{"id":7801,"date":"2022-05-16T13:48:05","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T08:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/muftinternet.com\/isp-consultant-india\/?p=7801"},"modified":"2023-04-07T15:54:36","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T10:24:36","slug":"how-to-start-an-isp-business-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/?p=7801","title":{"rendered":"8 Steps: How to start an ISP business in India?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8851 size-full\" title=\"Information on How to start an ISP business in India\" src=\"https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Information-on-How-to-start-an-ISP-business-in-India.jpg\" alt=\"Information on How to start an ISP business in India\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Information-on-How-to-start-an-ISP-business-in-India.jpg 600w, https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Information-on-How-to-start-an-ISP-business-in-India-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><em>Become an Internet Service Provider (ISP) &#8211; In this article we provide information on how to start an ISP business in India:<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><h3><!--more--><strong>Quick Summary<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Understand Competition and Market size of your Area<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Understand your Area of coverage<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Understand Infrastructure (One-time) cost.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Purchase bulk bandwidth from a Licensed Provider.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Create your internet plans<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Set up network infrastructure<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Start marketing with brochures, banners and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.muftwifi.com\/\">free WiFi advertising<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Build customers; give them quality service and support.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Become an Internet Service Provider in India!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>OR simply <a href=\"https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/contact\/\"><strong>contact us<\/strong><\/a> and we shall help you get started!\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/isp-consultant-india\/\">https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/isp-consultant-india\/<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>1. Understand competition and market size of your area: <em>How to start an ISP business in India<br \/>\n<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><em><strong>To start planning <a href=\"https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/02\/start-wisp-business\/\">your own ISP<\/a>, the first thing you need to know is the competition in your area. You should have the answers to the following questions:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>How many ISPs are currently operating?<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>What are their pricing plans?<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>Reviews from at least 20 customers to understand their quality of service.<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>What is the approximate market size &#8211;<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>How many existing users of WiFi internet are there?<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>Total number of households in your area?<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em><strong>Note: This article is for villages\/towns\/cities without much connectivity or competition. We don&#8217;t recommend you to start your own Internet Service provider business if:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">There are more than 5 ISPs already.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Your competitors are already providing 100 Mbps \u2013 1 Gbps speeds. In this case, there would be very minimal chances to compete over price.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">If customer reviews are good.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">In such cases, we generally advise to look at a nearby area with lesser competition. Lesser competition makes it easier for you to start an<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/isp-franchise\/\"><strong>ISP franchise in India <\/strong><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000\">with low investments, which in turn helps earn faster returns on your investment. The pace of on boarding new customers will also be higher if there is no or less competition.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">2. Understand your area of coverage: <em>How to start an ISP business in India<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">The total investment to start an ISP business in India depends mainly on the area you\u2019re trying to cover. The bigger the area, the bigger the investment. Approximately, it takes about 4-6 lac to create a network of about 20 Kms. Depending upon your investment capacity, choose the right area(s) to start your service in. To start with, choose areas with:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Higher population density,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Higher number of corporate offices. (Banks, Schools, Colleges, Retail Shops, Hospitals, Government offices)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Do know that you can always expand your area of coverage with additional investment but it\u2019s essential to start with the areas with more potential demand first.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000\">3. Understanding infrastructure needs and costs: <em>How to start an ISP business in India<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">The important thing to consider to start your own ISP business in India having a reliable and cost effective network that will power<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/02\/start-wisp-business\/\">your ISP business<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><strong>Method of Delivery:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Fiber Optic Wiring<\/strong> \u2013 The first thing to consider here is method of delivery. You can choose to lay your fibre optic cables. This method can be slightly more expensive. Although, if you want to provide 50 Mbps+ plans in your area, you would need to deploy fibre optic. Fibre optic is capable of providing Upto 1 Gbps speeds.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Wireless<\/strong> \u2013 Alternatively, you can also choose to deliver your Internet service by creating a Wireless network. Please note this is different from creating a WiFi hotspot network. This method of delivery can deliver only upto 100 Mbps optics but wireless is also carried out at less than half the cost of fibre optics.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><strong>Which method to choose?<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">If the Internet plans in your town\/village are above 50mbps per customer, you would require fiber optics. Let\u2019s see the major advantages and disadvantages with Wireless or Wired Network \u2013<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"462\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Wireless Network<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"462\">\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Fiber Optic Network<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"462\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Capable of Upto 100 Mbps only<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"462\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Capable of Upto 1 Gbps<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"462\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Higher Installation cost per customer (~4000-5000 INR)<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"462\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Lower Installation cost per customer (~2,000 INR)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"462\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Lower Infrastructure cost (2-3 Lac Minimum)<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"462\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Higher infrastructure cost (4-6 Lac minimum)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"462\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Useful for providing far away remote connections (Upto 30 Kms by Air)<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"462\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Useful for providing connections in Densely populated areas.