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  • ISL Franchise Hyderabad Football Club unveils its logo

    ISL Franchise Hyderabad Football Club unveils its logo

    MUMBAI: Hyderabad Football Club (HFC), the newest entrant into the premium football tournament franchise, Indian Super League has unveiled its official logo titled ‘Reliving Hyderabad’s Football Legacy’. The logo of Hyderabad FC embodies the city’s heritage with the minarets of Charminar and the texture of the Kohinoor diamond. Vijay Madduri and Varun Tripuneni, the co-owners of the Hyderabad Football Club, felt the need to relive and retell the legacy ahead of the upcoming tournament. 

    Speaking on the occasion Mr. Varun Tripuneni, co-owner of the club, Hyderabad FC said “Hyderabad had an interesting legacy with the sport from way back from the 1910 when the city hosted the first all-India tournament, known as Majeed’s Tournament. From then on, that is from the 1920s to 1950s, Hyderabad dominated the football scene in India and internationally, including making it to the Olympics!  We are confident that the Hyderabad FC will receive a fantastic response and the city will be buzzing with the spirit.” 

    Vijay Madduri adds, “The logo is inspired from the city’s history, we now hope that HFC will be a great boost for the sport in the region. We are greatly encouraged by the response received from the football enthusiasts in the city. So with Hyderabad FC, we hope to elevate the sport to being much more organised and professional, so that we can give a boost to the legacy that is already present in the city’s history and roots.”

  • Hathway Broadband launches High speed Wi‐Fi Broadband Homes

    Hathway Broadband launches High speed Wi‐Fi Broadband Homes

    MUMBAI: Hathway Broadband Internet, one of the largest cable broadband companies in India, has announced a tie up with D‐Link to offer High speed Wi‐Fi routers bundled in the market under the “Wi‐Fi Broadband Homes” initiative.

    All existing and new customers of Hathway Broadband across the country can avail this offer and convert their wired homes into “Wi‐Fi Broadband homes” with speed of upto 15Mbps. Hathway has achieved a significant penetration into the consumer home segment since the implementation of DAS through its Digital Cable Business . The company intends to leverage on its robust Hybrid Fibre Coaxial (HFC) network to deliver a superior Broadband Experience to the Home Internet users.

    “Consumer Broadband usage has shifted to concurrent multiple wireless device consumption at home” said Hathway Cable & Datacom MD and CEO Jagdish Kumar. “Hathway Wi‐Fi Broadband Home Solution, combines a high speed broadband delivered on our superior HFC network combined with the best in class D‐Link Wi‐Fi router. It is the most efficient and economical way to harness the power of all your Wi‐Fi enabled devices like tablets, smartphones and laptops at home.”

    Expressing his views on this association with Hathway, D‐Link CEO Tushar Sighat said, “Hathway is leading broadband service provider in the country, while D‐Link is an undisputed leader offering internet connecting devices for over two decades. Thus this unison will definitely result in an uninterrupted, reliable & revolutionary wireless internet service for home users. With   the unique mydlink cloud router on the offering we are confident to bring alive a never before secured Wi‐Fi broadband experience.”

    “A typical modern family by using the Wi‐Fi Broadband Home solution at home can save upto Rs 500 per month” said Hathway Broadband business head Kunal Ramteke. “All modern Wi‐Fi devices like tabs and smartphones seamlessly switch their data usage from a cellular Edge/3G network to the Wi‐Fi Broadband home network where‐ever available. Therefore customers will now enjoy a significantly superior internet experience at a lower cost with D‐Link Wi‐fi Broadband homes.”

    Hathway will not charge any one time fee or monthly rentals for the Wi‐Fi device. D‐Link Wi‐Fi router will be given to the customers for free at zero cost.  However customers would be charged a nominal fully refundable security deposit. 

    All D‐Link Wi‐Fi routers provided by Hathway will also enjoy a hassle free replacement advantage at no cost and will be supported by D‐Link Direct Service (DDS)

  • Ortel plans to raise Rs 600-700 million

    Ortel plans to raise Rs 600-700 million

    MUMBAI: Ortel Communications Ltd, the leading multi-system operator (MSO) in Orissa, is scouting for investors to raise Rs 600-700 million to fund its expansion plans which include commercial rollout of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services.

    The company has approached merchant bankers and is even looking at raising funds through a private placement. “We are looking at all options including a mix of equity and debt. Our fund requirement for expansion is Rs 600-700 million,” Ortel Communications promoter Jagi Mangat Panda tells indiantelevision.com.

    Ortel has recently issued redeemable preference shares to Finlay Corporation Ltd. (FCL), an overseas corporate body incorporated in the Bahamas and its subsidiary, of Rs 44 million with 8.50 per cent dividend per annum for a period of five years. FCL has 16 per cent stake in Ortel, sources say.

    While VoIP is a main line of business activity the company wants to enter, other projects designed are digitalisation, expansion to other towns and upgradation to triple play services (voice, data and video).

    Ortel has conducted a successful trial of VoIP telephony and plans to launch it commercially. The company also wants to expand operations from seven to 14 locations in Orissa and increase its broadband subscriber base. Ortel has over 180,000 cable TV and 7,000 data services customers.

    The company holds a stake of below 25 per cent in Orissa TV which runs a local channel OTV with in-house news and current affairs programming. A second channel focuses on local origin entertainment and selected Hindi movies.

    Cable TV service is marketed under the brand name of Skyview Home Cable. Data services are provided under the brand name of Ortel.net. HFC cable networks are designed and constructed with return path capability.

    Ortel’s main problem is to prop up revenues through value-added services in a state where the average revenue per user (ARPU) is more or less flat. Ortel has built and is operating a hybrid fibre coaxial (HFC) broadband communications networks to provide cable TV, high speed internet access and possibly telephony services in future. In cities like Bhubaneswar, it is charging a monthly cable TV subscription fee of around Rs 250.