Bharti Airtel wins NASSCOM IT Innovation Award 2006

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Bharti Airtel wins NASSCOM IT Innovation Award 2006 for business model innovation

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Bharti  Airtel Limited, India's leading provider  of  Telecommunications  services,  has  been  awarded the coveted Nasscom  IT Innovation Award for the Business Model Innovation for the year 2006.This award is testimony to the pioneering strategy of Bharti Airtel that outsourced its IT function to another leader in its domain, IBM.

The Hon'ble Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh presented the award to Dr. Jai Menon, Director IT & Innovation - Bharti Airtel, at the annual NASSCOM event today in Mumbai.

Bharti  Airtel  Ltd  has  received  this  award  for  the Innovative S1 ITO agreement  that  it  has  entered  into  with  IBM  during  the  year. This initiative,  which  is  a  first  in  the telecom industry, is in line with Bharti  Airtel's strategy to achieve business leadership through technology and  innovation  by  achieving  operational  efficiencies  and  driving new revenue streams.

On receiving the award, Dr. Jai Menon, Director, IT & Innovation, Bharti Airtel said, "When we took the strategic decision to outsource to IBM, it was an industry first.  We were very clear that at the heart of this agreement is not 'outsourcing' but 'transformation'.  We are extremely delighted that today the initiative is not only successful but has created new industry standards in true Bharti manner.   We thank NASSCOM for recognizing this innovation in business model even as we celebrate the Bharti spirit of leading innovation and change in the Telecom industry."

The  yearly  award is presented to the best innovation in the country under three categories  -  Business  Model  Innovation,  Product Innovation; and Business  Process  Innovation.   Bharti Airtel together with IBM has been awarded the prestigious award by setting a benchmark in the country for the most innovative Business Model.

Bharti Airtel's collaboration with IBM has drawn an IT roadmap with a state-of-the-art infrastructure to support its existing and new business operations.  The  result  is  a  strategic,  on  demand,  scalable business transformation  agreement  capable  of diligently  servicing  the needs of millions  of  customers.  This business transformation involves outsourcing Bharti Airtel's hardware, software and IT services requirements to IBM including  all   customer-facing  IT  applications as well as all internal-facing applications.  IBM is also consolidating data centers, IT help desks, and disaster recovery capabilities on the infrastructure end.

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