IBM India plans to tap new revenue streams from telecom companies

IBM says it has seen early signs of renewed interest from Indian telecom players on the enterprise business, traditionally been low as compared to other segments

As demand from the telecom segment shrinks, with rising competition eating into voice rates in a big way, IBM India is preparing to tap new revenue avenues from this segment as telecom companies eye enterprises and data space in a big way. 

Telecom continues to be the largest division for IBM in India, with clients such as Bharti Airtel and Vodafone. The second largest business generating segment for the company is financial services. Despite the disruption seen in the telecom segment, the global information technology major says service providers in that segment are building up huge war chests to support the