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POWERGRIDs Diversification into Telecom

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POWERGRID’s Telecom Business With the vision to bridge the digital divide in the country and ensure that benefits of information revolution reach the entire length and breadth of the country, POWERGRID has diversified into Telecom utilizing right of way on its Extra High Voltage Power Transmission Network infrastructure in the country with its brand name as POWERTEL.Among the telecom players, POWERGRID is the only utility in the country having overhead optic fibre network using OPGW (Optical Ground Wire) on power transmission lines. POWERGRID has an all India Broad Band Telecom Network of about 21,652 Kms with multiple self resilient rings for backbone as well as intra city access networks connecting more than 110 cities across the country and ensuring a reliability of more than 99.5%. POWERGRID has following Telecom Licenses:

Infrastructure Provider Category - I (IP-I license)
NLD License for providing end-to-end bandwidth
ISP category ‘A’ license to provide internet services in the country

Services Provided On POWERGRID’s Network:

The Network deploys 32 wavelength DWDM system , scalable to 128 wavelength system, connecting all the metros and remote locations in North East and Jammu & Kashmir. The balance network deploys SDH (STM 16/STM 4) systems. The following services are available on POWERGRID’s network:

E1/E3/DS3/STM1/STM4/STM16 Leased Line
Ethernet Private Leased Line
Multi-site LAN Interconnect plus Internet Access
Internet bandwidth

Unique Features Of POWERGRID’s Telecom Network

Most of the POWERGRID’s optic fibre backbone network is laid overhead on the extra high voltage Power transmission lines .The Telecom network on the Transmission lines has proved to be sturdy and secure, rodent menace free, vandalism proof which offers it distinct advantage over the underground optic fibre. The other advantages of leasing bandwidth capacity on POWERGRID’s Telecom route are:

Instant bandwidth allocation on POWERGRID’s Telecom route
End to end connectivity
Instant upgradation to higher capacity
Better Service Level
Services catering to the specific needs of the customers
High reliability, high quality service in a cost effective manner


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