House of Hiranandani brings fibre-to-the-home to Chennai

Real estate developer House of Hiranandani has partnered with Sterlite Technologies to provide fibre-to-the-home technology (FTTH) at its properties. The technology has been set up at the realtor's upcoming property in Chennai, for the first time in the country, senior company official said. Hiranandani's projects in Bengaluru and Mumbai would also have the complete internet-protocol (IP)-based communication and security infrastructure in the future.  “Most realtors consider only roads, drainage and gardens as part of infrastructure. To us, communication (broadband) is a critical part of the whole set up,” said Joseph Martin, vice president, IT, Hiranandani group of companies. “With FTTH, our customers would get cable TV, DTH, telephone, internet and various intranet services within the campus at high speeds. We are also providing tablet PCs to every household to access services such as emergency (hospitals), school records, games and video calling within the campus.” FTTH provides high-speed last mile connectivity. Service providers (SPs) would give their connections to residents of Hiranandani township through the local FTTH hub. SPs face the last mile connectivity issue at far off locations such as Hiranandani's Upscale on the IT Corridor in Chennai, which is well outside the city. Customers never get promised broadband speeds at these locations. This technology would solve the problem, Martin said. It would also provide access to services within the campus such as video door phone, surveillance and automated parking. SPs and Sterlite would share revenue from the set up. Hiranandani's part is restricted to finishing civil work and laying cables within the campus. Martin refused to divulge details regarding investments in the project. Under the draft National Telecom Policy 2011, the government has highlighted broadband as a basic necessity. The idea is to make networks capable of higher speeds so as to eventually move towards a level where broadband can be a “right for all citizens.” The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended the telecom ministry to coordinate with the ministry of urban development to ensure that the National Building Code is aligned to facilitate deployment of fibre in buildings. For faster rollout of broadband connections, TRAI has recommended the department to encourage infrastructure providers to provide FTTH. “Moreover, the technology also saves costs and rework for builders. Normally, individual service providers would set up their own lines within apartments. Most builders provide limited conduits for cables, which get blocked soon, creating hassles for residents when they opt for new service providers. This way, only one box is required in the premises and customers can pick and choose their service providers for high speed connections,” Martin added. Hiranandani's Upscale township on the IT Corridor in Chennai is spread across 110 acre. It consists of some of the city's tallest high rises of 28 floors with over 2,000 apartments. Every home of the township would get communication connections with 40 Mbps of reserved local band scalable up to 1 Gbps on demand.

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