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  • Asianet Broadband to move into Tamil Nadu; launches superfast package in Kozhikode

    MUMBAI: Down south, Asianet Broadband a part of Asianet Satellite Communications has announced it is spreading its wings into Tamil Nadu. Asianet Broadband has 200,000 subscribers from residential areas SMEs and office in 56 and cities towns across God’s own country Kerala.

    It made this announcement last week, along with the introduction of a super fast broadband package.

    The new package called GIGA Fibre 200 it is being offered in Calicut and is being delivered over its brand new optical fibre network, it passing over 45,000 homes in the city at launch. The idea is to take it up to 100,000 homes across the city and outskirts in phases,the company says.

    Asainet Broadband has a total bandwidth capacity of more than 30 Gbps, which is the largest in the state of Kerala among the new generation private ISPs.

    The GIGA Fibre 200 package priced of Rs 999 a month at 200 MBPS speeds with a 200 GB limit. Asianet has a sweetener attached to the package: those paying three months advance rent in advance will get the wifi modem free.. The delivery of the broadband is being done using tate of the art DOCSIS & GPON technology.

    Optic Points out Asianet Satellite Communications president & COO . G.Sankaranarayana: “ Lightning fast downloads, simultaneous streaming, plenty of data & very Hi speed to ensure a great experience even with multiple users. New areas like Virtual reality, Telemedicine etc are all possible today. Possibilities are endless. Kozhikode is just a start and we are going to rollout GIGA fiber across other markets in Kerala too.”

  • Ortel appoints Jiji John as vice president – broadband

    Ortel appoints Jiji John as vice president – broadband

    MUMBAI: Ortel Communications has appointed Jiji John as vice president of broadband business with effect from 1 June, 2015.

     

    John has more than 18 years of experience in strategic planning, sales, marketing and business development.

     

    Prior to joining Ortel, John was vice president at Asianet Broadband, which is a division of Asianet Satellite Communications.

     

    During his career, he has held various positions with telecom and ISP companies like Escotel Mobile Communications (currently Idea Cellular) and Sify Technologies amongst others.

     

    Ortel Communications president & CEO Bibhu Prasad Rath said, “We are delighted to welcome Jiji John as VP of our Broadband Business. His rich experience and deep understanding of the sector would help Ortel strengthen its position in the segment where the Company is targeting a notable increase in the number of broadband subscribers over the next few years. Jiji will play a crucial role in driving growth and profitability of the Broadband Business which remains a key focus for Ortel.”

  • ErosNow launches movie streaming service with Asianet Broadband

    ErosNow launches movie streaming service with Asianet Broadband

    MUMBAI: Eros International Media’s online entertainment service ErosNow has joined hands with Kerala’s Internet Service Provider (ISP) Asianet Broadband to launch a movie streaming service called Broadband Movies.

     

    The streaming service will enable Asianet customers to watch high quality entertainment content including its south Indian repertoire of movies and music from the ErosNow platform on multiple smart devices. The subscription-based service will be available to all Asianet Broadband subscribers with a one month free subscription.

     

    Eros Digital CEO Rishika Lulla Singh said, “We are delighted to partner with Asianet Broadband and bring the best in movies to its large subscriber base in Kerala. Asianet’s large scale bandwidth and high speed will allow users to view unlimited entertainment from our wide catalogue.”

     

    Asianet Broadband executive vice president Satish Kumar added, “We are very happy to associate with Eros International and excited to offer ErosNow, a unique digital entertainment platform to our subscribers. This will help our customers to watch and listen to movies, music and other content in all Indian languages with high quality. This association will take the consumer viewing experience to the next level.”

     

    Asianet Broadband vice president Jiji John said, “Our superior technology to deliver high speed broadband connections have been possible through the implementation of DOCSIS and Fiber to the Home (FTTH) technologies, which have the capacity to deliver up to 300 Mbps broadband service to individuals. It will definitely boost the picture quality and ensure ultra high speeds to the Asianet Broadband subscribers which will enhance the video streaming experience.”

     

    The service will be offered at a monthly subscription price with a base price for unlimited viewing of movies to Asianet subscribers.