Monday 24 February 2014

Bharti Airtel selects Mahindra Comviva's enterprise communications platform

Mahindra Comviva, the global leader in providing mobility solutions, today announced that it has partnered with Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, to deploy its enterprise communications platform in 16 countries across Africa.

The enterprise communications platform will enable Airtel to provide a single platform that will empower 'Wireless Application Service Providers' (WASPs) in the region to address the messaging requirements of enterprise customers related to promotions, campaigns, contests or other similar services to mobile subscribers. Banks can send transaction information to their customers; similarly retailers can send promotional information to their customers.

Commenting on the partnership, Patrick Allainguillaume, global market unit head, Mahindra Comviva said, ''We are excited to be partnering with Airtel to deliver our enterprise communications platform. This serves an opportunity for Wireless Application Service Providers in Africa to deliver targeted messages to mobile subscribers in the region, ensuring improved overall management of campaign delivery. This partnership underlines our focus on forging stronger relationship with Bharti Airtel, given our global experience and capability to deliver market-proven, carrier-grade solutions quickly and cost effectively.''

Speaking on the partnership, Andre Beyers, chief marketing officer, Airtel Africa said, ''We are delighted to partner with Mahindra Comviva in providing value added services to our ever growing mobile subscriber base in the continent. With this new enterprise communication platform we will be able to extend to our customers, a powerful medium for their communications and campaigns to be delivered to a wider audience. For this, we plan to tie-up with some of the most popular Wireless Application Service Providers in the region to reach out to mobile subscribers in the continent.''


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