Hike today announced a strategic partnership with Airtel to embed Total app by Hike on smartphones under the under Airtel's 'Mera Pehla Smartphone' initiative. Starting from March 2018, selected smartphones under the ‘Mera Pehla Smartphone’ will be shipped with 'Total' as a pre-installed feature. Hike introduced the Total app last month with an aim to bring internet to the next billion users, and it is also capable of delivering essential services like messaging, news, recharge and more without needing an active data connection. It also brings easy access to data plans for as low as Rs. 1. The Hike Total interface is very simple with single level login through phone number with access to services like messaging, news, horoscopes, cricket scores, recharge, rail Info even without data at their disposal. The Total is built on Hike’s proprietary technology USSD protocol which the job of encrypting, compressing and transmitting data. On the other hand, the Airtel’s ‘Mera Pehla Smartphone’ was launched in October 2017. It is an initiative which is aimed at offering low-cost Android phones with 4G to every India. Airtel has partnered with multiple mobile manufacturers including Karbonn, Celkon, Intex. Commenting on the same, Kavin Bharti Mittal, Founder, and CEO, Hike, said With ‘Total’ on ‘Mera Pehla Smartphones’, first-time users will find it easy understand ... 
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