ACT Broadband to Connect Google Homes to Internet

Google has just entered into smart home products market of India with their Google Home and Home Mini Speakers (AI driven), which are competing against Amazon's Echo speakers.

Both products priced at Rs 9999 and Rs 4999, are available on Flipkart exclusively and will be available in offline stores in coming days.

ACT Fibernet to Power Google Home Users with High-Speed Fiber Broadband Connectivity

ACT Fibernet is Google’s Fiber broadband partner for Google Home launch

Bengaluru, 10 April, 2018: ACT Fibernet, India’s largest fiber-focused wired broadband ISP (Internet Service Provider) today announced its partnership with Google to support its newly launched Google Home smart speakers with high-speed fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) connectivity.  As part of this, ACT Fibernet will work in conjunction with Google to leverage the adoption of next-gen technology and will offer a bundle of special plans for its customers.

Smart and virtual home assistantsare becoming an integral part of our homes, however to ensure they function seamlessly, it is imperative that robust and high-speed internet and Wi-Fi connectivity back them. ACT Fibernet, with its extensive fiber broadband connectivity and future-ready fiber-optic technology will ensure an uninterrupted and incredible internet experience to all its customers using Google Home devices.

Speaking on the partnership Ravi Karthik , Head of Marketing, Atria Convergence Technologies  Ltd, “Google is a brand known to all and we are thrilled to partner with them as Fiber broadband partner for their Google Home series of products. We will work with Google to take this next-gen technology to the homes of our customers providing them with rewarding offers for easy adoption.”

Suresh Vedula, Head - Google India Consumer Hardware Partnerships added, “We are very happy to partner with ACT Fibernet as we launch Google Home in India. Powered by the smarts and convenience of the Google Assistant, Google Home is the perfect companion for finding answers, getting things done around the house, and controlling your smart devices, all hands-free. Reliable and high-speed Internet connectivity is the bedrock of this experience, which makes ACT Fibernet the perfect partner for helping enable the smart home vision.” 

ACT Fibernet has also introduced exciting special plans and offers for all its existing and new customers across Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Delhi, and Chennai. Customers subscribing to any of the below mentioned plans will receive a complimentary Google Home Mini delivered to their doorstep. For the Delhi market, ACT Fibernet has launched a special Platinum promo Plan where customers subscribing to this plan can enjoy 150 Mbps broadband speed at Rs.999 only and get a complimentary Google Home Mini.

About ACT Fibernet

ACT Fibernet, India’s largest fiber-focused wired broadband ISP as on September 30, 2017 (in terms of number of fiber broadband internet subscribers from residential homes) (Source: India Broadband Market Overview – 2017 dated February 19, 2018, prepared by Media Partners Asia). Headquartered in Bangalore, ACT Fibernet has operations in 12 Indian cities as on December 31, 2017 with approximately 1.3 million customers.