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BSNL’s partner pulls the plug on IPTV service
The IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) service offered by BSNL is being wound up following poor subscriber offtake. BSNL was providing IPTV services under a partnership with MyWay, a digital entertainment enterprise owned by Smart TV Group. The group had entered into long-term contracts with MTNL and BSNL for providing co-branded interactive video services to customers in 54 cities across India.In Tamil Nadu, the services were on offer in Chennai and select towns such as Coimbatore, Tiruchi, Madurai and Puducherry. When contacted, a MyWay spokesman confirmed that the group’s Indian operations »»»
IPTV’s bright Indian future
IPTV services in India were introduced some two years ago, but have so far failed to match the success of DTH or cable. Industry experts feel that this is due to the limited launch of the service and a lack of focused marketing efforts. Bharti and Reliance Communications have launched services only in Delhi and Mumbai, respectively. And although government owned BSNL and MTNL have together launched services in 54 cities, their marketing efforts have only recently started showing results. Akshoptifiber (iControl) and Smart Digivision (MyWay) together have garnered more than 70,000 customers so far. »»»
MyWay IPTV partners Utiba platform for e-top up
BANGALORE: Utiba, a mobile commerce platforms supplier has partnered with MyWay IPTV for its electronic top up solution. This association highlights the capability of utilising a retail presence enabled by electronic media to distribute or collect payment for an electronic commodity, the company said in a statement. MyWay IPTV is the brand from Smart Digivision, which has entered into long term contract with BSNL and MTNL to provide interactive video services to customers in 54 cities across India. MyWay IPTV COO Kapil Dev Kumar said, “Association with Utiba enables us to provide our customers »»»
IPTV provider ‘Aksh’ to increase base in Punjab
Aksh Optifibre Limited, the pioneer in Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) in India, which is targeting a subscriber base of 100,000 subscribers by September 2010, has plans to expand its services in Punjab as well. The company is eyeing 60-70 per cent of the total broadband penetration in Punjab as its potential subscribers for IPTV in coming years. Having already launched its services across six regions in the state, the company is eyeing more districts this year. At present Aksh Optifibre Limited has its presence in Jalandhar, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Chandigarh, Patiala and Ferozepur. The company »»»
GoD to Pull Broadband Users
Both state-run operators-MTNL and BSNL-are looking up to games-on-demand (GoD) as they are both experimenting with compelling gaming strategies to attract broadband users. BSNL Chennai Telephones has recently rearranged its pack of online games, and is now even providing it as a freebie on few monthly plans. The games-on-demand service enables DataOne users to choose and play from a catalog of over 300 games without ever needing to purchase any of the games. Games are being offered either as freebie on select plans or on monthly rental. The catalog features international gaming addictions such »»»
‘We are calling IPTV by the wrong name’
The Indian arm of the US-based UTStarcom hopes to reach out to cable operators to sell more of its Internet protocol television (IPTV) solutions. In India, a bulk of the 100,000 IPTV connections — from Bharti Airtel’s to BSNL’s — have UTStarcom at the back end. However, Vijay Yadav, managing director, South Asia, UTStarcom, says calling it IPTV has held back growth of the technology that helps data or video to move over internet protocol networks. Currently IPTV solutions form 15 per cent of its undisclosed India topline and broadband forms 80 per cent. Vanita Kohli-Khandekar spoke to Yadav »»»
