Airtel partners with Virtela

BANGALORE, INDIA:Bharti Airtel, an integrated telecom service provider, today signed a strategic agreement with Virtela, a global managed service provider.

The partnership will significantly enhance Airtel’s international managed MPLS (Multi Protocol Label Switching) connectivity outside of India to more than 5,000 PoPs (Point of Presence) across 190 countries.

Under the agreement, Bharti Airtel and Virtela have integrated their networks through connection points in Southeast Asia and Europe in order to expand Bharti’s MPLS based IP-VPN (Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network) capabilities around the world, said a press release.

“The need today is for world-class telecom networks that can deliver a host of converged services through innovative and reliable communications technology,” said David Nishball, president enterprise services, Bharti Airtel.

“The partnership with Virtela is in line with our strategy to extend the global reach of our customers and to provide them with a secure, consistent and robust network running right from their doorstep to the most populous markets and beyond.”

The release further added that Bharti Airtel would now be able to offer its enterprise customers seamless managed MPLS connectivity and advanced managed network solutions to key business customers on a global basis.

Bharti Airtel also has partnerships with other major MPLS players such as SingTel, Telstra and others.