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Meta, CAIT join hands to upskill 1 million traders

By announcing two new skilling programmes in India on the occasion of World MSME Day on June 27, Meta reaffirmed its commitment to the development of India's small businesses. The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) and Meta have announced a new partnership to upskill one million traders on the WhatsApp Business App over the next three ...

Bharti Airtel Business CEO Ajay Chitkara quits

Telecom major Bharti Airtel yesterday said that Airtel Business' Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Ajay Chitkara, has resigned his post. However, he’d remain with the company until the third week of August 2023, according to a regulatory filing.

The telecom co...

In billionaires’ spectrum war, it’s Musk, Tata, Mittal & Bezos vs. Ambani

Elon Musk wants his Starlink to beam down wireless internet in India from satellites orbiting the earth, but the licensing regime his group favours has put him at odds with Mukesh Ambani's Reliance.

After meeting Prime Minister Na...

Jio mulls raising $ 1.6 bn loan to fund equipment purchase

India’s Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. is in talks to raise a loan for about $1.6 billion to fund the purchase of equipment from Nokia Oyj, according to people familiar with the matter.

Banks involved in the discussions with bill...

India 5G mobile subscriptions to reach 700 mn by 2028

5G mobile subscriptions in India reached about 10 million by the end of 2022 and are estimated to reach around 700 million by the end of 2028, accounting for about 57 percent of mobile subscriptions in the country, a report showed yesterday. According to IANS...

Spotify mulls super premium subscription option

Music streaming platform Spotify Technology is planning to roll out a more premium subscription option that is expected to include high-fidelity audio, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter, according to Reuters. The new tier, called "Supremium" internally, will be t...

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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!