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Vodafone, CK Hutch agree UK mobile business merger

Vodafone and CK Hutchison, which owns the Three UK mobile network, have agreed to merge their businesses in the United Kingdom, the companies announced on Wednesday. Vodafone will own 51 p...

Vi revival plan led by Rs 14,000 crore equity infusion: Report

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Jio has edge over Airtel in deploying FWA 5G tech: Report

Leading telecom players are likely to use fixed wireless access (FWA) technology to enter Indian homes first and then upgrade to fibre once it is available, and Reliance Jio may have an advantage in FWA deployment while Airtel may catch up, a new report stated yesterday.

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Jio working to grow fast Internet in remote areas: Report

Reliance Jio is working on satellite-based broadband services to extend high-speed Internet connectivity and digital services to remote areas across the country as part of ongoing efforts to improve Internet connectivity in India.

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Airtel reaches over 2mn customers on its 5G network in Bihar, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh East

Bharti Airtel, one of India's leading telecommunications service providers, on Thursday announced through an exchange filing that it has surpassed the 2 million unique 5G user mark on its network in Bihar, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh East.

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BSNL gets $11 bn revival package, including 4G, 5G spectrum

India’s Cabinet yesterday approved the third revival package for state-owned telco BSNL with a total outlay of Rs 89,047 crore (approximately$10.79 billion).

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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!