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Jio, IIT-B to collaborate on ‘Bharat GPT’ for TV OS: Akash Ambani

Reliance Jio Infocomm chairman Akash Ambani yesterday said the country's largest telco is working with the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay to launch a 'Bharat GPT' programme.

The company, a unit of Reliance Industries, is also "comprehensiv...

Airtel to challenge Rs 24.9lakh penalty under CGST act

Bharti Airtel on Tuesday said it does not agree with an order it received under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act for a levy of Rs 24.94 lakh penalty and will take suitable action for rectification or reversal. The violation pertains to alleged irregular input tax cred...

Airtel Xstream Play expands content portfolio with aha Tamil, Telugu

Bharti Airtel has revealed an expansion in its OTT aggregator service, Airtel Xstream Play, by introducing aha Tamil and Telugu to its array of offerings for subscribers. aha OTT, a collaborative venture between Allu Arvind’s Geeta Arts and My Home Group, made its debut in ...

Telecom PLI draws Rs 2,725 cr by Oct: Devusinh Chauhan

The government has received Rs 2,725 crore investments till end-October 2023 out of the total Rs 4,014 crore committed by 42 applicant companies under the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for telecom gear manufacturing, Devusinh Chauhan, minister of state for communicatio...

DoT overhauls spectrum charge methodology

To promote ease of doing business, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has revised the methodology to levy spectrum charges on captive users, rationalising fees paid by such players. As per officials, the DoT will now be charging for spectrum based on area as against the number of devices earlier. "We ...

Airtel-Alphabet laser tech deal faces challenges

Bharti Airtel's plans to use Google parent Alphabet's laser internet technology, Taara, to support its 4G and 5G operations in India has hit an air pocket. The Sunil Mittal-led telecom operator is not convinced about the effectiveness of using Taara as a wireless backhaul 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!