- Introduces Amaron Volt TM Hi-Life batteries in the 2V high integrity series
- Amaron Volt TM is a result of over 3 years of application research and product development effort.
Amara Raja Batteries Ltd, the technology leader and one of the largest manufacturers of lead acid batteries in India, today unveiled Amaron Volt TM, a specialized storage battery for the Indian telecom industry in the era of 3G & BWA enabled Data driven market and Mobile Internet. Availability of assured source of Green Energy even in rural and harsh outdoor conditions is what Amaron Volt TM offers. Amaron Volt TM, a 2V high integrity series product is the latest VRLA offering from Amaron Hi Life range to meet the emerging demanding applications requirement of reliable backup power in Indian telecom market.
Understanding the challenging requirements of the growing telecom industry, Amaron Volt TM will be fulfilling the backup power requirements for mission critical applications even in harsh, remote and outdoor locales. Extending its usage Amaron Volt TM will not only serve the growing demands from the telecom sector but will also be able to extend its service to other critical areas like rural-off grid and poor grid installations, renewable energy installations/solar installations, mission critical power sector installations, high end UPS & data centre installations. With its high reliability and advanced features Amaron Volt TM makes for an ideal choice for demanding backup use in telecom, broadband, IT, Power utility, solar PV applications and in the fast spreading rural telecom market.
As Indian telecom network experiences unprecedented pressure on energy costs optimization and spread challenges of rural network expansion in difficult terrain, expectations from a battery have also changed significantly, requiring it to take up the role of a key dependable energy source. In the prevailing scenario, Amaron Volt TM offers a robust, enduring and reliable plug & play source of power which is all set to redefine the domain of energy storage products and solutions in telecom segment.
Amaron Volt TM is the result of over three years of extensive customer focused product development effort at the company's Research and Engineering centre at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. Equipped with some of the latest concepts and characteristics like robustness, enhanced life performance even in partial state of charge conditions in outdoor installations, high life in remote locations and extreme cycling applications, leak proof joints, zero maintenance Operation and best in class back up power offering substantially higher Savings from Operational Expenses than any other contemporary.
Launching the firsts of its kind battery, Mr. Vijayanand S, Head-SBU, Industrial Batteries, Amara Raja Batteries Ltd. said, “ARBL is known for innovations and introduced the first VRLA battery in Indian telecom networks in early 1990s which has revolutionized the storage battery technology in India. Since then ARBL has brought many innovative products into the market that have set the bench marks in the industry on performance and customer benefits. We are extremely proud to share this product today which is yet another first from the company"
“Our product development efforts are focused on understanding customer needs and by collaborative effort we strive to deliver superior value proposition. Through our new offering - Amaron Volt TM, we will be providing a superior battery solution for rapid network deployment and telecom infrastructure even in the remotest regions of India”, he added further.
Amara Raja Batteries Ltd. which pioneered the application of VRLA battery technology in India has designed various long life and high quality batteries for critical applications. These batteries have met the challenges of the time and aided in development across sectors like power, railways, telecom, oil & gas and defence.
About Amara Raja Batteries Ltd.
About Amara Raja Batteries Limited (ARBL), an Amara Raja- Johnson Controls company with 26% equity from Johnson Controls, is the technology leader and is one of the largest manufacturers of lead acid batteries for both industrial and automotive applications in the Indian storage battery industry.
In India, Amara Raja is the preferred supplier to major telecom service providers, telecom equipment manufacturers, UPS Segments (OEM &replacement), Indian railways, power, Solar PV, oil & gas among other industry segments. Amara Raja manufactures and sells automotive batteries under the brand name AMARON which is distributed through a large pan-India sale-service retail network.
ARBL is the largest supplier of stand-by (Industrial) batteries to core Indian utilities such as Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Idea, Indus towers, GTL, Bharti Infratel, BSNL, power generating stations. Major MNCs like ABB, Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Fujitsu, Nokia Siemens, Huawei, APC and Siemens are among ARBL’s Prestigious clientele. Their clientele in the automotive OEM segment includes Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors, Honda Motors, Hyundai and Mahindra & Mahindra. The company is an exclusive supplier to Daimler Chrysler, Ford and Swaraj Mazda. The company’s Industrial and Automotive batteries are exported to Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East.
Johnson Controls is a global leader in interior experience, building efficiency and power solutions. The company provides innovative automotive interiors that help make driving more comfortable, safe and enjoyable. For buildings it offers products and services that optimize energy use and improve comfort and security. Johnson Controls also provides batteries for automobiles and hybrid electric vehicles, along with system engineering and service expertise. Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), founded in 1885, is head quartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Its sales for 2010 totaled US $ 34.3 billion.
