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Set aside NTO 2.0 as it hurts LCOs, consumers: SCOWA to TRAI

South Indian State Andhra Pradesh-based Seemaandhra Cable TV Operators Welfare Association (SCOWA) has urged TRAI to set aside implementation of NTO 2.0 as it doesn’t take into account the ‘negative impact’ it would have on local cable operators and consumers, while allegi...

TRAI says tariff regime not applicable on OTT platforms

Amidst a major pushback from stakeholders, especially cable operators, against TRAI’s NTO 2.0 implementation and demand for regulating prices of OTT platforms, the regulator has said its tariff regime is no...

US federal aviation admin asks telcos to pause 5G rollout

Even as the Indian telecom regulator TRAI is discussing issues involving 5G services and the broadcasting community batting against reallocation of part of C and extended C-band spectrum to telcos, American aviation administrator FAA has asked at least two telcos to delay 5G s...

Airtel, TCS partner for 5G based remote robotic operations

Bharti Airtel, India’s premier communications solutions provider, and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) said they have successfully tested innovative use cases from TCS’ neural manufacturing solutions suite on Airtel’s ultra-fast and low latency 5G network. These solutions help manufacturers build smart, cognitive factories which mimic resilien...

All India Aavishkar Dish Antenna Sangh demands postponement of NTO 2.0

The All India Aavishkar Dish Antenna Sangh, part of the Aavishkar Media Group, has petitioned the TRAI and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) to withhold new tariff guidelines’ implementation from 2022, saying the ‘industry feels that NTO2 regulations is not required’ at the moment.

BECIL CMD Kuruvilla bats for cable ops adopting ‘innovative solutions’

Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Ltd. (BECIL) CMD George Kuruvilla urged the cable operators to work on ‘innovative solutions’ to provide better services to consumers, while suggesting that cable fraternity too has a role to play in content monitoring, apart from regulators.

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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!