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Internet service provider ACT Fibernet, on Wednesday announced the launch of 1Gbps (Giga speeds, 1000 Mbps) wired broadband internet service for Bengaluru. Launched in the presence of Priyank Kharge, Minister of IT, Bio Technology, Science & Technology and Tourism, Government of Karnataka, the ISP has now GIGA powered two Indian cities this year.
Bala Malladi, CEO, Atria Convergence Technologies Pvt. Ltd said: “With the success of 1Gbps in Hyderabad, I am extremely happy to extend our services to Bengaluru. Known as the tech capital of India, we realised the city needs cutting edge/ futuristic internet technology to accelerate its development. We therefore, ramped up our network with Giga technology and will now provide full coverage for individual home and corporate organisation. I am confident that as we keep introducing such advanced technology across cities we will soon witness a societal transformation.”
Speaking at the launch, Minister Priyank Kharge said: “It is a matter of pride that ACT Fibernet being a Bengaluru founded start-up, has become pioneer in India to introduce 1 Gbps broadband connectivity...by launching this in Bengaluru today, it would only further enable us to digitise the entire city and supplement the Government of Karnataka’s vision to be leader in the digital economy."
At the event, the Minister and ACT CEO Bala Malladi jointly announced to make Vidhana Soudha one of the first to be powered with 1Gbps speed connectivity.
As a part of the launch, ACT Fibernet is introducing curated broadband plans for retail and SME (Small Medium Enterprise) customers. Under retail, ACT GIGA plan will offer 1 Gbps broadband speed with 1,250 GB FUP upload and 1250 Gb FUP download at ₹5,999. In addition, customers who opt for the broadband plan for a period of 6 months can avail one-month free subscription and for 12 months avail two-months free subscription.
Further, if an existing customer is upgrading the current broadband plan to Giga plan installation cost is ₹2,500 and for new customers installation charges is ₹5,000.
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