Corporate Bodies, SMEs, HNIs Get Pacakes from Airtel
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| Deepak Srivastava, Chief Operating Officer, Airtel Nigeria (middle); Rajiv Sehgal, Director, Business Enterprise Solutions, Airtel Nigeria (left); and Inusa Bello, Chief Sales & Distribution Officer, Airtel Nigeria, during the launch of Airtel’s new post paid, corporate and Small Scale and Medium Enterprises (SME) value proposition in Lagos...on Thursday |
Riding on its promise
to provide more value to subscribers on its network, leading telecoms
operator, Airtel Nigeria, has launched new pocket-friendly package plans
tailored for corporate organisations, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs), post-paid individuals and
BlackBerry users.
The new packages, which offer tariffs including generous data volumes,
will now make it possible for Airtel customers on this platforms to communicate
freely with ease and use their data enabled devices without burning holes in
their pockets.
According to Deepak Srivastava, Airtel’s Chief Operating Officer,
the latest development is in line with its commitment in endearing the brand to
Nigerians with affordable telecoms solutions for their delights.
He said the package was conceived to address the needs of its
customers in various segments namely: Corporate Organisations, Small and Medium
Enterprise (SME), individual postpaid customers and BlackBerry users.
For Corporate organisations to benefit from the latest offer,
Srivastava revealed that three distinctive categories namely Corporate Plus;
Corporate Pro and Corporate Premium have been created, each of which comes with
its own unique voice, SMS and data tariffs. Also, free talk minutes, sms and
data of up to 1GB is available. Customers under a Close User Group (CUG) of 100
staff and above can make Airtel to Airtel calls for 17k/sec and 25k/sec to
other networks.
For the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), the plan is
split two-ways namely; SME Plus and SME Pro. Both plans have discounted tariffs
in voice (including international calls) for 17k/sec and 30k/sec to other
networks, SMS and data. In addition, there is free airtime, complimentary data
and up 30 free SMSes. A SME should have 10 to 99 lines under the CUG to benefit
from this plan.
Under the Retail or individual category, there are four different
plans; The Advance plan (annual), Intermediate plan (monthly), Basic and Family
plans. Here, it is possible to make 15k/sec for Airtel to Airtel calls and
25k/sec to other networks. Also, free calls, SMS and data as well as up to 150
free CUG minutes is available.
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| Deepak Srivastava, Chief Operating Officer, Airtel Nigeria (1st from right ); Rajiv Sehgal, Director, Business Enterprise Solutions, Airtel Nigeria (middle); and Wangi Mba-Uzoukwu, Head, Brand Communications, Airtel Nigeria, during the launch of Airtel’s new post paid, corporate and Small Scale and Medium Enterprises (SME) value proposition in Lagos... on Thursday |
To complete the customer cycle, BlackBerry users were not
left out in the package plans as Srivastava stated. He said the company is
offering heavily discounted monthly subscription in both the Enterprise and
Internet services with free CUG Airtel to Airtel airtime.
“Airtel
is aware of the critical role the Small and Medium Enterprises play as the
engine of growth in any economy especially in Nigeria, hence the need for us to
focus on assisting this segment achieve their goals of which communication
plays a critical role. In the same vein, we also recognise that the corporate
world is just as important for growth and development, therefore, the need to empower the corporate sector with telecoms
offerings that will make life and business more enjoyable and profitable became
necessary”, Srivastava reiterated.
“We
are restating unequivocally here that we are not going to rest on our oars on
the delivery of quality products and services to our customers irrespective of
class as we move closer to fulfilling our promise of being the most loved brand
in the daily lives of Nigerians.”
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