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{{Short description|Indian software company}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Fluentgrid
| logo = Fluentgrid Logo.svg
| former_name = Phoenix IT Solutions
| type = Public
| industry = [[Information technology]]
| founded = {{Start date and age|1998|12|4}}
| founder = G. S. Murali Krishna
| hq_location = [[Visakhapatnam]], Andhra Pradesh
| hq_location_country = India
| key_people = G. S. Murali Krishna (Managing Director & CEO)
| area_served = Worldwide
| services = Utility IT solutions including customer billing, smart metering, analytics, ERP, and smart city platforms
| revenue = ₹305.08 crore<ref name="care2022">{{cite web |title=Care Ratings 2022 |url=https://www.careratings.com/upload/CompanyFiles/PR/31032022091408_Fluentgrid_Limited.pdf |website=Care Ratings |date=March 2022}}</ref>
| revenue_year = 2022
| website = {{URL|https://www.fluentgrid.com}}
}}

'''Fluentgrid Limited''' (formerly '''Phoenix IT Solutions''') is an Indian software company that provides digital platforms for power, water, and gas utilities, as well as [[smart city]] operations. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in [[Visakhapatnam]], the company has delivered IT systems supporting customer engagement, billing, metering, and analytics for public and private sector clients.

== History ==
The company was founded by Gannamani Sesha Murali Krishna in December 1998 as Phoenix Cybertech India Pvt Ltd and later renamed Phoenix IT Solutions in 2001.<ref name="et2016">{{cite news |title=Fluent Grid Limited |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/fluent-grid-limited/articleshow/55347469.cms |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |date=15 November 2016}}</ref> In 2015, it adopted its current name, Fluentgrid Limited.<ref name="hindu2015">{{cite news |title=Phoenix IT Solutions rechristened Fluentgrid |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/phoenix-it-solutions-rechristened-fluentgrid/article8016936.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=22 December 2015}}</ref>

Fluentgrid has been involved in several public sector digital transformation projects. It supported the [[Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation]] in establishing a City Command Center.<ref name="juster2019">{{cite news |title=US envoy to India Kenneth Juster visits Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation command centre |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2019/nov/16/us-envoy-to-india-kenneth-juster-visits-greater-visakhapatnam-municipal-corporation-command-centre-2062440.html |publisher=[[New Indian Express]] |date=16 November 2019}}</ref>

It also implemented a customer information and billing system for [[Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited|UPPCL]], which was shortlisted for a DCD Global Award in 2018 under the “Cloud Migration of the Year” category.<ref name="dcd2018">{{cite news |title=DCD Awards Asia Pacific 2018 winners announced |url=https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/event-news/dcdawards-asia-pacific-2018-winners-announced/ |publisher=DatacenterDynamics |date=12 September 2018}}</ref>

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Fluentgrid developed IT systems for managing testing and isolation workflows for the district administration of [[Visakhapatnam]].<ref name="hindu2020">{{cite news |last1=Bhattacharjee |first1=Sumit |title=Officials to adopt IT solutions to overcome glitches in testing |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/officials-to-adopt-it-solutions-to-overcome-glitches-in-testing/article32192891.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=25 July 2020}}</ref> The company also set up an emergency response center to support government agencies.<ref name="et2020">{{cite news |title=Indian Innovation Going Global |url=https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TheEconomicTimes/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=ETM%2F2020%2F09%2F30&entity=Ar01008 |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |date=30 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113220703/https://fluentgrid.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Fluentgrid-_-Pan-_-India-Article.jpg |archive-date=13 November 2022}}</ref>

In 2021, Fluentgrid was appointed system integrator for OPTCL's new consumer electricity billing platform in [[Odisha]].<ref name="odisha2021">{{cite news |title=Odisha: Digital electricity billing system launched for better services |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2021/oct/03/odisha-digital-electricity-billing-system-launched-for-better-services-2367013.html |publisher=[[New Indian Express]] |date=3 October 2021}}</ref>

== Recognition ==
In 2012, Fluentgrid received the IBM Beacon Award for innovation.<ref name="ibm2012">{{cite web |title=2012 IBM Beacon Award Winners |url=http://archive.ibmsystemsmag.com/newsupdates/2012-ibm-beacon-award-and-ibm-choice-award-winners/ |publisher=IBM Systems Magazine |date=3 January 2012 |archive-date=2020-02-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040749/http://archive.ibmsystemsmag.com/newsupdates/2012-ibm-beacon-award-and-ibm-choice-award-winners/}}</ref>

In 2015, it was recognised with the Fierce Innovation Award for energy sector solutions.<ref name="hindu2015award">{{cite news |title=Phoenix IT Solutions gets innovation award |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/phoenix-it-solutions-gets-innovation-award/article7860550.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=9 November 2015}}</ref>

In 2016, the company ranked 14th in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 India and was also listed in the Fast 500 Asia Pacific index.<ref name="deloitte50">{{cite web |title=Technology Fast50 – India 2016 Winners Report |url=https://www2.deloitte.com/in/en/pages/technology-media-and-telecommunications/articles/technology-fast-50-2016.html |publisher=[[Deloitte]] |date=November 2016}}</ref><ref name="deloitte500">{{cite web |title=Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific |url=https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Technology-Media-Telecommunications/gx-tech-fast-500-apac-ranking-report-2016.pdf |website=Deloitte}}</ref>

The company is also a signatory to the [[United Nations Global Compact]].<ref name="ungc">{{cite web |title=Fluentgrid becomes a Signatory to United Nations Global Compact |url=https://www.unglobalcompact.org/what-is-gc/participants/148175-Fluentgrid-Limited |publisher=[[United Nations Global Compact]] |date=1 November 2021}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Software companies of India]]
[[Category:Technology companies of India]]
[[Category:Companies based in Visakhapatnam]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 1998]]
[[Category:Software companies established in 1998]]
[[Category:1998 establishments in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Information technology companies of India]]

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