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Trai urges consideration of previous suggestions on spectrum sale

Telecom regulator Trai has asked the Department of Telecom to consider its recommendations made last year on spectrum auctions to plan the sale of radiowaves, a senior government official said on Wednesday. DoT Joint Wireless Advisor Gulab Chand, during a panel discussion at the India Spectrum Management...

COAI alleges falsehood in ‘Save the Internet’ campaign

The recent 'Save the Internet' signature campaign, which was signed by several startups, is based on "falsehood and misinformation," telecom industry body COAI said in a letter to regulator Trai. According to the Cellular Operators Association of India (

TRAI extends deadline for national b’cast policy pre-consultation

It is extension time at the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), which yesterday gave more time to three consultation processes, including a pre-consultation paper on inputs for formulation of National Broadcasting Policy.

The last date...

Anurag Thakur unveils animated series ‘Bharat Hain Hum’

In a grand event held today in New Delhi, the Information and Broadcasting Minister and Minister of Sports, Anurag Singh Thakur, unveiled the thrilling trailer of the animated series 'Bharat Hain Hum.' This series, set to launch on

OTT platforms exempt from Govt permission, licensing: TDSAT

The Telecoms Dispute Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) on October 4 took a view that Over The Top (OTT) platforms cannot be regulated by the Telecommunication Authority of India (TRAI) Act, 1997. The appellate tribunal has held that OTTs can only be regulated by the Information Techno...

TRAI further extends consultation deadline on B&C services

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) yesterday said it has granted another extension to the deadline for submissions on a consultation paper on ‘Review of Regulatory Framework for Broadcasting and Cable services’.

It said on requests...

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“This initiative will empower subscribers to pay online and subscribe to the channels they want to watch and get it activated on their TV sets in real-time without any delay. Without needing to undertake any software development, LMOs can approach Mobiezy for their pre-built and pre-integrated solution that uses NXTDigital’s news APIs and can be up and running with their own mobile apps within just a few days.”

RU Ediriwira, Group CTO, NXTDigital Limited

“With the launch of Partnership for Growth 3.0 we intend to expand our network with 40 new NXTHUBs, each offering up to 650 live TV channels and broadband. Our efforts are focused on harnessing the convergence of technologies, developing robust apps and creating new business models that will help the overall ecosystem, delivering the best experience to our subscribers. We hope to achieve a stronger foothold in the rural regions of the country and grow our subscriber base.”

N.K. Rouse, COO, NXT Digital Ltd

“One of the key principles of the Hinduja Group is ‘Partnership for Growth’. After 2.0 saw the launch of HITS to connect LMOs in even the most remote locations through the only satellite-based cable TV platform in India; 3.0 focuses not just on strengthening the overall ecosystem we have built, but harnessing the convergence of technologies – to be delivered through a national network of NXTHUBs. Video and broadband are only the beginning of the digital highway of services that we have developed for roll-out backed by a robust suite of innovative apps developed by service providers exclusively for our LMOs and subscribers.”

Vynsley Fernandes, MD & CEO, NXTDigital Limited

“Wireline broadband is becoming ever more important not only in connecting homes across the country but also small to large enterprises-to the digital economy. The NXTHUBs will be the perfect point-of-presence to offer broadband services to cater to these consumer needs.”

Yugal Kishore Sharma CEO, ONEOTT Intertainment Limited

Amazing and grim battle for survival. Guess it will end up in Supreme Court. All that NCLT asked Zee to do was to file a reply to Invesco petition for a EGM. Now this is getting too serious. So far Invesco has been hammered for demanding an EGM. What is Zee upto? Ofcourse my lawyer community knows better!