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Airtel collaborates with Zoom to launch unified communications solution for businesses
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.”
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IndiGo names William Walsh CEO
Former IATA chief to take charge in August after Elbers exit, Bhatia steers interim
India’s biggest airline has moved fast and gone global. InterGlobe Aviation, which operates IndiGo, has tapped aviation heavyweight William Walsh as chief executive officer, subject to regulatory approvals, marking a sharp pivot as the carrier eyes its next burst of expansion.
Walsh, currently director general at the International Air Transport Association, will step down on July 31, 2026, and is expected to take charge by August 3. The appointment comes barely three weeks after Pieter Elbers exited the corner office, with Rahul Bhatia holding the fort in the interim.
The choice signals intent. Walsh brings decades of cockpit-to-boardroom experience, having led British Airways and later International Airlines Group, the parent of Aer Lingus, Iberia and Vueling. His tenure across carriers has been defined by hard resets, restructurings and cross-border consolidation—skills IndiGo may need as competition intensifies and scale becomes decisive.
Vikram Singh Mehta, chairman and non-executive independent director of IndiGo, said Walsh’s experience in managing large-scale airline operations and navigating complex market dynamics makes him well-suited to lead IndiGo in an increasingly competitive global aviation environment, adding that the appointment marks a new chapter as the airline scales in one of the world’s fastest-growing markets.
Rahul Bhatia said Walsh’s global perspective, operational expertise and customer-focused approach would be critical as IndiGo enters its next phase of expansion.
Walsh, widely regarded as one of the industry’s most influential figures, will oversee overall management and strategic direction, with a mandate spanning operational performance, network expansion, commercial strategy and customer experience. He is expected to work closely with the board and leadership team to sharpen IndiGo’s growth trajectory.
Walsh said IndiGo has a strong foundation and is well-positioned to capitalise on the evolving aviation landscape, adding that he looks forward to fostering a culture of excellence, innovation and sustainable value creation across the organisation.
A new captain, a bigger runway—and a market that rewards scale. IndiGo is lining up for its next take-off.
