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  • ACT Fibernet unveils exciting broadband plans for Hyderabad users

    ACT Fibernet unveils exciting broadband plans for Hyderabad users

    Mumbai: In a thrilling development for internet enthusiasts in Hyderabad, ACT Fibernet (Atria Convergence Technologies Ltd), a fiber-focused wired broadband internet service provider, has unveiled a variety of new plans meticulously crafted to cater to the increasing demand for high-speed internet and digital entertainment. Utilising the cutting-edge ACT SmartFiber technology, the company has introduced a selection of cost-effective broadband packages, commencing from a mere ₹525 for 50 Mbps and reaching up to ₹1325 for 500 Mbps. With this technology, users can relish dedicated virtual speed pathways, ensuring uninterrupted bandwidth tailored for diverse online pursuits such as streaming, gaming, and extensive downloading.

    ACT Fibernet’s new subscription plans in Hyderabad include plans like ACT Max 525, ACT Max 799, ACT Max 1075 and ACT Max 1325, reflecting the company’s dedication to providing high-speed internet connectivity at competitive prices. Embracing the shift towards digital entertainment, ACT Fibernet enriches its broadband plans with bundled subscriptions to leading OTT platforms such as Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, Sony Liv, Zee5, and Yupptv.

    The entertainment-centric plans start with the ACT Max 650 Plus at ₹650 per month, offering 50 Mbps speed along with access to Disney+ Hotstar, Sony Liv, ZEE5, and Yupptv, designed for users who desire a wide range of content. The ACT Max 899 plan at ₹899 per month provides 100 Mbps and a subscription to Disney+ Hotstar, Sony Liv, ZEE5, and Yupptv.

    For those with a preference for Netflix, the ACT Max 1199 plan at ₹1199 per month provides 150 Mbps and a Netflix and Sony LIV subscription along with the others. The ACT Max Giga, available for ₹1999 per month, features a one Gbps speed bundled with subscriptions to Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, Sony Liv, ZEE5, and Yupptv, catering to households seeking the ultimate entertainment package. These plans are meticulously crafted to provide uninterrupted access to a wealth of digital content, ensuring that subscribers are always at the cutting edge of entertainment.

    Focusing on smoother streaming and video calls, ACT Fibernet’s SmartFiber tech guarantees a lag-free video experience. This tech cuts down delays, making things like watching movies, video chatting, and online gaming much smoother and fun. It’s made to work well with big screens and smart TVs, managing internet use efficiently to keep 4K viewing smooth all day long. Apart from great internet and entertainment, ACT Fibernet prioritizes digital safety and home security too. They’ve introduced ACT Shield and ACT Home Camera with their broadband, giving extra security against online threats and real-time monitoring for home safety. These services showcase that ACT Fibernet not only connects people to the online world but also keeps them safe there.

    With various plans to fit different needs and budgets, plus bundled entertainment and security, ACT Fibernet keeps leading the way in changing how Hyderabad uses the internet. For more details on these exciting broadband plans and services, check out ACT Fibernet’s website or contact their support team. With ACT Fibernet, people in Hyderabad can expect not just faster internet, but also a safer, richer, and more fun digital life.

  • Den Networks posts consolidated revenues of Rs 294 cr in Q3 FY22

    Den Networks posts consolidated revenues of Rs 294 cr in Q3 FY22

    Mumbai: Den Networks has released its financial results for the third quarter of FY 2022. The company reported consolidated revenue of Rs 294 crore and consolidated EBITDA of Rs 50 crore. It reported a profit after tax of Rs 44 crore and cash and cash equivalents stood at Rs 2525 crore.

    The company saw subscription revenues at Rs 177 crore a decline of three per cent quarter-on-quarter and 12 per cent year-on-year. Its income from marketing/placement stood at Rs 86 crore, a decline of 12 per cent QoQ and 19 per cent YoY. Other operating income stood at Rs 12 crore a 52 per cent decline QoQ but a 70 per cent increase YoY. Its activation revenues stood at Rs 20 crore, a five per cent decline QoQ and 30 per cent decline YoY.

    The company’s content costs stood at Rs 149 crore, a seven per cent decline compared to the previous quarter and an eight per cent decline YoY. Personnel costs stood at Rs 20 crore and other operational expenses at Rs 70 crore.

    Den Networks operates a cable TV distribution business spread across 500+ cities/towns in 13 states and a broadband business that is available across 41 cities/towns in India. 

  • GTPL Hathway announces partnership with Aprecomm

    GTPL Hathway announces partnership with Aprecomm

    Mumbai: Cable TV distribution and broadband service provider GTPL Hathway Ltd on Monday announced the investment in innovative technology to remotely optimise its residential Wi-Fi connections through a partnership with Aprecomm.

    The technology will help GTPL bring down the customer issue resolution time and enhance customer experience on its network of 700K+ connected broadband households. Aprecomm’s AI engine allows GTPL to convert its household connections to AI-enabled smart Wi-Fi access points. Additionally, the technology offers proactive monitoring and measuring of the wireless experience of the connected devices and provides real-time insights to improve the reliability and performance of the network, said the statement.

    “GTPL believes in continuous investments in technology to keep innovating and enhance the consumers’ delight,” said GTPL Hathway managing director Anirudhsinh Jadeja. “The partnership with Aprecomm will aid us in our efforts to ensure the best experience for our broadband consumers with a faster and proactive resolution of potential issues.”

    “We are delighted to collaborate with GTPL and bring the latest technology into their network which can assist them with up to 50 per cent reduction in customer support handling time and phenomenal improvement to the customer experience,” said Aprecomm CEO Pramod Gummaraj. “We are looking forward to bringing more innovation in the Network Automation in the coming months.”

