Broadband Service Providers in India
Just like the ISP boom some time ago, a wave of broadband service providers has now hit the market. The players include existing ISPs who’ve begun providing broadband services, as well as new players like Spectranet who deal exclusively in broadband. Here are some of the players and the services they provide. This list is in no way exhaustive, and you’re likely to see more broadband players emerge in the near future.
Applogic Broadband Systems
Providing broadband service since:
November 2000
Bandwidth provided: 1 Mbps
Technology used: Wireless connectivity, last-mile connectivity
Market segment targeted: Corporates
Tariff: Rs
600,000 per annum per connection
Area of operation:
Hyderabad (at present), Bangalore, Chennai, and Pune by March 15, 2001
Contact: Venkat S Meenavalli, Managing Director
E-mail: info@applogicewavenet.net Website:
www.applogicsystems.com Tel: 40-6661616 Fax: 6667811 Address: 206, Krishna
Plaza, Khairatabad, Hyderabad 500004
Bharti BT Internet
Bandwidth provided:
64 kbps to 2 Mbps
Technology used:
Internet via cable and xDSL
Market segment targeted: SOHO and SME
segments
Tariff:
Households:
One-time installation Rs 1,500; cost of modem Rs 14,500; one-month
subscription Rs 1,100; quarterly subscription Rs 3,000; half-yearly
subscription Rs 5,500; Annual subscription Rs 10,000
Corporates: One-time installation Rs 2,000; cost of modem Rs 14,500; 64
kbps Rs 6,000 per month; 128 kbps Rs 11,000 per month; 256 kbps Rs 20,000
per month.
Area of operation: Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, and
Pune.
Contact
Sharad Gupta, deputy general manager, Broadband,
E-mail: Tel: 11-6810088 Fax: 6810083 Address: Bharti BT Internet, D-189, Okhla
Industrial Estate Phase-I, New Delhi-110020
BSES Telecom
Providing broadband service since:
June 2000
Bandwidth provided: Each household port is capable of carrying 2 Mbps
data
Technology used: Internet over fiber optic cable
Market segment targeted: Corporates, SMEs and households; started with
corporates and extended to residential users from October 2000.
Tariff:
Households:
One-time installation Rs 5,000; monthly charges Rs 1,000
Corporates:
Pricing for corporates and SMEs depends on bandwidth requirement
Area of operation:
Mumbai
Contact
E-mail: shivam@powersurfer.net Tel: 22-8256435/36 Fax: 8362235 Address: E7, MIDC,
Andheri(E), Mumbai 400093
Capital Technologies
Providing broadband service since:
March 2000
Bandwidth provided: up to 7 Mbps
Technology used:
wireless and cable
Market segment targeted:
Corporates, ISPs
Tariff: Not available
Area of operation:
Hyderabad
Contact:
R Rajiv David, vice-president, Marketing and
Sales; Gajendra Singh, marketing manager
E-mail: gajendra@capitaltek.com, rajiv@capitaltek.com
Website: www.capitaltek.com Tel: 40-7178925-27 Fax: 7178924 Address: Capital
Technologies, 2nd Floor, Ajay Chambers, Uppal Road, Habsiguda, Hyderabad 500007
Cyberwave Internet Solutions
Providing broadband service since:
February 25, 2000
Bandwidth provided:
64 kbps, 128 kbps, 512 kbps
Technology used: DSL
Market segment targeted:
Individuals, homes, cyber cafés, small and big corporates
Tariff: Residential: Rs 12,000 per annum, Browsing/commercial:
Rs 18,000, Browsing center: Rs 24,000
Area of operation:
Chennai (at present), will launch in Bangalore and Hyderabad by April 2001
Contact
V S Narayanan, business development manager
E-mail: mktg@cyberwaveindia.com Website:
www.cyberwaveindia.com Tel:
44-4326095/1383 Fax: 4326096 Address: No 30, Cenotaph Road, Teynampet, Chennai
600018
Dishnet DSL
Providing broadband service since:
January 2000
Bandwidth provided: 64 kbps to 2 Mbps
Technology used:
ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line)
Market segment targeted: Residential and commercial (small, medium and
large offices, corporates)
Tariff:
One-time installation Rs 29,970 (inclusive of dedicated cabling to the customer
premise, DSL modem, installation); monthly charges Rs 1,995
Areas of operation:
Ahmedabad, Ahmednagar, Akola, Bangalore, Baramati, , Bhopal, Calicut, Chennai,
Coimbatore, Delhi, Erode, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Goa, Gurgaon, Hubli, Hyderabad,
Indore, Jaipur, Jalgaon, Kalyan, Kochi, Kolkata, Madurai, Mysore, Nasik, Nagpur,
Navi Mumbai, Noida, Pondicherry, Pune, Salem, Thane, Trichy, Thiruvananthapuram,
Vadodara, Vijayawada, Vizag
Contact
E-mail: dsldmail@im.eth.net
Website: www.ddsl.net
Tel: 22-6552789-93 Fax: 22-6552794 Address: M E T Building, 5th Floor, Bandra
Reclamation Area, Bandra (W), Mumbai 400050
Hathway Cable & Datacom
