Spectranet

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Spectra
Type Private Limited
Industry Telecommunications
Founded2000;21 years ago (2000)
Headquarters Gurgaon, India
Key people
Services Broadband internet
Number of employees
800+ (April 2017)
Parent Shyam Telecom Ltd.
Website www.spectra.co

Shyam Spectra Pvt. Ltd., previously known as and Citycom Networks Pvt. Ltd. or Spectra, is a Gurgaon headquartered internet service provider which offers fiber optic broadband services to residential, business, and enterprise customers in Delhi, Gurugram, Noida, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, and Pune. [1]

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It is licensed to provide broadband, internet, national long distance, and international long-distance services across India. Spectranet was founded by Punj Lloyd in 2000 to provide internet services to small and medium-sized businesses in Delhi/NCR and Bangalore. India's Shyam Group bought the business from Punj Lloyd in June 2008. [2] Subsequently, Spectranet expanded its reach within Delhi/NCR and Bengaluru and also began operations in Mumbai and Chennai.

In 2012, Spectranet launched Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) services in Delhi, Noida, Mumbai, Chennai, Pune, and Bangalore. In September 2017, Spectranet rebranded as 'Spectra'. [3] The motive behind the re-branding was to build more brand awareness and to showcase the greater motive behind the company's mission - "to fix the broken Indian broadband market". [4]

Business

The website follows business-to-business and business-to-consumer models. It offers fiber optic broadband and cloud-based services for residential and business users in Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Noida, and Pune. It provides internet related services such as VoIP, connectivity, datacenter, voice, collaboration, and security solutions. [1]

Awards and recognition

Criticism

Spectranet has been highly criticised for throttling Torrents without informing the customer and without mentioning the same in their Terms and Conditions form.

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