Quadrant Televentures Limited (QTL) was incorporated on August 2, 1946 with the name of The Investment Trust of India Limited (ITI) which was subsequently changed to HFCL Infotel Limited on May 12, 2003. This was done pursuant to a Scheme of amalgamation (the Scheme), approved by the Hon’ ble High Court of the Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh and Hon’ble High Court of the State of Tamil Nadu at Chennai on March 6, 2003 and March 20, 2003, respectively, whereby the erstwhile HFCL Infotel Limited (name earlier allotted to the transferor Company) (‘erstwhile HFCL Infotel’) was merged with the Company with effect from September 1, 2002.

The company is a Unified License Services Licensee and an Internet Service Provider in the Punjab Telecom Circle comprising of the State of Punjab, the Union Territory of Chandigarh and the Panchkula town of Haryana.

Currently, the company is providing Broadband Services on FTTH/DSL/WBB/EOC technology, Fixed Voice (Landline) services, Internet Leased Line and P2P services in the Punjab Telecom Circle, along with Bulk SMS Services.

The data consumptions and requirement of speed is increasing manifold which is one of the main reasons service providers and users are looking at fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband connections as a potential solution. It is widely believed that FTTH is the only technology with enough bandwidth to handle projected consumer demands during the next decade reliably. Fiber has a virtually unlimited bandwidth coupled with a long reach, making it “future safe,” or a standard medium that will be in place for a long time to come.

Keeping all these things in mind the main focus of the QTL team has been to expand the FTTH footprint across the state of the Punjab. However, since FTTH rollout is an expenditure intensive ventures, thus QTL has roped in multiple partners who are doing investment on behalf of the QTL from node to the customer premises. 

Business area of the company

The company, Unified Access Services Licensee for Punjab Telecom Circle (including Chandigarh and Panchkula), is providing complete telecommunication services, which includes voice telephony, internet services, broadband data services and a wide range of value added services viz. Centrex, Leased Lines, VPNs, Voicemail, etc.