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VodaIdea to replace Huawei with Nokia as equipment vendor

Nokia is in talks to replace Huawei 4G radio equipment from parts of Vodafone Idea's telecom network in India, in one of the largest swap deals for the Finnish company, three sources familiar with the matter said.

The deal will see Nokia deploying 12,000 5G-ready radio sites and 4,00...

JioPhone Next now available in offline stores

JioPhone Next, touted as one of the cheapest 4G smartphones, is now available for sale at offline stores for ₹6,499. The smartphone was launched in India on November 4, 2021. The JioPhone Next is powered by a quad-core Qualcomm 215 processor and features a 5.45-inch HD display. The dual-SIM smartph...

Airtel to buy 4.7% stake from Vodafone in Indus Towers

Indian telecom operator Bharti Airtel Ltd. said on Friday it would buy a 4.7 percent stake in cell tower firm Indus Towers Ltd from Vodafone Group Plc. The British telecoms group said earlier this week it was looking to sell its entire 28.1 percent stake in Indus Towers, India's largest cell tower company, Reuters r...

Airtel acquires strategic stake in Aqilliz

Bharti Airtel (Airtel), India’s premier communications solutions provider, on Thursday announced that it has acquired a stake in Singapore's headquartered blockchain-based digital marketing company Aqilliz. Aqilliz provides a blockchain platform called Atom, which allows brands to create solutions to engage with customers to show them relevan...

Jio announces two new plans with Disney+Hotstar

Telecom company Reliance Jio has launched two new prepaid plans for its users priced at Rs 1,499 and Rs 4,199, which come with a Disney+ Hotstar Premium subscription.

The new plans will allow users to experience Disney+ Hotstar Premium, the Disney+ Hotstar platform's most exclusive membership, on their Jio numbe...

Vi partners with A5G networks to enhance 4G, 5G networks

Leading telecom service provider VodafoneIdea (Vi) on Thursday announced a partnership with A5G Networks Inc. to enable Industry 4.0, mobile edge computing (MEC) and smart cities in India. According to a press release issued by Vi, the company has already set up an end-to-end private network using A5G Networks’ autonomous core software and wh...

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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!