12/07/2020

Embracing the New Normal through resilience, planning and connectivity

A few months ago, a discussion on risk assessment was filled with localised threats such as competition, cyclones, riots and the disruptions caused by technology or an alternate business model that is changing the game. Pandemics, if discussed, were at best a ‘checking of the list’ due to its fictional appeal. If there is one thing the last few months has taught us, it is that the ‘low probability high risk’ phenomenon needs far more attention than we are giving it. Nothing is unreal. Organisations need to build innate resilience to everything.

12/07/2020

Safe house: Professionals who can work from home are ditching the uncongenial cities

“We have seen a spike in new connections and usage in cities such as Jaipur, Lucknow, Coimbatore and Vijayawada,” says Bala Malladi, CEO of Atria Convergence Technologies, which offers broadband services in 14 cities. “This is both a combination of migration towards these cities and inherent local demand.” The company had earlier published a report which mentioned a 40% increase in data traffic across cities and inherent local demand.” The company had earlier published a report which mentioned a 40% increase in data traffic across cities and towns after the lockdown was imposed.

07/07/2020

ACT Fibernet Broadband revised its plans with up to 300Mbps Speed and more

ACT Fibernet, the broadband service revised its two plans named ACT Platinum Promo and ACT Diamond. This is only applied to Delhi citizens for now. In this new chart, the Platinum Promo plan is upgraded with 200Mbps speed and the Dimond plan now comes with 300Mbps speed. All these are already enabled for both the new and old customers from the first day of this month i.e. 1st of July. In case you don’t know, ACT Fibernet authority hiked their pricing a month ago and that is in eight regions in India.