MANILA, Philippines - Novare Technologies, the country’s leading technology consulting company, was recently awarded a contract by Bharti Airtel, the fourth largest mobile operator with more than 270 million subscribers in 20 countries across the world.
The deal is said to put Novare consultants at the heart of a transformational program envisioned to bring Airtel’s network assets closer to developer communities, strategic partners, large Internet players, and enterprise businesses.
But beyond consulting, Novare is also expected to sign an additional set of services around application development and complementary customizations. The Smart API project starts off in India, and will then roll out across 20 other countries where Airtel has presence.
“The Smart API project will expose key revenue triggers allowing innovative products and services to reach Airtel’s subscriber base. This project creates a paradigm shift allowing business and technology solutions to creatively harness the adoption of data usage in their market,†said Novare Technologies CEO Myla Villanueva.
“By allowing more partners to gain access to once tightly guarded network assets, Airtel now aims to level the playing field by giving its partners the freedom to innovate and introduce new products and services in a secure, regulated and monetizable manner,†she added.
Novare’s experience in similar type projects was a key consideration for Airtel as Novare has worked with global operators such as AT&T in the US, SK telekom, and KT in Korea, Telefonica in Spain, Vodafone in the UK, and Telecom Italia.
According to Villanueva, the project is rolling out in multiple phases, the first being a technology on-boarding and deployment program.
“Here, the technology platform provider, a solution piece awarded to Intel-Aepona, is integrated into Airtel’s data and operations facilities. Business requirements are mapped to bring out the key attributes of the solution, and various internal departments are brought up-to-speed with the new business processes,†she said.
Meanwhile, the next phase of the project is said to focus on the alignment, go to market, and business operations.
“The business enablement program is one where strategic steps are now undertaken to target key partners and giving them access to emerging markets and paving the way for product and service monetization,†Villanueva said.
A leading global telecommunications company, Airtel operates across Asia and Africa and is headquartered in New Delhi, India.
Novare Technologies is a global provider of technology services to telecommunications, banking and retail companies. Through its Think, Build, Run program, leading organizations are able to leverage their key assets and transform them into innovative products and services.
It is also one of the few homegrown companies with recent projects in the two largest markets in Asia, India and China. In 2012, it was awarded by Red Herring in its Top 100 Asia Awards, a prestigious list honoring the most promising private technology ventures.