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Jio, Airtel add subs, but VodaIdea manages to cut losses Aug-21

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Wednesday released the telecom subscription data as on August 31, 2021 that showed Reliance Jio gained 6.49 lakh mobile users in August followed by Bharti Airtel, which added 1.38 lakh users.

Airtel launches its video platform

Bharti Airtel (Airtel), India’s premier communications solutions provider, on Tuesday announced the launch of its video platform, Airtel IQ Video, as a service. The solution has been developed by Airtel’s in-house engineering teams.

By leverag...

China, India to fuel APAC aviation satcom demand

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Apple rolls out new music streaming plan, AirPods, Mac chips

Apple Inc. on Monday introduced a third generation of its AirPod wireless earbuds with "spatial audio" features and a $5-per-month streaming music plan. The new streaming plan of USD 5/month will kick off in 26 countries, including India. The new AirPods are also sweat- and water-resistant for use w...

Vi partners with L&T 5G-based smart city solutions

Leading telecom service provider VodafoneIdea (Vi) and engineering and construction conglomerate Larsen and Toubro (L&T) have joined hands for a pilot project to test 5G-based smart city solutions.

This is part of the ongoing 5G trials on ...

SpaceX valuation crosses $ 100bn making Musk richer

The valuation of Elon Musk’s SpaceX crossed $100 billion following a share sale by existing investors announced late last week.

SpaceX has an agreement with new and existing investors to...

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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!