GNFC excels in Internet bandwidth

Mumbai: Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilisers Company (GNFC) has become one of the largest Internet providers in Gujarat by providing Internet services through GNFC Online, a company press communiqu said.

The ISP structure is established at Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Mehsana, Rajkot and Bharuch. The services are targeted at customers who value quality of services and reliability. The Internet gateway has been set up in strategic alliance with NSI Communication, US, at Bharuch. It has been successfully operational since February 2001, at the same location where GNFC has set up a new hub station for the satellite communication service.

The company strives to deliver better services to its customers by the way of fastest Internet bandwidth with value-added services like virtual private networks, video streaming, web-casting and server co-locations.

GNFC Online provides a suite of services, which include Internet on dial-up, ISDN, wireless, terrestrial lease line and also on VSAT. Internet over VSAT is the only solution for remote areas where there is no access to terrestrial lines and beyond the reach of wireless radios. Some international companies who operate in remote areas are already accessing the Internet and running client servers using the Internet services provided by GNFC.

Commenting on the successful implementation of GNFC Online, GNFC information technology division additional general manager J J Vaidya said: GNFC has always focussed on providing superior quality services to its customers. With the introduction of GNFC Online, customers can now avail of superior Internet speed, which is affordable as well as convenient to them.

The varied customer list of GNFC Online includes universities, polytechnics and corporate companies.