NEW DELHI: Bharti Airtel and Meta (formerly Facebook) on Monday announced a significant partnership in a bid to boost the development of India's digital ecosystem.

As part of its continued efforts to strengthen the nation's infrastructure, Airtel collaborates with Meta and STC (Saudi Telecom Company) to introduce 2Africa Pearls to India.

The longest underwater cable system in the world, 2Africa, is anticipated to give over 3 billion people worldwide faster internet service.

Commenting on the development, Vani Venkatesh, CEO, Global Business, Bharti Airtel said :- "With our contributions to the 2Africa cable and Open RAN, we are investing in significnat and progressive connectivity infrastructure which is required to sustain the increasing demand for high-speed data in India. We look forward to working closely with Meta to deliver best-in-class digital experiences to our customers across India," 

In order to meet the nation's expanding needs for consumers and businesses, both businesses will jointly invest in global connectivity infrastructure and new-age digital solutions based on the CPaaS (Communications Platform as a Service) model.

In a statement, Francisco Varela, vice president of mobile partnerships for Meta, said, "We look forward to extending our relationship with Airtel to further enhance the region's connectivity infrastructure that will provide a better network experience for individuals and businesses across India.

The entity said that it will integrate Meta's WhatsApp within its CPaaS platform. With this integration, companies will be able to take advantage of WhatsApp's vast feature set and user base to offer businesses unmatched omnichannel consumer engagement.

LIC increases stake in 3 Adani Group Entities

What does Adani's partial takeover of NDTV mean?

World's largest cargo Airbus Beluga lands at Hyderabad airport