MUMBAI: Telecommunications service provider, Bharti Airtel (Airtel), has teamed up with Zoom Video Communications, a modern enterprise video-first unified communications service, to launch India’s first high quality unified communications service offering, an integrated and secure platform for high definition (HD) audio, video, and web conferencing.

Businesses can now leverage the next generation unified cloud service for an innovative one-stop-shop conferencing solution to foster effective collaboration amongst its employees and teams globally.

Airtel and Zoom’s conference calling solution comes with unique features like, instant one click access, video conferencing, audio conferencing, content sharing, recording, virtual backgrounds, company branding, multi-layer security, and meeting participation of up to 1000 people on video from locations across the globe. The platform will also enable live video streaming of video webinars for up to 50,000 viewers.

Airtel will enable enterprise customers to leverage exclusive benefits on Zoom, including built-in audio conferencing for free. With this, customers can access local dial-in numbers for over 55 countries enabling all its call participants to join the conference easily over audio for unlimited minutes.

Airtel enterprise customers opting for this solution will get 24X7 customer care support. Airtel will also offer easy payment options – monthly billing on a pay as you go basis and special monthly packs. These convenient billing options also enable businesses to avoid making payments using credit cards for the service.

Airtel has created unique plans to meet the unified conferencing needs of all businesses. The plans range from approximately Rs 10,000 for a year to Rs 24,000 per year offering unlimited conferencing on video, audio and web along with other benefits.

Airtel business director and CEO Ajay Chitkara said, “At Airtel, our mission is to offer best-in-class enterprise connectivity solutions to businesses and enable them to become more agile. We are delighted to work with Zoom to offer a secure and seamless solution to serve the growing demand for high quality unified conferencing in India. The solution is designed to truly simplify the user experience and will bring immense value to customers. With Airtel’s reliable global connectivity and Zoom’s globally proven expertise in communications, customers can look forward to quality service experience.”

Zoom founder and CEO Eric S Yuan added, “Our collaboration with Airtel brings together Zoom’s world-class unified communications platform with Airtel’s extensive network to provide our joint customers a seamless solution that meets all of their collaboration needs. This collaboration also extends Zoom’s reach into the Indian market to further grow our global footprint.”