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  • Baseline Ventures to build annual six to eight teams Cava Nations Cup

    Baseline Ventures to build annual six to eight teams Cava Nations Cup

    MUMBAI: Tuhin Mishra’s Baseline Ventures has tossed another ball up in the air. The sports agency has signed up with the Central Asian Volleyball Association (Cava), the governing body for volleyball in central Asia, in a strategic partnership to revolutionise  and popularise volleyball in the region.

    Cava is the supporting Zonal Association of the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) and represents the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) and the AVC in central Asia and south Asia to promote and develop indoor, beach, grass and snow volleyball in the region. It is also affiliated to Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

    The idea of the partnership is to build an eminent annual property – the Cava  Nations Cup which will feature participation from six to eight teams  across the Cava region  and offer FIVB ranking points, marking a significant milestone for volleyball in the area.

    The Cava  Nations Cup is poised to become a flagship event, bringing together top teams from central Asia to compete at the highest level.

    Cava president Mohamed Latheef said: “Baseline Ventures has been the brains behind the the very popular Prime Volleyball League in India. We are excited to work on the Cava Nations Cup with Baseline as we witnessed India’s stand-out performance during the last Asian Games which was a direct result of the success of Prime Volleyball League. Coming together with Baseline allows us to bring our vision to life, creating more opportunities for players and elevating the region’s profile on the global volleyball stage.”

    Baseline Ventures co-founder & MD Tuhin Mishra: “The Cava Nations Cup promises to be a game-changer for volleyball in central Asia. This tournament will not only showcase the region’s talent but also provide players with a platform to compete for FIVB ranking points.”

    Surely, that should prove to be a smashing incentive for the game and the players. 

    (Picture courtesy Prime Volleyball League)

  • Optibase and Time expand IPTV services for MTNL India

    Optibase and Time expand IPTV services for MTNL India

    MUMBAI: Optibase Ltd. and its partner Time Broadband Services Pvt Ltd, broadband content services operator, are expanding their IPTV solution to India’s state-owned telecom service provider, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL).

    MTNL recently launched IPTV services through Time Broadband, utilising Optibase’s IPTV MGW 5100 platforms for its digital IPTV head-end operation at the company’s network operating centre.

    Time Broadband is all set to deploy IPTV services on both TV and PC delivery through network and internet service providers across India. Following the initial deployment of Optibase MGW 5100 IP video head-ends providing 26 channels of telco-grade streaming, Optibase has now supplied an additional 74 channels, totaling 100 MPEG-4 Part 10 H.264/advanced video coding (AVC) channels, asserts an official release.

    Together with Time Broadband, Optibase is enabling the launch of their IPTV services in Delhi – one of the affluent areas in terms of average revenue per user (ARPU), with high sign-on rates for broadband internet services.

    Time Broadband Services managing director Sujata Dev said, “During the initial deployment, Optibase demonstrated their extensive IPTV know-how relating to H.264 AVC. We decided to select the Optibase MGW 5100 integrated digital head ends for the full-scale commercial launch. We are confident that this productive relationship with the high level of commitment from Optibase will continue into the future with our plans for further growth of our IPTV services in prominent locations of the Indian market through multiple telecom operator relationships.”

    Optibase CFO Danny Lustiger added, “We are delighted with the success of our first installation of Time Broadband at MTNL Delhi network and look forward to a long-term collaboration with our globally eminent CDN partners, driving the large scale deployment of IPTV in India. Optibase combines high quality products with world-class services, providing MTNL with a carrier-grade IPTV solution required for the expansion of triple-play services in the Delhi metropolitan high growth potential market.”