Bharti Airtel offers Google One cloud subscription to postpaid, WiFi customers
Bharti Airtel
has partnered with Google to offer a
Google One cloud storage
subscription service to help its postpaid and WiFi customers overcome limited device storage challenges.
Under the
Google One
subscription on offer, Airtel postpaid and Wi-Fi customers will get access to six months of 100 GB
Google One cloud
storage at no extra cost. They will also be able to share this storage with up to five additional people.
To avail of the offer, eligible Airtel customers need to log on to the
Airtel Thanks app
and claim the benefit. After six months of 100 GB storage at no charge, a fee of ₹125 a month will be added to the customer's monthly bill.
Additionally, WhatsApp chats on Android are backed up to Google Account storage, which will make device switching easier for customers. The cloud storage provision is compatible with both Android and iOS platforms, making it widely accessible to Airtel's customer base, the company said in a media statement Tuesday.
'Storage has become a significant concern for users. We are pleased to collaborate with Google to address this issue by providing customers with dependable, secure and user-friendly storage solutions,' Siddharth Sharma, Airtel's director (marketing) & CEO (connected homes), said.
Karen Teo, vice president (Platforms & Devices Partnerships, APAC), Google, in turn, said the partnership will make it easier for users to safely back up photos, videos and important files on their phones with more storage across Google Photos, Drive, Gmail and more.
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