Airtel, Ayaya, work to enable remote work and learning in Uganda

JOHANNESBURG – Airtel Uganda, the country’s leading provider of prepaid, postpaid mobile and 4G services, has partnered with United States-based multinational technology company Avaya to help organisations implement remote working and learning given the current limited access to offices, schools and universities as the government tries to contain Covid-19 transmissions.

In a joint statement on Monday, the companies said Avaya would offer Ugandan organisations full-feature access to Avaya Spaces – a cloud meeting and team collaboration solution that goes beyond integrating chat, voice, video, online meetings and content sharing – on a complimentary basis through Airtel Uganda. 

“We fully support the range of measures being taken by the government to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.” Airtel Uganda managing director V.G Somasekhar said.

“At the same time, we understand the challenges that these measures bring to the delivery of services and education. Our partnership with Avaya supports key sectors by enabling organizations to maintain the safety of workers, students and customers as their top priority, while ensuring minimum disruption to everyday business.”

Avaya Spaces works on all Android and iOS smart devices and can also be securely accessed on personal computers and laptops via the Chrome or Firefox browsers. 

Source: iol.co.za