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Telcos launch premium packages to attract users

India's leading mobile carriers are intensifying their efforts. Recently, Reliance Jio rolled out a series of higher-priced prepaid plans with extensive over-the-top (OTT) entertainment offerings, including a premium subscription to Jio Cinema, aiming to attract high-revenue users from rivals Bharti Airtel and Voda...

Google notifies chrome users of online safety risks

Google has announced a new safety feature that will run automatically in the background on Chrome on desktop and will proactively alert users if their passwords saved in Chrome have been compromised. The Safety Check feature will also let you know if any of your extensions are potentially harmf...

Bharti Airtel says satcom not a threat to telcos

Satellite communication, commonly called satcom, is not a threat to telecom operators as the services will be complementary to the latter and the pricing will always be at a premium to mobile, Bharti Airtel MD Gopal Vittal said. He, according to a report in the

Vi partners with Gameloft

Vi, a leading telecom operator, embarks on an exciting collaboration with Gameloft, a prominent mobile video game developer, to introduce an extensive array of hyper casual games to Vi users via the Vi App’s dedicated gaming hub - Vi Games. This partnership aims to elevate the gaming experience for

Telecom Bill 2023 debuts in Lok Sabha for review

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday tabled the Telecommunications Bill, 2023 in Lok Sabha amid sloganeering by opposition in the house. The lower house has been adjourned till 2 PM by deputy speaker Rajendra Agra...

Telecom PLI draws Rs 2,725 cr by Oct: Devusinh Chauhan

The government has received Rs 2,725 crore investments till end-October 2023 out of the total Rs 4,014 crore committed by 42 applicant companies under the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for telecom gear manufacturing, Devusinh Chauhan, minister of state for communicatio...

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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!