GIPL to set up Internet Data Centers

Binu Alex

GANDHINAGAR: Internet Service Provider Gujarat Info Petro Ltd. (GIPL) will

set up Internet Data Centers and a Satellite Internet Gateway in Gujarat. GIPL

will be the second venture after Icenet Ltd. to set up its own gateway from

here.

The ISP, having its operations in Gujarat's four major centers -- Gandhinagar,

Ahmedabad, Baroda and Surat -- will be guided by PriceWaterhouseCoopers to

enter, expand and diversify its bandwidth.

"We have envisaged Rs 10 crore initial investment in the IDC while the

gate will cost around Rs 6 crore," said GIPL spokesperson Sandip Shah.

Shah added that the IDC would create a physical environment to keep the

servers running round the clock offering wide range of physical security

features, smoke detection and fire suppression systems, motion sensors, video

camera surveillance and security breach alarms. According to GIPL, the bandwidth

is 45 MBPS through the gateway it plans to raise.