Brand name:
Hathway Cable Internet
Providing broadband service since:
April 2000
Bandwidth provided:
64 kbps, 128 kbps, 256 kbps
Technology used: Internet over cable
Market segment targeted:
Households, SOHOs, educational institutes, cyber cafés, corporates
Tariff:
Silver Home (for
one computer) Speed: 64 kbps Downloads: 300 MB per month, E-mail IDs: 1 (5 MB)
One-time registration Rs 1,000; Cost of cable
modem Rs 15,000; Monthly charges: Rs 1,000
Gold Value (for
eight computers) Speed: 128 kbps Downloads: Unlimited, E-mail IDs: 8 (5 MB each)
One-time registration Rs 1,000; Cost of cable
router Rs 35,000; Monthly charges: Rs10,000
Area of operation:
Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Pune
Contact
E-mail: mail@hathway.net Website: www.hathway.net
Tel: 22-6001306 Fax: 6001307 Address: Rahejas, 4th Floor, Main Avenue, Santacruz
West, Mumbai 400054
In2cable.com India
Providing broadband services since: May 2000
Bandwidth provided:
64 kbps to 512 kbps
Technology used:
Internet over cable network
Marked segment targeted: Individual, apartment complexes/shared modem,
cyber cafés, SOHO,s educational institutions, corporates
Tariff:
Cost of cable modem Rs 15,000; Cost of Ethernet card Rs 1,000; One-time
installation Rs 1,000; remaining charges are based on the following categories:
Category
Speed (kbps) Monthly rate (Rs) Yearly rate (Rs)
Individuals 64 1,500 13,500
Apartments/Shared modem (minimum of three people
sharing) 128 1,000 9,000
Cyber cafés up to 5 PCs 128 5,000 45,000
Cyber cafés up to 10 PCs 128 7,500 67,500
Cyber cafés above 10 PCs 192 10,000 90,000
SOHOs up to 3 PCs 64 3,000 27,000
SOHOs up to 5 PCs 128 7,500 67,500
Corporate 128 7,500 67,500
Corporate 256 15,000 135,000
Corporate 384 25,000 225,000
Area of operation:
Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Belgaum, Delhi, Hyderabad, Indore, Mumbai, Nagpur,
Vadodara
Contact
Email: inmail@in2cable.com Tel: 22-8390002/5/8
Address: Incentre 49/50 MIDC, Andheri (E) Mumbai 400093
India Online Network
Brand name:
Speed Melon
Providing broadband service since:
February 2001
Bandwidth provided:
64 kbps to 8 Mbps
Technology used:
Fiber optic network using Ethernet gigabit technology.
Market segment targeted:
Corporate and residences
Tariff:
Residential:
One-time installation Rs 5,000; Monthly charges Rs 999 per month,
Corporates:
One-time installation Rs 15,000 (inclusive of cabling); Monthly charges Rs 3,000
per month
Area of operation:
South Mumbai at present, soon to extend to entire Mumbai
Contact
E-mail: iol@iolnetwork.com
Website:
www.iolnetwork.com Tel: 22-2319400 Fax: 2319401 Address: Darya Nagar House,
67/69, M K Road, Marine Lines, Mumbai 400020
Satyam Infoway
Providing broadband services since:
January 2000
Bandwidth provided:
64 kbps to 25 Mbps
Technology used:
Wireless broadband
Market segment targeted:
Corporates
Tariff:
Depends on customer requirements
Area of Operation:
Chennai (at present), soon to launch in Bangalore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, and
Pune
Contact:
Lalit Bhojwani, president, E-Commerce E-mail:
lalit_bhojwani@satyam-infoway.com Website: www.sifycorp.com Tel: 22-6177661/7461
Fax: 6177662 Address: The Enterprise Centre, Unit Number 302/303, 3rd Floor, Off
Nehru Road, Off West end Express Highway, Opp Hotel Airlink, Ville Parle (East),
Mumbai
Sigma Online
Providing broadband services since:
October 2000
Bandwidth provided:
64 kbps to 40 Mbps
Technology used:
Leased lines at the moment, soon through cable and wireless
Market segment targeted:
Corporate
Tariff:
Depends on the kind of services availed. For instance, a 64 kbps connection to
the corporate is about Rs 300,000–450,000 lakh, depending on the technology
used
Area of operation:
Ahemadabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune
Contact
Gopal Jambavat, CEO, E-mail: gopal@sigmaonline.net
Website: www.sigmaonline.net Tel: 40- 3230331, 3240496 Fax: 3233897 Address:
Sigma Online, 610-612, Taramandal Complex, Saifabad, Hyderabad
Spectranet
Providing broadband service since:
September 2000
Bandwidth provided: 64 kbps to 155 Mbps
Technology used:
Internet through cable, DSL, IP VPN, leased-line access, with connectivity
options (DSL, pure fiber, coaxial, radio, and Ethernet)
Market segment targeted: Corporates, SOHOs, SMEs, institutions, and
households
Tariff:
SpectraSPEED (Internet
through cable): Starter Surf Rs 1,500; Power Surf Rs 7,000
SpectraDSL (Internet
through Digital Subscriber Line) Starter Surf Rs 300; Power Surf Rs 8,500
Area of operation: NCR—South, South West, Central Delhi, and Gurgaon.
