30/03/2020

The Esports Club looks to boost Indian esports with new league

The Esports Club (TEC) has announced a Rainbow Six Siege league for Indian teams with Western Digital as its title sponsor.TEC is an esports platform aiming to develop the esports ecosystem in India and has also brought on ACT Fibernet, ZOTAC Gaming, and Games The Shop as partners of the league.

30/03/2020

How ISP Engineers Are Fighting To Keep the Internet Alive In The Time Of Coronavirus

As the 21-day lockdown imposed because of the spread of coronavirus continues, people around the country (and the world) are relying more and more on the Internet. Although the government has denied that the lockdown is going to be extended, many of us will likely continue to work from home for a little longer, and whether it is for work or for entertainment, the Internet is essential. Prasanna Gokhale, CTO, ACT Fibernet, highlighted an increase in peak traffic nowadays. “We have seen over 40 percent increase in our peak traffic on our network in a short span of time. Our network is future ready to scale up significantly to meet growing demands in all the cities we are present in,” he told Gadgets 360.

28/03/2020

As Quarantines Overburden Networks, ISPs Strive To Keep India Online 24X7

While most people have accepted the new reality — social distancing, coronavirus quarantines and lockdowns, public transport asked to take a break and working from home — even if they may not be happy about, one thing that everyone agrees is on is that any measure of self-isolation would be infinitely worse, without the internet. ACT Fibernet, on the other hand, claimed that its network is future-ready and has sufficient capacity to scale up and meet any demand. Prasanna Gokhale, CTO at ACT Fibernet told Inc42 that they have been witnessing an increase in demand and usage across all the cities they are currently present in. “With our 100% fibre to home connectivity our consumers get the full plan speeds they have subscribed for both uploads and downloads enabling a smooth work from home experience,” he added.