This news may surprise many. In a one of a kind partnership, Aircel has collaborated with Infosys Technologies to roll out a mobile application store.
This Aircel Application Store is geared up to provide consumers with an extensive range of ready-to-use experiential applications across all devices worldwide. It is run by Flypp from Infosys.
S. D. Shibulal, COO and Member of the Board, Infosys, commented, “We are delighted to partner with Aircel on their strategic initiative to redefine consumer experience. Flypp(TM) is part of our continued thrust to provide platforms and products to help our clients rapidly capitalize on new business opportunities.”
Gurdeep Singh, COO, Aircel, stated, “Aircel made a promise to its customers to offer them a, ‘World of Possibilities’, and today we have taken another major step in keeping that promise. Application Stores have changed the lives of consumers across the Globe and now in India, the Aircel Application Store will provide rich consumer insight to drive and offer the consumers a broad selection of most relevant applications to choose from in the most convenient manner be it through Voice, SMS, GPRS or the Internet on your Mobile. Our endeavor is to truly democratize products to empower the consumer and develop an Ecosystem.”
This ‘Ready-To-Launch’ application platform will amalgamate into Aircel’s technology environment. The Aircel Application Store can supply users with a bunch of applications taken from an Infosys-managed ecosystem of independent software vendors (ISVs) and innovators in India and internationally.
The companies claim that this Aircel Application Store is all set to modernize the industry, thereby improving the lifestyle and livelihood of the users.