Being extended towards North Delhi.
Contact
Juhi Gupta, manager-corporate communications,
Spectra Net, E-mail: juhi.gupta@in.spectranet.com
Tel: 11-6200950/0917 Fax:
6200951 Address: 255, Okhla Industrial Estate Phase III, New Delhi 110020
Win Cable and Internet
Providing broadband service since:
October 2000
Bandwidth provided: 40 kbps to 128 kbps
Technology used:
LAN-based network with a mixture of fiber optic, coaxial thick net, and UTP
cable.
Market segment targeted:
Residential, corporate, commercials, cyber cafés, institutions
Tariff: One-time installation Rs 4,000 for residential, Rs 5,000 for
offices, institutions, and cyber cafés; Monthly charges Rs 800 to Rs 1,200 per
month depending on the number of machines, monthly rates are lower if you pay
annual charges; 100-hours package (valid for 6 months) Rs 2,200; 500-hours
package (valid for one year) Rs 8,750
Area of operation: Bandra to Santacruz
Contact
E-mail: ardhendu@wincable.net
Tel:
22-6050607/8866 Fax: 6555999 Address: Kohli House, 32nd Road, Off MMK college,
Bandra (W), Mumbai 400050
Wipro Net
Providing broadband services since:
September 1999
Bandwidth provided:
128 kbps to 12 Mbps
Technology used:
Copper cable at all locations, Fiber optic and wireless in select cities
Market segment targeted:
Internet Access: Net Kracker (Retail), Corporate Internet access (subscribe for
Browsing, FTP, or sending and receiving mail)
Tariff:
Depends on bandwidth required
Area of operation:
Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin,
Coimbatore, Goa, Guntur, Guwahati, Haldia, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Jamshedpur,
Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Mangalore, Mumbai, Mysore, Nagpur, Nasik,
New Delhi, Pondicherry, Pune, Surat, Thiruvananthapuram, Vadodara,
Vishakhapatnam
Contact E-mail: info@wipro.net Website: www.wipro.net Tel: 80-5092599, 5580871 Fax: 5596748 Address: Wipro Net, 10th Floor, Du-Parc Trinity, 17, M G Road, Bangalore 560001
Zeenext
Providing broadband services since:
November 1999
Bandwidth provided:
128 kbps to 25 Mbps (which is also scalable)
Technology used:
Broadband Cable media with DOCSIS-compliant equipment and Cisco manufactured
components
Market segment targeted:
Corporates, cyber cafés, homes, computer institutes, colleges
Tariff:
Dependent on bandwidth required. Special charges for schools, colleges, and
computer institutes
Corporate connection (128
kbps on a shared pipe): One-time activation charges Rs 1,000; Cabling charges Rs
5,000; Cost of cable modem Rs 12,000; Monthly charges Rs 6,000; Service charges
Rs 500 per month (permits 1,600 MB of data transfer per month, Rs 4 per MB after
that)
Home users (64
kbps): One-time activation charges Rs 500; Cost of modem Rs 12,000; Monthly
charges: Rs 1,500 per PC per month (Can download 400 MB per month, Rs 4 per MB
after that)
Cyber café:
Depends on the number of computers
Area of operation:
Bangalore and Delhi (at present), will expand further in Delhi and launch in
Hyderabad and Mumbai
Contact E-mail:
helpdesk@zeeaccess.com Tel: 80-5599999
Fax: 5580099 Address: Zee Interactive Multimedia, United Mansions, 39 M G Road,
Bangalore 560001
You may also have heard of Reliance as a broadband service provider. The company is in the process of laying down broadband infrastructure in 115 cities across the country, and will begin providing services sometime this year. These services will include voice—local, national long distance, international long distance, and mobile; Web hosting; call centers; selling or trading bandwidth; e-commerce; secure VPNs; Internet data centers, etc.
Juhi Bhambal and Pragya Madan in Delhi, Sandeep Saxena in Mumbai, Vini Goel in Bangalore