MUMBAI: Hathway Broadband Internet, one of the largest cable broadband companies in India, has announced a tie up with D‐Link to offer High speed Wi‐Fi routers bundled in the market under the “Wi‐Fi Broadband Homes” initiative.

All existing and new customers of Hathway Broadband across the country can avail this offer and convert their wired homes into “Wi‐Fi Broadband homes” with speed of upto 15Mbps. Hathway has achieved a significant penetration into the consumer home segment since the implementation of DAS through its Digital Cable Business . The company intends to leverage on its robust Hybrid Fibre Coaxial (HFC) network to deliver a superior Broadband Experience to the Home Internet users.

“Consumer Broadband usage has shifted to concurrent multiple wireless device consumption at home” said Hathway Cable & Datacom MD and CEO Jagdish Kumar. “Hathway Wi‐Fi Broadband Home Solution, combines a high speed broadband delivered on our superior HFC network combined with the best in class D‐Link Wi‐Fi router. It is the most efficient and economical way to harness the power of all your Wi‐Fi enabled devices like tablets, smartphones and laptops at home.”

Expressing his views on this association with Hathway, D‐Link CEO Tushar Sighat said, “Hathway is leading broadband service provider in the country, while D‐Link is an undisputed leader offering internet connecting devices for over two decades. Thus this unison will definitely result in an uninterrupted, reliable & revolutionary wireless internet service for home users. With   the unique mydlink cloud router on the offering we are confident to bring alive a never before secured Wi‐Fi broadband experience.”

“A typical modern family by using the Wi‐Fi Broadband Home solution at home can save upto Rs 500 per month” said Hathway Broadband business head Kunal Ramteke. “All modern Wi‐Fi devices like tabs and smartphones seamlessly switch their data usage from a cellular Edge/3G network to the Wi‐Fi Broadband home network where‐ever available. Therefore customers will now enjoy a significantly superior internet experience at a lower cost with D‐Link Wi‐fi Broadband homes.”

Hathway will not charge any one time fee or monthly rentals for the Wi‐Fi device. D‐Link Wi‐Fi router will be given to the customers for free at zero cost.  However customers would be charged a nominal fully refundable security deposit. 

All D‐Link Wi‐Fi routers provided by Hathway will also enjoy a hassle free replacement advantage at no cost and will be supported by D‐Link Direct Service (DDS)