Airtel & Google Cloud partner to boost digital transformation in India

On Monday, Bharati Airtel announced a partnership with Google Cloud to offer G Suite to Small and Medium-sized Business (SMBs) in India as part of its integrated Information and Communications Technology (ICT) portfolio, thus helping to serve the evolving need of millions of Indian businesses in a rapidly digitising economy.

G Suite is a collection of apps designed with real-time collaboration and machine intelligence in order to enable people work in a smarter, yet protected way. The list includes Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, etc. The agreement will enable both companies to tap into the growth opportunities in India, which ranks second in the number of internet users in the world. Airtel serves over 2,500 large businesses and over 500,000 SMBs and technology startups across India.

Adding to the Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) issue, where the Supreme Court had dismissed pleas of operators to review its earlier judgement last week, the telecommunication companies are likely to move a modification plea in the apex court today and seek for more time to pay the AGR.

Bharti Airtel Limited, popularly known as Airtel, is a telecommunication company based in New Delhi. The company operates in across 18 countries worldwide. Airtel caters to 2G, 3G and 4G wireless services and mobile commerce globally. Along with these services, it also provides fixed line services, high-speed home broadband, DTH, etc in India.

At 3 pm on Monday, the stock is trading at Rs 509.60, up by 1.92 per cent or Rs 9.60 per share. The 52-week high is recorded at Rs 512.70 and the 52-week low is Rs 269.25 on BSE.