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Network downtime cost to economy Rs 20,000 cr a year
Bangalore, Oct 24: India Inc. could be losing over Rs 20,000 crore annually in direct losses, due to poor power quality and operating environment related `downtime,` first ever study to calculate network power downtime costs in India has revealed.
It was carried out during August-September 2002, covering 325 Indian firms spread out over six locations -- Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata and Hyderabad -- and eight industry segments -- Telecom, IT services, IT enabled services, ISPs, Banking and Finance, Services sector and Manufacturing (Process and others).
Information on downtime experiences, typical causes and solutions adopted and reactions to 'uptime' was sought from the senior level executives by research-based consulting firm Feedback Consulting, MAIT said.
The findings were released at the MAIT national conference on "Designing Uptime into your Business" here today. Bureau Report