti Airtel, said, “We, at Airtel are delighted to deepen our partnership with Meta to serve India’s digitally connected economy by leveraging the technology and infrastructure strengths of both companies. With our contributions to the 2Africa cable and Open RAN, we are investing in crucial and progressive connectivity infrastructure which is needed to support the increasing demand for high-speed data in India. We look forward to working closely with Meta to deliver best-in-class digital experiences to our customers in India.”
Francisco Varela, vice president of mobile partnerships for Meta, said, “Subsea cables and open, disaggregated networks continue to play a huge role in the foundational infrastructure needed to support network capacity and fuel innovation. We look forward to continuing our collaboration with Airtel to further advance the region’s connectivity infrastructure that will enable a better network experience for people and businesses across India.”
Airtel and Meta work together to extend 2Africa Pearls subsea cable system to India
As India prepares to roll out the 5G network to a broader audience, it is important to ensure foundational connectivity infrastructure, such as subsea cable systems, to serve the rising demand for high-speed data. Airtel has partnered with Meta and STC to extend 2Africa Pearls, the world’s largest subsea cable system, to India. The two companies are planning to extend the cable to Airtel’s landing station located in Mumbai.
Airtel says that this will significantly boost the country’s cable capacity, empowering businesses to develop new integrated solutions to provide high-quality seamless connectivity to consumers.
Airtel plans to deploy its Open RAN-based network in India in the coming quarters
Airtel has signed an agreement to help increase the operational efficiency of the Open RAN network in India, facilitating energy management and automation of radio networks with AI/ML and advanced analysis.
Airtel is currently conducting trials for 4G and 5G-based Open RAN solutions in select sites across Haryana. The company expects to commercially deploy the Open RAN-based solutions across the country in the coming quarters.
Airtel says that it will share its learning with ecosystem partners, including Meta, to accelerate the deployment of Open RAN-based networks across the globe.
Airtel and Meta are members of the Telecom Infra Project (TIP), and Open RAN project group and share a common goal of increasing ecosystem diversity, driving innovation, and cost-efficiency in networks.
Airtel says that the company would integrate WhatsApp within the “Airtel IQ,” the world’s first network-embedded Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) ecosystem, will be WhatsApp, the text-messaging service of Meta. With the integration of WhatsApp within IQ, Airtel says that the business will be able to use the rich features of WhatsApp and provide omnichannel customer engagement to enterprises.
Vani Venkatesh, CEO of Global Business, Bharti Airtel, said, “We, at Airtel are delighted to deepen our partnership with Meta to serve India’s digitally connected economy by leveraging the technology and infrastructure strengths of both companies. With our contributions to the 2Africa cable and Open RAN, we are investing in crucial and progressive connectivity infrastructure which is needed to support the increasing demand for high-speed data in India. We look forward to working closely with Meta to deliver best-in-class digital experiences to our customers in India.”
Francisco Varela, vice president of mobile partnerships for Meta, said, “Subsea cables and open, disaggregated networks continue to play a huge role in the foundational infrastructure needed to support network capacity and fuel innovation. We look forward to continuing our collaboration with Airtel to further advance the region’s connectivity infrastructure that will enable a better network experience for people and businesses across India.”
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