Airtel launches 3G international video calling

Telcom giant Bharti Airtel, which has operations in 19 countries across Asia and Africa, Monday announced the launch of its international video calling capabilities on its third generation (3G) services for its customers in India.

"As we take the lead in launching international video calling on 3G in India, this marks the beginning of a new era of next generation communication in the country -- one that will help mobile customers break the barrier of boundaries and instantly connect with their personal and business network across the world," said Atul Bindal, president, mobile services, Bharti Airtel.

"Given the high demand of video calling services seen since the launch of Airtel 3G services, we are confident that our customers will see great value from the availability of this capability for international calls as well," he added.

For the US, Canada and Bangladesh the service is priced at Rs.14 per minute. Video calls to the UAE, Singapore, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Oman are priced at Rs.20 per minute.