A Bengaluru-based startup can boost your internet speed like never before

With Jio's commercial start, the Indian telecom industry has undoubtedly started to witness free services, but one can always argue if that has been done at the cost of quality.

India's internet users often experience patchy networks, accompanied by slow internet speed and continuous buffering.

To solve these issues, a Bangalore-based startup has started to create a one-of-its kind service that can't be ignored by businesses, or even the government.

ZifiLink, which started as a live-streaming service for internal events of big organizations, has now transformed into a full-fledged product company, which looks forward to democratizing reliable, high-speed internet.

This is done by combining multiple networks and streaming them through one source, which means that it combines the data bandwidth of all the telecom players, which results in super fast data speeds.

The company has its flagship product in the form of a portable WiFi router converging eight different telecom networks so that it can provide its users with super fast internet connection speed.

"ZifiLink 's system aggregates 3G or 4G links from eight dongles across networks to create a combined capacity that increases the reliability by a factor of eight," Sriramkumar, founder & CEO of ZifiLink, told
ET
. "Even if bad weather attenuates one signal, the combination of the rest will still give users sustainable Internet," he adds.

Globally, while South Korea leads the internet speed race amongst Asia-Pacific countries with an average of 26.1 Mbps, India ranks negligible with a mere 5.6 Mbps speed.

Due to its compact size, the router can and has replaced expensive OB van, since it can easily fit into a backpack.

Law enforcement agencies can also use the device to connect their surveillance cameras to the control room.

"Chennai police has used our product to get a seamless feed from PTC cameras during sensitive times like elections," says Sriramkumar.

For personal use, Sriram hopes to soon launch his product to the masses, even though it's focused on B2B right now. To take it to masses, he would also need to slash the cost per unit, which presently is Rs 71,627 for big companies, along with an annual recurring cost of Rs 14,949.