India Telecom

October 10, 2002
Backup equipment critical for network health

NEW DELHI -- With power cuts and current fluctuations threatening computer networks and damage huge investments, backup equipment has become critical to the network's health. "We bring tomorrow's technology today in backup equipment" said Srikant S. Bapat, country manager for Emerson Network Power (India) Pvt Ltd. "Ours is a tailored network uptime solutions to vertical specific customers," he told Convergence Plus.

UPStation GXT-AV UPS range has full digital control that is 20 times faster. It uses DSP technology that gives high reliability and improved uptime to networks and a running cost improvement factor of 20 percent. "It is the right UPS for Indian power conditions because of the wide range of input voltage from 120V to 276V and frequency range from 45Hz to 55Hz" Bapat points out.

Other features include auto regulation of end cell battery voltage that helps protect SMF batteries from deep discharge and improves battery life. The UPS could be monitored from a remote location as well. The built-in battery backup enables the use of the equipment anywhere across the country. The free software that facilitates remote control and monitoring, using your PC, means it's value for money.

The UPS available in 1, 2 and 3 KVA ranges, is suitable for small and medium enterprises, corporates, VSATs and ATMs. Emerson has over 50 business partners providing sales and service covering 92 per cent of the market. In addition there are 20 regional distributors and 800 vendor arrangements. All this is gong to be enhanced further, Emerson officials claimed.

Emerson Network Power (Ind) Pvt Ltd is a part of the Emerson group of USA with a $15.5 billion turnover, a Fortune 500 company. It is serving network-dependent data, telecommunications and Internet related businesses with a full spectrum of reliable power and connectivity solutions. The EPS market in India is estimated to be of Rs. 580 crores. Bapat had earlier worked with many international HRD business institutions before joining Emerson.




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