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6 million new Internet users in India in 2006-2007 but broadband growth rates are stalling
Its 2007, the "Year of Broadband" in India, but broadband growth rates are stalling! The dream was for 9 Million broadband (>=256kbps) subscribers by year end.
However the latest numbers show the number of subscribers at just 2.46 Million and the growth rate in May dropped to 0.04 million from 0.13 million in the previous month. [...]
Indian cable operators want to get in on 3G
Cable guys want 3G bite- The Economic Times The indian cable guys want in on the entertainment & tv aspect of 3G - if and when 3G happens in India. They're already in on the WiMAX craze.
Technorati Tags: 3G, cable, IMT-2000, India, TRAI
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IPTV in India
GigaOM » India’s IPTV UnrealityShailaja Neelakantan @ GigaOM writes about IPTV in India.
There are a few key points missing, both from the article and from the reader comments:
Almost all IPTV services are within "Walled Gardens" i.e. within the service provider's network. Hence the problem isn't about the bandwidth connections people are getting for internet [...]
Bharti (Airtel) also plans IPTV service in India
As a follow-up to my rant on Digital TV in India, its important to note that Airtel has also joined the fray for IPTV. As this article states, they are trialing UTStar's mVision systems, newly rebranded as RollingStream (via prnewswire, lightreading).
Here's the article on Indian Television:Indiantelevision.com's Digital Edge - Bharti plans IPTV launch, UTStarcom the [...]
Hilarious info on EuroTelcoblog
James Enck of EuroTelcoblog has touched on this hilarious tidbit:
The floorspace occupied by VoIP, IPTV and telco triple play industry
events exceeded the total surface area of Canada for the first time in
history, and the delegates to these shows, marched side-by-side into
the sea, would form a neverending column
The hype and craze for IPTV and triple [...]