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><strong>Basic Wireless Hardware Includes:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Router\/Server<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Switch<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Point to point equipment (P2P)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Point to multi point equipment (P2MP)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Cat 5 and Cat 6 Ethernet cables<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Client premise equipment (CPE)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Home routers for customers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><strong>Basic Fiber Optic Hardware includes \u2013<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Splicing machine<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Optical line terminal (OLT)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">OTDR Machine<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Fiber cables (2 core\/4 core\/8 core and so on)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">ONU (Customer side device)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Home routers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">4. Purchase bulk bandwidth from a licensed ISP: <em>How to start an ISP business in India<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">To sell Wi-Fi internet to homes, you will need to<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/buy-bandwidth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">buy wholesale internet bandwidth<\/a><\/strong> f<span style=\"color: #000000\">rom an ISP Licensed Company. They will drop your internet connection to the nearest telecom tower in your area. From there, you can lay down your own fiber cable and transfer it to your network first, and then to your customers. Now, a number of questions arise \u2013<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><strong>Why a Licensed company?<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">In India, you need to get an<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/isp-license\/\">ISP License<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000\">to provide internet services. You can<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.muftinternet.com\/isp-license\/\">apply your own ISP License<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000\">as well but this turns out to be much more expensive than buying directly from a licensed company.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">A licensed company will be able to offer better prices to small ISPs than big telecom companies like Airtel\/Jio.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">If you<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">buy bandwidth for ISP in India<\/a><\/strong> f<span style=\"color: #000000\">rom a licensed provider, you don\u2019t need an ISP license. They will share their license with you.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Better technical support.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><strong>Cost of Bulk Bandwidth?<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Bulk Bandwidth packages start from 50 Mbps with an approximate cost of 15,000\/month including GST and go up to 1 Gbps + as per your requirement. The higher bandwidth you buy, the lower the cost of per Mbps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><strong>How much bulk bandwidth should I buy initially?<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">This depends on what your internet plans are. For example, if you\u2019d like to provide plans from 10 Mbps going up to 50 Mbps, then bulk bandwidth of 50 Mbps is enough initially for up to 40 customers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">If you\u2019d like to provide plans upto 100 Mbps, then bulk bandwidth of 155 Mbps is enough initially for upto 50-70 customers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><strong>How can I provide 100 Mbps to 50-60 customers with just 155 Mbps of Bulk Bandwidth?<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">The chief strategy on how local ISPs earn money is that they distribute a single big internet line to multiple small customers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">As per our experience, 50-60 customers together, at any given time, cannot consume more than 155 Megabits per second.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">If we assume the cost of 155 Mbps to be 30,000 INR, the cost per customer at 50 customers is 600 INR. You can sell it anywhere between 800-1500 INR depending upon your market competition.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><em>Time taken by licensed ISP to deliver the Internet to my area?<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">4-6 Weeks<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">5. Creating your Internet plans: <em>How to start an ISP business in India<\/em><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Creating a pricing plan that suits your area and depends on the following factors \u2013<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Competitor pricing<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Are Mobile networks strong in the area?<br \/>\nIf yes, it would take higher speeds (Mbps) to attract customers to buy your internet service.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Cost of Bulk Internet<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Ideal internet plans for any market in India are \u2013<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #000000\">25 Mbps at 500-700 INR<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #000000\">50 Mbps at 700-1000 INR<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #000000\">100 Mbps at 800-1200 INR<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #000000\">200 Mbps at 1500-2500 INR<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #000000\">1 Gbps at 1500-3000 INR<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">6. Set-up your Network Infrastructure: <em>How to start an ISP business in India<\/em><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Once bandwidth is ordered with a licensed ISP, you will now need to plan, install and configure your network infrastructure. All devices should be carefully configured for best performance. All fiber cables should be laid down in the right manner and route. If you need technical help in doing this, feel free to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.muftinternet.com\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">All of the network should be connected to your router placed at any central location. Once bandwidth is delivered, connect it to your network using your fiber cable network and start giving customer connections!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>7. Start marketing activities: <em>How to start an ISP business in India<\/em><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Ensure door to door marketing of your services to accumulate as many customers as possible.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Provide them with good support which will enable better retention rate.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Introduce offers for new users.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Provide discounts on 6 monthly or annual payments.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>8. Provide quality support build a customer base: <em>How to start an ISP business in India<\/em><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">If you have doubts and need help in starting your own ISP franchise or business &#8211; talk to us. Our network of ISP consultants can help you <a href=\"https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/isp-franchise\/\">start your own ISP business<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/isp-license\/\">apply for an ISP license<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/buy-bandwidth\/\">buy bandwidth<\/a> for resale \u2013 Muft Internet\u2019s network of <a href=\"https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/\">ISP consultants<\/a> can help you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Read more:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/02\/start-wisp-business\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8786\" src=\"https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/How-to-start-an-ISP-business-in-India-with-less-than-\u20b9-800000-Muf-Internet-ISP-Consultants.jpg\" alt=\"How to start an ISP business in India with less than \u20b9 800,000 Muf Internet ISP Consultants\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/How-to-start-an-ISP-business-in-India-with-less-than-\u20b9-800000-Muf-Internet-ISP-Consultants.jpg 600w, https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/How-to-start-an-ISP-business-in-India-with-less-than-\u20b9-800000-Muf-Internet-ISP-Consultants-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Become an Internet Service Provider (ISP) &#8211; In this article we provide information on how to start an ISP business in India:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8851,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[396],"tags":[444,260,442,439,441,440,445,443,446,447],"class_list":["post-7801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-become-an-isp","tag-bandwidth-providers-in-india","tag-become-an-internet-services-provider","tag-how-to-get-wifi-connection-in-village","tag-how-to-start-your-own-business-in-india","tag-internet-bandwidth-providers-in-india","tag-internet-for-rural-areas-in-india","tag-internet-service-provider-business","tag-internet-wifi-connection-provider-near-me","tag-isp-business","tag-isp-business-plan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7801"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7801"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7801\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9272,"href":"https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7801\/revisions\/9272"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}