18/03/2020

COVID-19: Hotel, hospitality segments bear the brunt

The event management industry and hospitality segment in the city are bearing the brunt of the coronavirus spread. There is a perceptible trend of large-scale cancellation of room bookings in several star hotels. No different is the case with banquet bookings and corporate events too are on the edge. Restaurants are seeing thin numbers. For instance, Act Fibernet was to hold a conference on March 16 cancelled the event.

17/03/2020

Coronavirus Work From Home Etiquette: Ensure Your Internet is Working Properly

Poor internet connectivity, once in a while because of technical issues is forgiven, but it cannot be an excuse forever. Earlier this month, Indian ISP ACT Fibernet announced that it would upgrade all users on its fiber internet line to at least 300Mbps speed, irrespective of the speed and plan they are subscribed to. There will also be unlimited data, to ensure that the work from home experience is smooth. “Feel the work from home advantage! To enhance your work efficiency at home due to the present scenario, we are upgrading your speeds to 300 Mbps* and providing you unlimited FUP for March 2020 at NO EXTRA COST,” the company has said in a tweet.

17/03/2020

As work from home sets in, broadband speed, charges come under scrutiny in Bengaluru

With an unprecedented work from home experiment setting in across Indian cities as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, companies, employees and internet service providers are navigating how to deal with bandwidth issues, surge in demand, connectivity, speed and charges. Internet service provider ACT Fibernet has started upgrading speed of its broadband subscribers to as high as 300Mbps and providing them with an unlimited fair usage policy (FUP) until March-end. The Bengaluru-based firm is offering the benefits that can be opted directly through the ACT Fibernet app.