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Spectranet: Revolutionizing the Indian Broadband Sector with World-Class Fiber Internet Services

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As an emerging economy, committed to Digital India and the development of Smart Cities, the need of a high-speed broadband infrastructure is a must for India to accelerate its growth. A new breed of business are keen to maximize advantages of high-speed internet connectivity but currently, there’s no government policy to ensure rapid growth/expansion of world-class broadband services in the country. Customers of internet to the home want to enjoy content the way the rest of the world does but obsolete approaches to providing limited, rationed bandwidth and unnecessary data download limits ensure that they do not. ISPs are also facing daunting challenges while raising funds for network expansion, meeting the costs for maintenance and operational management, obtaining right-of-way for laying crucial backbone networks, arbitrary local restrictions, etc. Despite these challenges Spectranet, a pioneer of optic-fibre based high speed broadband services in India, has been carving out a story of enduring success. It does so by first of all providing a world-class internet service. Secondly it believes in Abundance rather than rationing and so provides the highest bandwidth at the most reasonable prices for both home and enterprise customers so that they can do more, thus enhancing their lives of its customers.

Established in 2000, Spectranet is the first ISP in South-East Asia with a live "commissioned" network of Optic Fiber Cable (OFC) and is India’s first 100 percent Optic Fiber Cable (OFC) based ISP. Spectranet presently delivers high-speed internet connectivity to thousands of homes and business customers across Delhi/NCR, Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune & Chennai. Its home customers are among the TOP 1 percent of internet users in India and enjoy “Truly unlimited data usage (without any F.U.P) with speeds between 20-100 Mbps at amazingly affordable prices. Whereas the enterprise (BIA) products of Spectranet gives businesses unparalleled growth with more power at every price point, thus delivering an unfair advantage of abundance to business customers. We are committed to deliver a 10X value proposition to all our customers at every price point. ” says Udit Mehrotra, CEO & Managing Director at Spectranet.

Making a difference with exclusive Business solutions
Spectranet leverages the power of its 100 percent optic fiber network to design innovative BIA products that render an amazing internet experience and deliver higher bandwidth at every price point. In addition to BIA products, Spectranet also provides an array of dedicated, scalable and redundant connectivity solutions to all business customers.

Other leading business solutions from the Spectranet are Carrier Access Connect, a dedicated point-to-point connectivity on fiber that enables service providers to reach out to their customers or deploy redundancy in their own access/transport network; Metro Access Connect, a dedicated point-to-point/multi-point connectivity on fiber for enterprise segment that enables office-to-office high-speed connectivity. Rack Access Connect that enables office to data center high-speed connectivity by connecting production and data center set-ups through WAN links like MPLS/P2P Leased Line or IP VPN connectivity options. Video Transport Solution, high-speed fiber network and IP based media technology is another advanced solution from Spectranet that delivers high-definition, uncompressed live feeds worldwide and empowers content providers to precisely meet their customers' demand for High Definition Digital TV transmission. The virtual studio network and P2P solution set from Spectranet empowers the Broadcasters, MSO’s, content providers and corporate entities with the ability to transport Real Time Uncompressed SDI, HD-SDI or compressed MPEG-2/4 & JPEG content, to eliminate distance, resulting in low operating cost, high signal quality and increased production uptime. Live feed of the Republic Day parade, parliament session and coverage of the visits of important global dignitaries are just a few of the events that have been covered using Spectranet’s fiber optic cable based Video Transport solution.
The last mile connectivity of Spectranet, on fiber with speeds of 100 Mbps, makes live streaming a memorable experience for home customers. “The company delivers the same for its enterprise and media customers, via Digital Media link, a unique service offered only by Spectranet for intra-city links using the immense capacity of its fiber network.” quotes Mr. Mehrotra.

Outlining the Future
Spectranet believes that India is currently on the brink of a digital transformation. And connecting every Indian to the global broadband superhighway is a highly challenging task that needs to be implemented with active participation of both, the government and the private ISPs. The company thus aims to transform the lives of its customers by providing world-class internet services using the latest available, validated, technology. The company, with its services of 100 Mbps bandwidth, Truly Unlimited data usage at amazingly affordable prices for home customers, is highly committed to deliver a 10X value proposition at every price point. Similarly its offerings to enterprise customers, based on the principle of abundance, are enabling thousands of businesses increase their competitive advantage and grow faster. Moreover, with broadband connectivity deemed to become the backbone of India’s growth in the coming decade, Spectranet visualizes huge potential in connecting people, using its advanced, future-proof optic fiber network, and emphasis on abundance to the global internet ecosystem in the best possible manner.

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