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{{Infobox company
| name = Tikona
| logo = Tikona Digital.png
| type = Private
| foundation = {{startdate|2008}}
| location = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| key_people = Prakash Bajpai {{nowrap|<small>([[Entrepreneur|Co founder]], [[Managing director|MD]] & [[CEO]])</small>}}
| industry = [[Internet service provider|ISP]]
| services = [[Wireless broadband]], [[Broadband |Broadband Services]], [[Internet services]]
| revenue =
| operating_income =
| equity =
| num_employees =
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.tikona.in}}
}}

<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Clemens|first1=Michael J.|last2=Elia|first2=Androulla|last3=Morley|first3=Simon J.|date=2013|title=Requirement for the eIF4E binding proteins for the synergistic down-regulation of protein synthesis by hypertonic conditions and mTOR inhibition|url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23940704|journal=PLOS ONE|volume=8|issue=8|pages=e71138|doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0071138|issn=1932-6203|pmc=3733773|pmid=23940704|bibcode=2013PLoSO...871138C}}</ref>'''Tikona Infinet Limited''' (TIL), referred to simply as ''' Tikona''', is an India Internet service provider based in [[Mumbai]]. Tikona has an all-India Class-A ISP licence granted by the [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Communications]], [[government of India]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.tikona.in/about-us |title = About India's Largest Internet Service Providers (ISP) Tikona}}</ref> The company started its operations as TDN in 2008 to provide home '''WIBRO''' services. Later the company acquired '''HCL Infinet''' from [[HCL Infosystems]] to expand its data services to Enterprises which is currently operating as '''Tikona Infinet Limited'''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/technology/tikona-digital-networks-buys-hcl-infinet-111012000107_1.html |title=Tikona Digital Networks buys HCL Infinet | Business Standard News |publisher=Business-standard.com |date=2011-01-20 |access-date=2015-05-07|newspaper=Business Standard India }}</ref> In March 2017 [[Bharti Airtel]] acquired Tikona 4G business including wireless broadband access spectrum.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.livemint.com/Industry/KFfhLvpbyCmsaFqk3pNZ0M/Airtel-to-acquire-Tikonas-4G-business-including-BWA-spectr.html |title = Airtel to buy Tikona's 4G business for Rs1,600 crore|date = 23 March 2017}}</ref> After announcement of this deal the home WIBRO business of Tikona Digital Networks Pvt Ltd was absorbed by the Tikona Infinet limited.

==News==
In January 2014, Tikona received approval from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board to raise Rs 2.48 billion ($41.8 million) through foreign direct investment.<ref name="tele.net.in">{{cite web|url=http://www.tele.net.in/company-stories/item/15209-tikona-digital-networks-biding-its-time-for-launching-4g?format=pdf |format=PDF |title=Tikona Digital Networks: Biding its time for launching 4G
|publisher=Tele.net.in |access-date=2015-05-07}}</ref> Tikona requested an increase in the foreign equity participation from 71 per cent to 72.58 per cent through the issue of compulsorily convertible debentures and equity shares to the existing non-resident investors. The IFC funding comes as a part of this fund-raising exercise. These expansion plans will also help provide employment to 350 professionals and create 20,000 indirect jobs in support and facilitation functions over the next five to six years.<ref name="tele.net.in"/>

In addition, Tikona claims to have invested in ensuring that their services, particularly WIBRO are not harmful to the environment, and to have ensured that energy consumption and emissions are lower than the industry standard.
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tikonainternetplans.blogspot.in/2015/01/tikonas-green-broadband-initiative.html |title=Tikona Internet: Tikona's Green Broadband Initiative |publisher=Tikonainternetplans.blogspot.in |date=2015-01-15 |access-date=2015-05-07}}</ref>

== Investors and Stakeholders ==

Tikona Infinet has a group of global investors including Goldman Sachs, Oak Investment Partners, Everstone, L&T Infrastructure Finance Company Limited and International Finance Corporation (IFC), among others.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/tikona-will-have-enough-resources-to-grow-after-airtel-deal-prakash-bajpai-ceo/57848057|title=Tikona will have enough resources to grow after Airtel deal: Prakash Bajpai, CEO – ET Telecom|last=www.ETTelecom.com|website=ETTelecom.com|language=en|access-date=2020-01-14}}</ref>

== Current Reach ==
Currently postpaid service available in following cities:

[[File:Tikona COVERAGE.jpg|thumb|Tikona service available in Top 25 cities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tikona.in/for-home/broadband-plans/features/coverage |title=Coverage – Tikona Digital Networks |publisher=Tikona.in |access-date=2015-05-07}}</ref>]]

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Agra
! Ahmedabad
! Allahabad
! Bengaluru
! Bhopal
|-
! Gandhinagar
! Chennai
! Coimbatore
! Delhi
! Hyderabad
|-
! Indore
! Jabalpur
! Jaipur
! Kolkata
! Kanpur
|-
! Mumbai
! Meerut
! Nagpur
! Lucknow
! Pune
! Raipur
|-
! Rajkot
! Surat
! Thiruvananthapuram
! Vadodara
! Varanasi
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.tikona.in Tikona Official Website]
* [http://tikonapune.com Tikona Broadband Plans & Coverage in Pune]
* [http://tikonademo.com Tikona Broadband Demo & Connection Booking in Pune]

{{Telecommunication companies of India}}

[[Category:Companies based in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Internet service providers of India]]
[[Category:Telecommunications companies established in 2008]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 2008]]
[[Category:2008 establishments in Maharashtra]]

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