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Telecom subs base up marginally; Trai withholds updated b’band data

Telecom user base in the country increased marginally to 119 crore in January with Airtel leading the chart in new subscriber additions across wireline and mobile segments, according to a Trai report released yesterday. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) for the second time did not release updated broadband subscribers data in m...

TRAI to DoT: VPN regulation falls under MeitY’s authority

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has clarified that it has no legal authority to regulate virtual private network (VPN) applications, stating that such matters fall under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), The Hindustan Times reported. In a letter dated February 27,

Airtel, Vi, BSNL lose subs in Nov ‘24; Jio surges: TRAI data

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released its subscription data for November 2024, revealing mixed fortunes for India’s leading telecom operators. While Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) saw declines in their subscriber bases, Reliance Jio registered significant gains, reversing a four-month s...

DTH subscriber base shrinks to 59.91mn in Q3 2024: TRAI Report

The Indian Direct-to-Home (DTH) industry witnessed a significant decline in its active subscriber base during the third quarter of 2024. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), in its latest Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report, revealed a drop of 2.26 million active subscribers, reducing the base from 62.17 million in ...

TRAI announce key satellite spectrum allocation guidelines soon

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is set to unveil its recommendations on satellite spectrum allocation shortly, as confirmed by TRAI Chairman A.K. Lahoti during a National Consumer Day event on Monday. These recommendations are expected to play a pivotal role in determining the future framework for satellite communication service...

COAI flays TRAI QoS norms, demanding OTT rules

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), representing key telecom players such as Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea, has expressed concerns over the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (Trai) new...

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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!