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  • Telecom company Gailtel sales increase 75 %

    MUMBAI: Gailtel the telecommunication service wing of gas company Gail has announced that its sales have increased to Rs 200.50 million in 2003-04 from Rs 110.71 million in the previous fiscal.
     

    This means an increase of 75 per cent. Gailtel claims to have emerged as the largest IP-II operator in India, with a bandwidth sales increase from 482 Mbps in 2002-03 to 1230 Mbps in 2003-4. Major service providers like Hutch, Escotel, Tata Teleservices, Data Access, Bharti Infotel, STPI and VSNL are among its customers.

    The Gailtel service claims to have maintained a consistent 99.7 per cent availability. Following an in-depth study, leading management consultancy firm Mckinsey has recommended an expansion strategy and suggested a service and network expansion model for the company.

    Gailtel will also create an Internet Protocol Multi Protocol Label Switching (IP-MPLS) network connecting 10 cities in the country. Gail plans to expand its network to the south and create intra city networks through a selective build-and-buy process.

    The network will be expanded on a marginal cost basis along the proposed National Gas Grid and City Gas networks. As part of this project, Gailtel will create an overall network stretching 20,000 km along trunk routes and another 20,000 Km. of city networks. Since a major part of Gailtel’s network shall be along pipelines, the company would be able to provide a whole range of broadband services at a substantially lower cost than competitors.

    Going forward, Gailtel is looking to forge strategic alliances / partnerships to strengthen its market presence. It is also exploring possibilities of tying up with broadband service providers for a long-term network lease contract. The company plans to utilise the pipelines laid for its city gas distribution projects across the country, for laying optical fibre cables.

    Gailtel will continue operating as a telecom infrastructure provider. It is also nurturing plans to set up data centres and bandwidth exchanges.

  • Data Access, Intelsat deal for satellite capacity

    NEW DELHI: Data Access, which claims to be the country’s fastest gowing telecom company has signed a multi-million dollar agreement with Intelsat. The deal will support Data Access’ International Private Leased Circuits (IPLC).
    Under this agreement, Data Access will utilise satellite capacity from Intelsat worth 100 Mbps over a multiyear period.
    The deal marks Data Access’ foray into the international IPLC business between India and Europe. The alliance will significantly boost Data Access’ current capacity of 1024 Mbps on C & KU band to 1200 Mbps. Data Access will utilize capacity on multiple Intelsat transponders on the 704 satellite located at 66° E in geostationary orbit. Connectivity will be established from Data Access’ Network Operating Centre (NOC) in Delhi to Intelsat’s teleport in Fuchsstadt, Germany, via satellite. Traffic will be routed from Germany on fiber backhaul to Intelsat’s London Point of Presence (PoP) to connect with Data Access’ London PoP.
    The founder and MD of Data Aceess Siddhartha Ray has been quoted in an official release saying, “We are glad to be working with Intelsat and look forward to a constructive and long-term relationship. The market potential of switched IPLC business in this sector is getting stronger with current volumes reaching 18 million minutes per year and estimated to go up to 90 million minutes per year by the end of 2006. Our existing world-class ILD infrastructure coupled with additional satellite capacity will further widen our horizons to enter other lucrative business segments.”
    With a unique ‘hybrid’ IP based network and a dedicated lean management team Data Access has set itself the goal of being the first global telecom player from the country. This year, it has become the first-ever Indian telecom company to be nominated for the prestigious ‘World Communication Awards’ under the ‘Best Regional Carrier category, rubbing shoulders with fellow nominees Sing Tel, Belgacom, COLT Telecom and Easy Net. The company has rapidly expanded beyond our shores to developed and emerging markets such as the US, UK and Sri Lanka.