Kolkata’s local internet service provider Alliance Broadband is all set to increase international bandwidth for its customers. The move comes in a time when major ISPs like BSNL, MTNL and Airtel are hiking their wired broadband tariff across the cities.
Across the country there is a trend among few internet service providers, that they are offering peering services for their subscribers. In Kolkata top two local ISPs like Alliance and Meghbela offer the same to its customers. Apart from general torrent downloads their cache system provide peering speed on other websites too.
Check out Alliance’s Unlimited plans (to be applicable from 1st April, 2014):
| Bandwidth | Price (+ Service Tax extra) | |||
| International (old speed) | Happy Hours (1am – 9am) | Peering | ||
| PRIME | 700 kbps (500kbps) | 2mbps | 20mbps | Rs 550 |
| PREFERRED | 1 mbps (700kbps) | 4mbps | 25mbps | Rs 750 |
| PREMIUM | 1.5 mbps (1mbps) | 6mbps | 35 mbps | Rs 1050 |
| SPEED | 2 mbps (1.5mbps) | 8mbps | 35 mbps | Rs 1399 |
| FLASH | 3 mbps (2.5mbps) | 10mbps | 45 mbps | Rs 2499 |
| STARTER PLUS | 512 kbps (320kbps) | NA | 3 mbps | Rs 399 |
| ZOOM PLUS | 640 kbps (440kbps) | NA | 5 mbps | Rs 499 |
| EXECUTIVE PLUS | 800 kbps (600kbps) | 3 mbps | 20 mbps | Rs 699 |
All plans are valid for 30 days.
Alliance is not changing happy hours and peering speed on any of the unlimited or limited plans. The speed is also to be increased on Alliance’s limited usage plans. Alliance’s website – alliancekolkata.com is still to update these details.
