ACT Enterprise Partners with Indian Institute of Science (IISc) to Offer High-Speed Broadband Network


ACT Enterprise Partners with Indian Institute of Science (IISc) to Offer High-Speed Broadband Network

ACT Enterprise (Atria Convergence Technologies), one of the leading enterprise solution providers in the country has partnered with Indian Institute of Science (IISc) intending to offer world-class internet connectivity to research firms incubated under Society for Innovation and Development (SID).

Prasanna Gokhale, CTO, ACT, comments, “Our enterprise business is providing world-class services to over 15,000 enterprise customers across India. Internet is a crucial enabler for early-stage firms, in that they can leverage technology to rapidly build, test and iterate their offerings.  We are proud to partner with IISc, a premier institute for foundational research in the world. We are confident that our state-of-the-art service will help them harness and accelerate technological advancements”.

With this partnership, ACT Enterprise built a dedicated, custom network that delivers 25 Gbps internet at SID, IISc, which makes it one of the largest such undertakings in the country. Also, each incubated firm operated under SID receives a dedicated 1Gbps link.  However, the backhaul comprises three links for a total of 60 Gbps capacity to provide failover and uninterrupted service.

Prof. B. Gurumoorthy, CEO, Society for Innovation & Development, states, “At SID, we live our mission - incubating IP based start-ups that commercialize science and technology for societal benefit. High speed, reliable bespoke internet solutions for new tech, deep tech is extremely crucial, and we are happy to work with ACT Enterprise who have built this custom solution for us”.

Headquartered at Bangalore, ACT Enterprise is one of the country’s largest fiber-focused wired broadband Internet Service Providers (ISP) and it offers internet leased lines and enterprise-grade connectivity for small to large businesses. Known for its cutting-edge technology and high-speed broadband connectivity, ACT Enterprise has a customer base of over 15,000 across the country.