To offer a new service that will enable prepaid users to recharge their accounts while roaming on a third party operator’s network, Bharti Telesoft, a part of the Bharti group has tied up with Telecom Italia Sparkle (TIS), the international business development arm of Telecom Italia.

In a statement released by the company on Tuesday (November 18), Bharti said that the prepaid roaming hub value-added solution provides an international airtime transfer service, which enables migrant workers to top up the talk time of friends and family back home. The airtime transfer service would be beneficial for around 200 million migrant workers worldwide, the statement added.

Stefano Mazzitelli, chief Executive of TIS, said that the prepaid roaming hub solution demonstrate the commitment of Telecom Italia Sparkle in improving the competitiveness of mobile operator customers. Speaking on the occasion, Bharti Telesoft Chief executive Mao Mohapatra said that with the majority of new mobile subscribers opting for prepaid services, the demand for prepaid roaming recharge is vast - and largely untapped.