Punjab Communications (PUNCOM) ended the FY 2001-02 with a turnover of Rs 157.5 crore. This is just 7 percent higher than the previous year’s turnover of Rs 147 crore. The net profit also grew marginally to Rs 5.9 crore from Rs 4.8 crore in 2000-01. The company had notched up four times higher growth in 2000-01, and it was 39 percent in 1999-2000.

Punjab Communications, with a strong customer base among PSUs, manufactures equipment for satellite communication and optical transmission, besides digital exchanges, point-to-point radio equipment, CTI, and digital and analog multiplexers. In recent times, the company has also made in-roads in the private sector by acquiring clients like ABB, HCL Comnet and L&T.

It has facilities to provide international connectivity services, in collaboration with VSNL. This includes leased Internet services, co-location of server services, Internet dial-up services, through direct optical fiber connectivity from its facilities to the US. This fiber link also makes available the resources of the vast VSNL network and around 1.5 Gbps of symmetric (1:1) international bandwidth to the node at PUNCOM. The local connectivity for customers is provided through point-to-point radio links as well as leased landlines.

Punjab Communications TURNOVER FACTSHEET CEO : Avatar Singh Gill  Year of Start-up : 1981 Area of Operation : Telecom infrastructure equipment and software Address : C-135, Phase-VIII, Industrial Area, SAS.Nagar, Chandigarh 160059, Tel  : 0172-257101, 391951  Fax : 0172- 257125, 257126 S W O T Strength  : Good presence in govt segment Weakness : Lack of direction Opportunity : Private sector market Threat  : Loosing PSU customers to MNCs