Rs 100 Crore To Be Invested By Bharti Airtel For Security Intelligence Centre
Telecom major Bharti Airtel is all set to invest Rs 100 crore for launching its cybersecurity services. Airtel has tied up with Cisco, Vmware, Radware, and Force for the project. The idea is clear that is to get the best from the industry that offers $13-15 billion in revenue potential over the next 5 years. Airtel has already on-boarded 25 customers for its security services and expects to add more across large, medium, and small enterprises.
“Security is a strategic issue for companies”, said MD & CEO (India and South Asia), Bharti Airtel, Gopal Vittal. We will keep making investments in tech, people, tools, and partnership, he added. As per data cybersecurity attacks and breaches in the country are believed to have jumped manifold since the lockdown was first announced in March, as more and more people are working from home.