Airtel Business becomes India’s first enterprise to connect over 20 million devices through its IoT solutions

New Delhi : Bharti Airtel on Tuesday said that Airtel Business, its B2B division, has become the first ICT service provider in the country to connect over 20 million devices through its IoT solutions. Airtel IoT enables enterprises across industries such as automobile, energy, utilities, logistics, financial services, manufacturing and many more with a secure and dedicated private network for the safe transmission of all customer data across connected devices.

Some of the key wins for Airtel IoT deployment in the recent times include – a partnership with Secure Meters for the deployment of 1.3 million smart meters in Bihar on NB-IoT, a partnership with TP Western Odisha Distribution Limited (TPWODL) – a joint venture between Government of Odisha and Tata Power for the deployment of 200,000 Smart Meters in Odisha and a partnership with Matter Motor Works to power 300,000 bikes through cellular IoT.

Ganesh Lakshminarayanan – CEO, Airtel Business (India) said, “IoT is a key pillar in India’s digital growth journey and, as a brand powering this journey with our future-ready technology solutions for connected devices, we are delighted to achieve this significant milestone of 20 million connected devices on our platform. With efficient and cost-effective automated IoT solutions, we are at the forefront of empowering enterprises to extend their reach to the remotest parts of the country on our secure platform as they scale their businesses. We will continue to partner with enterprises to enable their digital transformation journey with our innovative IoT solutions”.