Bharti Airtel has announced the launch of its Cloud Enablement Platform (CLEP) based on the HP Aggregation Platform for Software-as-a-Service (AP4SaaS). The telco will offer hosted SaaS and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) applications to both small and large enterprises on a pay-as-you-go model.
To begin with, Airtel will offer solutions like ERP, accounting packages, storage and compute on its CLEP Platform. Going forward, the company will introduce diverse SaaS applications on the same platform, especially for SMB customers.
Sanjay Kapoor, CEO (India & South Asia), Bharti Airtel, said, “The Indian Cloud computing market is estimated to be growing at a CAGR of 40% till 2014. With our end-to-end telecom solutions, bundled with the latest technologies like 3G and 4G, we are poised to lead this space with a wide range of Cloud-based service or application offerings. Our strength as an integrated telecom provider combined with HP’s technical expertise will help us unlock the potential of the rapidly growing Cloud services market in the country.”
HP Enterprise Services built a CLEP using the HP AP4SaaS, integrated into Bharti Airtel’s existing network system. A key component of the HP Cloud Services Enablement portfolio, the AP4SaaS is a common platform from which Airtel can not only deliver IaaS but also Communications as a Service and SaaS, either hosted on the operator’s premises or integrated with third-party SaaS providers. It provides a flexible set of Web service interfaces for enhancing the Cloud Service Provider’s (CSP) customer portal and facilitates distribution, subscription, and consumption via a marketplace portal.
“Communications service providers need flexibility, innovation and speed to market to attract new customers and drive new revenue streams,” said Neelam Dhawan, Managing Director, HP India. “Our Aggregation Platform for SaaS eases the integration of SaaS and IaaS into the CSP environment, expediting the delivery to Airtel’s SMB customers.”
HP will offer implementation and management of the end-to-end Cloud Enablement Platform.