Google signs partnership deal with Bharti Airtel; takes on AWS and Microsoft Azure

Google, on Monday, announced a partnership deal with Bharti Airtel, India’s third-largest telecom operator to grow its cloud consumer base, according to an official release.

The deal enables Airtel to offer G-Suite services to small and medium-sized businesses in India as part of the Airtel integrated ICT portfolio. G-suite services include Google’s intelligent apps — Gmail, Docs, Google Drive and Calendar based on the cloud.

Thomas Kurian, Chief Executive of Google Cloud, said in a statement, “The combination of G-Suite’s collaboration and productivity tools with Airtel’s digital business offerings will help accelerate digital innovations for thousands of Indian businesses.”