Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Microsoft India have announced signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to offer telecom and IT solutions for big businesses that will help meet the demand for IT and cloud services.
BSNL in a statement said this MoU will help audio and video needs of the BSNL's enterprise customers, including government organizations.
BSNL has large shares in landline network, including leased line connectivity to various enterprises.
"Microsoft won the bid for a request for proposal invited by BSNL from companies that have expertise in this area and for strategic business alliances with world renowned companies," it added.
The partnership will serve government to government, government to consumer, government to business and business to business segments.
BSNL further stated that this strategic alliance would be non-exclusive and is aimed to leverage the domain expertise and strategic position in the industry to garner more business either as a front runner or as a support associate.