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Scope, biz model of public b’band network BharatNet expanded

India’s federal cabinet yesterday approved a revised implementation strategy of the country's ambitious digital broadband programme BharatNet through public private partnerships (PPP) in 16 States of the countr...

Mobile Congress vows to put digital at center of a reboot

Global telecoms bosses toasted the return of Barcelona's Mobile World Congress on Monday with an agenda to put the industry at the centre of digital development and inclusion in a global reboot following the coronavirus pandemic.

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Qualcomm ready to work with 30+ companies on 5G variant

American tech giant Qualcomm Inc. on Monday announced that it is working with more than 30 carriers and telecommunications gear providers who have committed to using the faster variant of 5G networking technology.

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ONEOTT INTERTAINMENT eyes ‘operational merger’ for growth

ONEOTT INTERTAINMENT, the broadband subsidiary of Hinduja Group''s NXTDIGITAL, aims to grow its subscriber base to 700,000-800,000 this fiscal by upselling bundled services to cable TV customers of parent company and chasing inorganic ''operational merger'' with smaller in...

Jio, Google unveil budget phone for booming India market

Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani of Reliance Industries Ltd. unveiled the much-awaited JioPhone Next co-developed with Alphabet Inc.’s Google, a handset designed to target India’s hundreds of millions of first-time smartphone users. “An ultra-affordable 4G smartphone is essential,” Ambani told shareholders at Reli...

VodaIdea, Cisco partner for next-level digi network

Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), one of India's leading telecom operators, has announced its collaboration with Cisco to simplify and automate its network to support 4G and, in the future,

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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!