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Tikona Infinet Limited

Overview

Tikona Infinet Limited (commonly known as Tikona) is an Indian internet service provider headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The company offers wireless broadband services to residential and enterprise customers across multiple cities in India, using a combination of fixed wireless access and last-mile radio technologies.

Key facts

Name Tikona Infinet Limited
Type Private company
Industry Telecommunications, Internet services
Headquarters Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Area served Multiple cities in India
Services Wireless broadband, enterprise data services

Background

Tikona was established to deliver broadband internet over a wireless last-mile network, an approach intended to reduce the time and cost associated with laying fibre or copper to individual subscribers. The company built its early consumer business around residential Wi-Fi based broadband plans in metropolitan areas, while also offering managed connectivity services to small and medium enterprises.

Services

  • Residential broadband: Wireless internet access provided to homes through customer premises equipment connected to Tikona's radio access network.
  • Enterprise services: Internet leased lines, point-to-point connectivity, and managed Wi-Fi for offices and commercial establishments.
  • Public Wi-Fi: Hotspot deployments in select urban locations.

Corporate developments

Tikona originally held broadband wireless access (BWA) spectrum acquired during the 2010 spectrum auctions in India. In 2017, the company divested its 4G spectrum holdings, with the assets transferring to Bharti Airtel following regulatory clearance. After this divestment, Tikona continued operations through its wireless broadband business, with the internet service provider operations carried forward under the Tikona Infinet entity.

Significance

Tikona is recognised as one of the early Indian operators to scale a wireless-first broadband model for retail consumers, at a time when fixed-line broadband penetration in urban India remained low. Its deployments contributed to the expansion of last-mile internet access in housing societies and dense urban clusters where wired infrastructure was limited.

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