The decade-old Krone Communications consolidated its manufacturing base in Bangalore. On the business front, it did well to record a turnover of Rs 63.92 crore for the period January-December 2000. Also it effected its positioning of data transport company. As a complete solution provider, Krone’s business achieved Rs 12.16 crore of revenue from cabling business, while the rest came from its telecom business which still remains the main revenue spinner.

A small business, PremiseNET range of solutions was among the top five premise networking solutions company. As a result of increased focus on TrueNet based solutions and on fiber in the vertical and horizontal segments, it was able to bag major orders from Tidel PARK, Anand Bazar Patrika, and Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, among others. And now, it has a strong chance to consolidate its market further due to its strong commitment to the Indian market. Moreover, in order to strengthen its PremiseNET business, it focused on adding new distributors and channels.

While concentrating on increasing the manufacturing capacity and building new relationships, it added on new products. This year could be a good one with a number of fiber opportunities opening up. The focus would be on expansion of its product portfolio, more focus on fiber and TrueNet solutions, and Fiber to the Desk solutions.