Airtel , Microsoft join hands to provide office 365 for SMBs

Bharti Airtel and Microsoft on Tuesday signed an agreement to offer Microsoft’s cloud based Office 365 services to Small and Medium Businesses (SMB's) in India.

Under the agreement, Airtel will offer SMBs with access to Microsoft Office 365, addressing their connectivity and productivity requirements while allowing them to focus on their core business activities.

Office 365 along with Airtel’s DSL and Internet Leased Ports/Lines (ILP) services will empower SMBs with the option to create a public facing website with their own domain name, access to the latest releases from Office 365, state-of-the art anti-virus & anti-spam solutions, and most importantly anytime, anywhere access to documents and emails on smart phones using Airtel’s network.

'With our superior network experience and Microsoft’s dependable technology suite we will be able to offer cost effective and secure cloud services in a high growth SaaS market,' said Sanjay Kapoor, CEO – India & South Asia, Bharti Airtel.