The Fastest Fibre Optic Internet Providers in India

Here are the fastest fibre optic broadband providers in India. The tariffs have been updated for the month of October 2016.

Airtel: Airtel offers 100 Mbps broadband in some cities, but there is no easy way to find out which ones. You have to check for availability in your city. At times, the plans are not displayed, and a form for requesting a call back appears. In Gurgaon, a speed of 100 Mbps is offered with an FUP of 200 GB for Rs 4,799 every month. Airtel Broadband users can upgrade to the V-Fiber, the first time vectorisation has been introduced in India. Vectorisation is Europe’s most used broadband technology, and delivers higher bandwidth by reducing the interference in the connection. The offer is available for users in Chennai as of now, and Airtel V-Fiber is rolling out in 87 cities across the country.

MTNL Fibre Thrill: MTNL is apparently offering a 10 Gbps plan for Mumbai, but it is not a publicly listed plan. According to a reader who queried about the plans, the service is available only to “good” customers and costs lakhs. The Fibre Thrill plan offers a 100 Mbps line with an FUP of 500GB for a monthly tariff of Rs 6,999. These plans have been updated for a promotional period that is to last till the end of December. The FUP quota has been increased, and will be reverted at the start of the next year.

Hayai: Hayai provides 1 Gb per second broadband connectivity in Mumbai. The broadband is available in certain pincodes in Mumbai satellite cities around Mumbai, including Badlapur, Thane and Vasai. The plans are available on a monthly or yearly basis. Hayai provides 1 Gbps connectivity in the most locations. For Rs 12,599 a month, you get a practically unlimited, all you can consume plan, without any free usage policy, with a connection speed of 1 Gbps. The plans are not truly unlimited to mitigate chances of abuse, such as running servers or enterprise services, or sharing the plan with everyone in the neighborhood. This is not just about maintaining the connection, but also about following regulations.

Reliance Ultraband: Reliance Ultraband is available only in two addresses in Mumbai. A speed of 1 gbps is offered. The locations are Seawoods Estate in Navi Mumbai and Imperial Towers in Tardeo. The pricing for the plans are also not available publicly.

You Broadband: You Broadband offers 100 Mbps with an FUP of 200 GB for Rs 1,732 per month. The service is available in some places in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Kakinada, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Navsari, Pune, Surat, Vadodara, Vijaywada and Vishakapatnam. The plans have been updated with more options, but there is a slight price bump as well.

Act Fibrenet: Act offers 100 Mbps with 125 GB FUP for a monthly rental of Rs 1,999. Act is primarily active in south India. The service is available in only some areas of Bengaluru, Chennai, Coimbatore, Eluru, Guntur, Hyderabad, Nellore, Vijaywada and Vishakapatnam. Act is active in one North Indian city, Delhi.

Nextra FiberBolt: Nextra offers 100 Mbps starting at Rs 2,999 per month with an FUP of 30GB in some societies in Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Noida, Gurgaon and Greater Noida.

Den Boomband: Den Boomband is available in very select pincodes in New Delhi, Gurgaon, Jodhpur and Kanpur. The 100 Mbps plans start from Rs 3,500 per month. 100 Mbps with 100GB of FUP is available for Rs 5,500.

Tata DoCoMo: Tata DoCoMo offers some 100 Mbps plans in Mumbai. The plans start at Rs 2,299 per month with an FUP of 20 GB for a 100 Mbps line. The lower cost 100 Mbps connection for Rs 3499 with an FUP of 100 GB has been axed. There is now only one 100 Mbps plan available, with an FUP of 200 GB for Rs 3,999.

Connectzone: Connectzone offers FTTH lines in Punjab. The areas covered are Amritsar, Bathinda, Chandigarh, Ludhiana and Jalandhar. The 100 Mbps line with an FUP of 100GB is offered at the rate of Rs 4,999 per month.

Asianet Xtreme: Asianet Broadband is available in some South Indian cities and is offering 100 Mbps plans with an FUP of 350GB for Rs 4,999 per month.

BSNL FiBro ULD: BSNL is also offering a 100 Mbps plans. The network is perhaps the widest ranging, with 97 cities covered across India. The plans are on the expensive side though, with the 100 Mbps connection offered with an FUP of 600GB for a monthly rental of Rs 16,999.

Spectranet Joy Unlimited: Spectranet offers 100 Mbps broadband in some neighborhoods in Gurgaon under its Joy Unlimited plan. The plan is available for only 1,799 per month, which is the cheapest 100 Mbps fiber broadband plan available in the country as of now. Commit to the service for a year, and you can get a further discount with a price of Rs 1,199 per month.