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Jio launches new prepaid plan

India’s largest telecom operator Reliance Jio has launched Rs.259 plan that comes with calendar month validity to help prepaid user remember just one recharge date every month. Jio is the first in the industry to launch the ‘calender month validity’ prepaid plan. As per PTI, The information on Jio’s website, Rs.259 plans come

Amazon Game Studios head Mike Frazzini steps down

Mike Frazzini, a longtime Amazon.com Inc. employee who helped start Amazon Game Studios, is stepping down. The executive told staff he was leaving to focus on his family, said Amazon spokesman Ryan Jones.

“Mike was there at the beginning of Amazon Games, and his leadership and persev...

BharatNet network usage showing tick up in revenues: Comms Minister

The Indian government on Wednesday said that under the BharatNet project for high speed broadband, a total of 5,67,941 km optical fibre cable (OFC) has been laid as on February 2022.

It added that a total of 1,72,361 gram panchayats (GPs) or vill...

NXTDigital board approves merger with Hinduja Leyland Finance

The board of directors of NXTDigital Ltd (NDL) on Wednesday, has accorded in-principle approval for the merger of Hinduja Leyland Finance Ltd (HLFL), a non-banking finance company into NDL, subject to all statutory or regulatory approvals and approval of the shareholders. The proposed acquisition will result in the merged entity

Data centers to enable India’s trillion$ digital economy growth

India’s data center industry is poised for a sustained period of growth, driven by a diverse range of consumer and demographic trends, says Nxtra by Airtel, the data center subsidiary of Bharti Airtel, India’s premier communications solutions provider, in association

Vi partners with Nazara Tech for gaming service

Leading telecom service provider VodafoneIdea (Vi) Monday, announced the partnership with Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed Nazara Technologies Limited, an India based diversified gaming and sports media company, launching a new service called Vi Games.

The new gaming service will offer ove...

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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!