Short Animation Film Contest - MAD 2010

YOU Broadband & Cable India Limited has announced the launch of MAD 2010, a National Animation Contest for aspiring and expert animators across India.



For more details, visit: http://www.youbroadband.in/mad/home/

YOU Broadband, SingTel join hands to provide IP VPN to enterprises

The India arm of Singapore-based telecom operator Singtel has joined with the Citigroup-owned broadband services company YOU Broadband to provide international connectivity and broadband services to small and medium-sized businesses in India.

As a first step, the two companies will tap YOU Broadband's existing enterprise customer base to offer SingTel's ‘ConnectPlus' suite of services such as international private leased circuit (IPLC), internet protocol virtual private network (IP VPN) and internet connectivity .


http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ew/2010/03/08/stories/2010030850120300.htm

YOU to lease broadband capacity

The Hindu Business Line, February 26, 2010

The Citigroup-owned YOU Broadband & Cable has ventured into leasing out broadband capacity on its fibre infrastructure.

The company is targeting telecom operators, telecom tower companies and other cable service providers who require intra-city connectivity in 12 of the top 20 cities, Mr E.V.S. Chakravarthy, Chief Executive Officer of YOU Broadband, told Business Line.

"We can also provide fibre-based backhauling to telcos so that they can conserve spectrum which is a scarce commodity in any case," he added.

YOU Broadband uses around 15 per cent of the 5,000-route km of optical fibre infrastructure, originally established to support its broadband and cable businesses. By end 2010-11, it intends to add 2,400-route km of underground optical fibre as well as 1,000 more route km of overhead optical fibre.

YOU Broadband, which has an Internet Service Provider (Category A) licence, has already leased out part of the excess broadband capacity to Tata Communications, Vodafone and Tulip, said Mr Chakravarthy.

Managed Data Storage Services will grow - YOU Broadband

"With growing customer base companies will have a challenge to manage data. Focus on core business and cost are the major factors they have to deal with. Outsourcing is the answer and managed storage services will grow" - E.V.S. Chakravarthy, CEO, YOU Broadband & Cable India Limited

YOU Broadband's Enterprise Offerings include end to end IT infrastructure services comprising of storage, security, co-location, UTM solutions.

http://voicendata.ciol.com/content/NetworkingPlus/110020305.asp

YOU Broadband - Energy Management Program

The maximum amount of power is consumed by the IT infrastructure followed by the broadband network infrastructure on the field. From the IT side, our approach is to reduce the number of servers and equipments where all the software applications are loaded. Servers consume a lot of power, so does our complete Internet data center and disaster recovery systems base at Surat. By applying consolidation and virtualization methodology and adopting the latest available technological advancement, we intend to achieve this which will help YOU Broadband to reduce the current power consumption by 50 to 60%. For our broadband infrastructure that mainly comprises of our network operating centers and nodes, we are exploring the possibility of using solar energy solutions.

One more segment of power consumption and often overlooked in our day to day operations are office equipments like lights, AC, PCs, laptops, micro ovens, etc. Thus, these should be switched off when not in use, or used only when required. This saves lot of power. This again is an individual initiative rather than having any external pressure from the organization.

The objective of YOU's energy management program is to identify areas of improvement which would result in lower energy consumption, and thus reduce energy spent in all the eleven operational locations of YOU Broadband.


Story link: http://voicendata.ciol.com/content/speak/110020101.asp

Project Prakriti - YOU Broadband's Green Initiative

“The direct impact of climate change and other related effects is felt by all now. Organisations being the torch bearers of development have started realising the magnitude of the problem and need to take action. Employees are an integral part of an organisational set up and should play an active part in environment protection. To support this initiative our employees have started commuting by bicycles and have also quit smoking. Not only that, majority of the employees refrain from using the microwave to save power," says E.V.S. Chakravarthy, CEO, YOU Broadband & Cable India Pvt. Ltd.


He further adds, "Under Project 'Prakriti' the onus will be on individuals to change their mindset / lifestyle to do their bit for pollution control, energy & water conservation and paper wastage among other things. While each individual should add value to this project, it is a collective responsibility to ensure the project gives desired results. Project 'Prakriti' is implemented across all 11 locations.


http://timesascent.in/article/1/2010011420100114151151703e22bcec3/Working-for-a-better-tomorrow.html

Keeping workplace stress at bay

At a time, when companies are leaving no stone unturned to ride the economic storm, managing workplace stress has become a crucial issue that needs to be addressed

According to a global survey conducted by Regus, an office workplace solutions provider, 58 per cent of companies worldwide have experienced an appreciable rise in workplace stress over the last two years. The survey found that Indian workers experienced a slightly lower level of stress than their international counterparts, with 57 per cent reporting that their stress levels have grown ‘higher’ or ‘much higher’ over the past two years.

The survey confirmed that 45 per cent of Indian workers are particularly stressed by the increased focus on profitability that has arisen during the recession. Company size has also had an influence on the increased level of stress experienced in recent years. Sector variations on a global level were also apparent throughout the survey, with workers in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry reporting the greatest increase in stress (65 per cent), while retail showed the least growth in stress (52 per cent).

Kishore Velankar, HR- head, YOU Broadband & Cable India Pvt Ltd. feels that any change brings some amount of stress in an individual/employee. “The slowdown did have an impact on the stress levels of employees,” says Velankar. He further adds, “Stress during a slowdown is primarily career/employment related. With performance being a major factor for retention, people who were on the edge felt it more. In a sensitive situation, employees feel the need for regular assurances. Organisations need to be wary of this and communicate in the right way at the right time.”

Web Links - www.timesascent.in/features

India largest cable modem market in South East Asia - Report

London-based Technology Research firm Point Topic released its Broadband Report for Q3 2009:

Highlights of the Report:
Total global BB subs at the end of Q3 2009 - appx 452 million.

Subs added in Q3 globally - appx 57 million - 12.6 % of total sub base

India - largest cable modem market in South East Asia with 851,000 subscribers by end Q3 2009. Its subscriber base grew by 7.86 per cent over the quarter from 789,000 in Q2 2009.

Incidentally YOU Broadband & Cable India Pvt Ltd is a leading player in the cable modem space.