Bharti Airtel, Asia’s integrated telecom services provider, has unveiled its global wholesale service portfolio with a network that the company claims will reach 50 countries across the continents of Europe, North America, Africa, Asia and Australia.

 

According to Bhart Airtel officials, the company’s portfolio will enable the global carrier community access to Bharti Airtel’s (News - Alert) services to and from any part of the globe. This expanded connectivity has come on the back of investments of over $500 million made on building cable capacity, network infrastructure and international points of presence.

 

Officials said that Bharti Airtel’s wholesale portfolio will offer MPLS, Ethernet, IP and international private leased circuit (services to global carriers through Bharti Airtel’s global network with a reach to 50 countries.

 

The portfolio includes solutions for voice and data connectivity, collaboration services, co-location, carrier outsourcing and content distribution through its next-generation high speed submarine network.

 

“The launch of the global wholesale service portfolio is another step in our journey of becoming a global network solutions provider. From being a regional partner for foreign carriers, Bharti is now uniquely poised to serve global carriers to and from any part of the globe,” said David Nishball, president, enterprise services of Bharti Airtel, in a statement.

 

Nishball said that over the last few years, the company has expanded its global network services portfolio in a manner that complements its investments in existing submarine routes to ensure flexible options for connectivity across all regions of the globe.

 

“Bharti’s strengths in this business, apart from the network is the flexibility and the innovation that it brings to its customers and partners that we believe creates winning propositions for the partners business,” he said.

 

Company officials said that the initiative comes on the back of sustained investments in building a diverse and resilient global portfolio through building and ownership of cable capacity and network infrastructure.

 

Airtel’s global network consists of SMW4, i2i- which is fully owned, APCN2, c2c, JUCN, TGN, TAT14, Apollo, Hibernia. This has been coupled with investments in new cable systems including AAG, Unity North, EIG, IMEWE, EASSy and a couple more in the fray. This move ensures at least three cables on all major routes thereby providing flexibility and readily available restoration.