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India announces relief package for troubled telecom sector

In what is being termed as big bang reforms, India’s federal government on Wednesday approved a relief package for the financially beleaguered telecom sector that includes a four-year moratorium on payment of statutory dues by telecom companies as well as allowing 100...

Apple expected to unveil new iPhones as part of 5G push

Apple Inc. is expected to show new iPhone and Apple Watch models with slight upgrades, and analysts expect that wireless carriers will play an outsized role in the annual show as they try to entice consumers into 5G plans.

Apple last year intr...

Retailers to invest in user engagement, cloud, IoT for efficiency: Report

Indian retailers are gearing up to aggressively invest in customer engagement, cloud, Internet of Things (IoT), and other new-age technologies to drive efficiencies and experiences, according to Airtel Business Insights report.

Retailers are leveraging digital technologie...

Chip shortage delays Jio’s affordable smartphone launch

JioPhone Next, the low-cost smartphone that Reliance is developing along with Google, has announced a new launch date—Diwali.

Reason: global shortage of semiconductors or chips because of stalled manufacturing during pandemic-related lockdowns...

Webzen launches new mobile game

Webzen, a global developer and publisher of PC and mobile games, has launched a new mobile game service ‘Mu Archangel 2’ in Korea, said Kim Tae-young, CEO. According to ANI, Webzen’s new game ‘Mu Archangel 2’ is the official sequel to the mobile MMO...

Modi Cabinet does not take up telecom revival package: Sources

India's federal cabinet did not take up proposals on Wednesday for providing financial relief to the country's cash-strapped telecoms sector, a government source said.

The cabinet was widely expected to take a decision on a so-called relief package for the telecoms industry, which wo...

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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!