Sachin Kumar Yadav takes charge as Managing Director of KFON as the network crosses two lakh connections
2 October 2026
Sachin Kumar Yadav assumed charge as the Managing Director of the Kerala Fibre Optic Network, known as KFON, on Friday, October 2, 2026.
He is also the Director of the Kerala State IT Mission and holds additional charge as the Chief Executive Officer of Technopark and as the Director of the Kerala State Remote Sensing and Environment Centre.
KFON crossed the milestone of two lakh connections this month, with 2,00,073 connections as per the latest figures.
The connections include households, government offices, institutions and businesses, as well as free connections given to Below the Poverty Line families.
KFON's fibre network spans more than 34,505 km.
The network operates with the support of around 3,800 Local Network Providers.
KFON has extended services to both urban and rural areas, including remote and tribal regions.
In plain words
KFON Kerala Fibre Optic Network — The Kerala government's own optical fibre internet network.
LNP Local Network Provider — A local operator that delivers KFON connections to the end user.
KSRSEC Kerala State Remote Sensing and Environment Centre — A state agency that works on remote sensing and environmental studies.