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Bharti Airtel to implement tariff hike from July 3

Telecom major Bharti Airtel, on Friday, announced a steep hike in mobile tariffs, with effect from July 3, IANS reported from New Delhi. In the unlimited voice plans, the company raised mobile tariffs from Rs 179 to Rs 199, from Rs 455 to Rs 599, and from Rs ...

Jio to raise mobile services rates 12-27%; limits free 5G access

The country's top telecom operator Jio will increase mobile services rates by 12-27 per cent from July 3 and at the same time restrict the access of unlimited free 5G services for customers, according to a company statement.

This is the first hike in mobile services rates by Jio afte...

Satellite launch mkt. demand inadequate: ISRO chief Somnath

ISRO Chairman S Somanath yesterday said there is not enough internal demand for the satellite launch market in India but it can be created through more work on the application of satellite technology.

In spectrum auction, Airtel top buyer; govt mops up Rs. 11k+ cr.

India's latest spectrum auction concluded with the sale of 141.4 MHz of radio waves, fetching Rs 11,340.78 crore. Bharti Airtel led the pack, securing spectrum valued at Rs 6,856.76 crore.

Reliance Jio acquired airwaves worth Rs 973.62 crore, while Vodafone Idea Ltd (VIL) secured spe...

Vi Movies & TV app enhances entertainment offering with ZEE5

Vi, India’s leading telecom operator, has bolstered its Vi Movies & TV app by announcing a new collaboration with ZEE5, further enriching its content aggregation platform. This partnership expands Vi Movies & TV's comprehensive lineup to include 17 OTT apps under a single subscription, priced at ₹248 per month. The Vi Movies & TV ...

Auction of spectrum, crucial to 5g services, starts today

Spectrum worth over Rs 96,000 crore will be on the block as auctions across eight bands will begin today, with telecom operators Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea vying for radio waves crucial for 5G mobile services.

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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!