Authorised Distributor

TP-Link

Networking, surveillance, mesh — under one umbrella.

Y5 distribution since 2019 - TP-Link Channel Partner — West India, TP-Link Regional Distributor — SOHO, Mumbai (2022–23), TP-Link APAC Enterprise Partner Summit 2024 — Bangkok, Omada certified engineers

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Overview

What this brand is._

TP-Link is the largest provider of WiFi devices worldwide and Y5's anchor partner. Founded in 1996, the company spans consumer mesh systems (Deco), enterprise WiFi and switching (Omada), enterprise surveillance (VIGI), and SMB routers and access points (JetStream). For Y5 customers, TP-Link is the default starting point on most networking and surveillance projects because of stock depth, pricing, and India-wide support presence. Y5 has been an Authorised Distributor since 2019 and routinely receives pre-release firmware access and engineering escalation channels on behalf of clients.

Broadest line, deepest stock, fastest RMA in India. One vendor relationship can cover WiFi 6/7 APs, managed switching, mesh, and enterprise CCTV — fewer SKUs to chase, simpler warranty story.

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Y5 position

Why we stock them._

TP-Link is the default starting point on most Y5 BoQs, not by accident — the line covers ~70% of categories a project touches, the stock depth means no quote sits waiting on imports, and the RMA chain settles claims in days rather than weeks. The deeper benefit is engineering access: Kunal's history inside TP-Link India means escalations reach product managers directly, and pre-release firmware lands on Y5's test bench before mainline distribution. For customers, this collapses three vendor relationships into one warranty story.

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What sets them apart

Key differentiators._

Single-vendor coverage across Wi-Fi, switching, mesh, and IP CCTV
Largest service-network footprint of any networking OEM in India
Aggressive pricing without grey-market trade-offs — full India warranty
Pre-release firmware and engineering escalation for partner-led projects
Omada SDN scales SMB pricing to enterprise feature parity

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Hero products

What we ship most._

Omada EAP670

AX5400 dual-band Wi-Fi 6 ceiling-mount AP with PoE+ uplink.

JetStream TL-SG3428MP

24-port Gigabit L2+ managed switch with 384 W PoE+ budget.

Omada OC300

On-premise hardware controller managing up to 500 Omada devices.

TL-ER7206

Multi-WAN VPN router for branch and SMB edge deployments.

Deco BE85

Tri-band Wi-Fi 7 mesh node, ~22 Gbps aggregate throughput.

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Engineering notes

How we spec it._

Omada hardware controllers (OC200/OC300) are preferred over cloud-only deployments for projects with strict outbound-traffic policies or air-gap requirements — both options run the same software. EAP670 is the default Wi-Fi 6 ceiling AP; step up to a Wi-Fi 7 BE-class EAP for 5,000+ sq ft ballrooms or 200+ concurrent device cells. JetStream switching is full L2+ at SMB pricing; the SG3428MP's 384 W PoE+ budget covers most cameras-plus-APs floors without an external injector.

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History

How they got here._

Founded in 1996 in Shenzhen as a maker of network cards and hubs, TP-Link grew through the early 2000s into routers and SMB switching, then expanded into Wi-Fi mesh (Deco, 2017), enterprise SDN (Omada, 2018), and enterprise surveillance (VIGI, 2020). India operations launched in 2007 and the company now runs a national service network with on-ground RMA in every metro plus most tier-2 cities. Y5 Enterprises came on board as an Authorised Distributor in 2019; founder Kunal Raul previously led product marketing inside TP-Link India, which set the tone for the brand becoming Y5's anchor partnership across networking and surveillance.

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