As India approaches its 75th anniversary of independence, it’s astounding to see how far we have come since 1947, whether it is in technology, healthcare, education, business or telecommunications. Though Summit is a relatively recent entrant into the telecom infrastructure space, we have already made a significant mark as one of the most innovative providers of passive infrastructure in the country. Summit maintains a high degree of quality services in order to achieve and maintain the best uptime with the lowest energy costs and the highest security.

In today’s day and age, strong connectivity is the bedrock of progress. Where would we be if not for our smartphones, our laptops and our tablets? Work, education, commerce and leisure as we know it would all come to a standstill. And yet, only half of India’s population currently has regular access to the internet. Though this number increases exponentially with every passing year, there are considerable disparities in utilisation based on age, socioeconomic status, gender and geographic region. At Summit, we ensure that our towers are spread across the country, with an equal focus on urban and rural areas. Our scalable and adaptable site infrastructure can be configured to meet any MNOs requirements in remote or dense-urban locations. Our alliances with Bharti Airtel Limited (“Airtel”) and Bhartiya Sanchar Nigam Limited (“BSNL”), among other telecom giants, will ensure that we help majority of Indians to stay connected.

As a company, we seek to live by the motto: I am Responsible For My Own and Others’ Safety. Each of our locations adheres to high safety regulations, ensuring that all members are safe and comfortable at all times. Our vision, mission, values and culture traits attest to the fact that we have embarked on an exciting journey to build an organisation that is caring, places a high value on safety, respect, diversity, inclusivity, ethics and integrity, is thoughtful, innovative, futuristic, strives for excellence, believes in teamwork, and is truthful, among other things.

Summit takes pride in providing an open, transparent and empowered work environment. We wish to build a diverse organisation with our own culture and set of principles. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and prioritise it in order to maintain a balanced diversity ratio. Summit is in the process of creating an enabling environment that will allow for an unrelenting focus and dedication to making this a great place to work - in letter and spirit.

While we grow, we remain rooted to our unshakeable commitment to HSSE. With our special focus on high risk activities and the Train Audit Guide & Govern (“TAGG”) strategy, we ensure that all business-related activities remain systematic, effective and focused towards proactive reduction and mitigation of HSSE risks. Further, we have developed and implemented a Safety Scorecard across Summit, with the intent to compare and assess HSSE performance within circles and regions, in a timely manner, thus driving HSSE performance.

We are proud of the progress that Summit has made in its short history and are excited for what the future holds in store. There is no doubt that we will only soar higher and play an integral role in ensuring that every Indian gets the access to the connectivity that they deserve.

Mihir Nerurkar,

Managing Director and Operating Partner in Brookfield’s Infrastructure Group for India