Airtel Business, the business-to-business (B2B) arm of Bharti Airtel, has signed an agreement with Sparkle, Italy for additional capacity on a diversified low latency route between Asia and Europe.
Under the agreement, Airtel will take capacity from Sparkle on the Blue-Raman submarine cable systems, which will connect India to Italy. With this additional capacity, Airtel will further diversify its global network across multiple international submarine cable systems to serve the growing demand for data services in India and neighbouring countries.
The two companies will also work together on the development of new business opportunities and projects in the Indian sub-continent, leveraging their respective cable infrastructures.
Commenting on the agreement, Vani Venkatesh, chief executive officer (CEO), global business, Airtel Business, said, “We are happy to partner with Sparkle as we further consolidate our leadership in global connectivity. This partnership will further diversify our network with large integrated capacities to meet the ever-growing connectivity needs and data demand of our customers.”
Meanwhile, Enrico Bagnasco, CEO, Sparkle, said, “We are very pleased with this agreement, based on the new solution provided by Blue-Raman, that supports the digital growth of the region and strengthens our historical partnership with Bharti Airtel.”
