V&D: It is interesting to see how the convergence business of Sterlite Power has evolved. how has the company grown to offer new-age solutions?
NK Panda (NKP): Sterlite Power is a leading integrated power transmission developer and solutions provider globally, focused on addressing complex challenges in the sector by tackling the key constraints of time, space, and capital.
With Power Transmission projects of over ~12,500 circuit km and 22,719 MVA in India and Brazil, the company boasts of having an industry-leading portfolio of power conductors, EHV cables, OPGW and offers solutions for upgrading and strengthening existing networks.
The convergence business has been formed with a vision to unlock the transformative power of the digital communications networks in India, by building reliable and high-speed communication networks riding over utility lines. With India significantly behind the global standards for internet speeds and fibre kilometers per capita, we are competitively placed to tap into this opportunity and provide access to the internet and mobile phones to people around the country.
While India is witnessing exponential data consumption, it lacks reliable telecom infrastructure, which is restraining the growth of the digital communications sector. India’s ambitious initiatives like Digital India, Smart City mission and broadband for all can only be realized if the basics of having reliable and efficient telecom infrastructure can be put in place.
Sterlite Power’s convergence business, which operates at the confluence of the power and telecom sector, is working to solve this perennial infrastructure issue and aims to create a pan India communication infrastructure.
V&D: So what are you targeting to achieve at Sterlite Power and how will it help meet the requirements of today’s telecommunications industry in rural and urban India?
This story is from the January 2020 edition of Voice and Data.
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