    The measurable improvements offered by the integration between GTPL and Aprecomm also lead to lower maintenance costs and improved customer satisfaction for the internet service provider.

    “With Aprecomm’s vendor-agnostic technology, GTPL is now able to manage and monitor ONUs through a unified interface, ensuring assured internet experience to their customers,” said Aprecomm CTO Guharajan Sivakumar.

    “We have already started deploying this technology and could measure the customer experience with ease and take proactive actions to improve it,” stated GTPL Hathway CTO Prasad V. “Aprecomm’s technology immensely helps us to achieve network automation.”

  • YuppTV Scope partners with ION broadband

    YuppTV Scope partners with ION broadband

    Mumbai: Single subscription video streaming platform YuppTV Scope has partnered with ION broadband to offer OTT services to its users.

    YuppTV Scope offers users a unified interface to all premium OTT apps such as SonyLIV, Zee5, Epic On, and YuppTV using a single subscription, while eliminating the task of accessing multiple apps. ION broadband has an audience base of four lakh customers and around 25,000 access points in more than 60 cities across the country and aims to provide a traditional TV-like experience for consumers in a seamless manner.

    “We are delighted to announce our partnership with ION broadband. This partnership further highlights the growing customer base for OTT platforms across genres,” said YuppTV founder and chief executive officer Uday Reddy. “Users will be able to enjoy YuppTV Scope’s unique and seamless video entertainment experience using a technologically advanced, all-encompassing platform and enjoy a traditional TV-like experience’’

    ION broadband provides cutting-edge internet solutions to suit its various segments like retail, hospitality, campus wi-fi, corporate, smart city, airports, and public wi-fi.

    “OTT consumption has been on the rise in India, owing to the pandemic. We are committed to keeping in touch with the changing trends and offering relevant services for our vast customer base and providing them with a traditional TV-like experience in a seamless manner,” said ION brand management business development Vielas Salunkke. “ION broadband is delighted to collaborate with YuppTV scope and believe that the platform will revolutionise the way content is consumed in the country.”

  • GTPL Hathway ISP business grew by 50% YoY in Q2 FY22

    GTPL Hathway ISP business grew by 50% YoY in Q2 FY22

    Mumbai: Digital cable TV and broadband service provider GTPL Hathway’s internet service provider (ISP) business grew by 50 per cent YoY, according to its financial results for Q2 FY2022. The company reported consolidated revenues of Rs 605.2 crore up by four per cent YoY.

    The company’s paying subscribers stood at 7.35 million out of which 2,75,000 are FTTX subscribers at the end of H1 FY22. It added 1,00,000 net broadband subscribers in H1 FY22. The broadband average revenue per user (ARPU) for Q2 FY22 stood at Rs 440 which is up by two per cent YoY.

    “GTPL is in a sweet spot for converting its strong existing CATV subscriber base of 10+ million households into its broadband subscribers directly or through operators. Deployed the latest GPON technology for providing high-speed and high-volume Broadband services in Gujarat. GTPL plans penetrate to other regions by upgrading to FTTX Solutions,” the company said in a statement.

    The company reported H1 2021 revenue at Rs 1215.9 crore an increase of 12 per cent YoY. Its ISP business revenue stood at Rs 100.6 crore for the quarter ended 30 September. The EBIDTA for the quarter stood at Rs 144.8 crore up by four per cent and profit after tax at Rs 43.3 crore.

    “GTPL Hathway continues to deliver on key KPIs during H1 FY22. The highlight of H1 FY22 performance was robust subscriber additions and subscription revenues for the broadband business, coupled with strong balance sheet and return ratios,” said GTPL Hathway managing director Anirudhsinh Jadeja. “The balance sheet remains strong owing to ‘Net Debt Free’ status leading to impressive ROCE and ROE of 33 per cent and 20 per cent, respectively as of 30 September. With the economy getting back to normalcy led by aggressive vaccination drive, the company is geared to strengthen its presence in the existing and new markets.”

  • Den Networks’ Q4 subscription revenue down 15% to Rs 190 crore

    Den Networks’ Q4 subscription revenue down 15% to Rs 190 crore

    KOLKATA: Multi-system operator Den Networks has reported consolidated net profit at Rs 33.89 crore for the fourth quarter of financial year 2021 (FY21), a 50.56 per cent rise year-on-year basis. 

    Revenue from the operations stood at Rs 320.79 crore from the quarter, sharply declining from Rs 1195.48 crore in the same quarter a year ago. Total income also declined, down 3.49 per cent at Rs 355.52 crore during the quarter under review as against Rs 368.39 crore in the same period a year ago.

    The company’s consolidated EBITDA was at Rs 65 crore at the end of Q4, a marginal increase from Rs 64 crore during the corresponding period of FY20.

    Den’s cable operations cover over 500+ cities/towns across 13 key states in India. While the cable business was incorporated in 2007, Den Broadband Ltd was incorporated in 2011. The company has its registered office in New Delhi. At present, it has enabled fixed broadband services across 41 cities or towns in India.

    However, the operator has seen a huge decline in subscription revenue tumbling to Rs 190 crore, a 15 per cent degrowth year-on-year from Rs 222 crore. Activation revenues have grown by 24 per cent to reach Rs 34 crore compared to Rs 21 crore in the same quarter last year.

  • Netflix ranks Spectranet as top ISP in Sept ’16

    Netflix ranks Spectranet as top ISP in Sept ’16

    MUMBAI: Spectranet, India’s only Internet Service Provider (ISP) with end-to-end 100% optical fiber network for home and business, has been ranked as the Number 1 ISP for its primetime performance by Netflix, the world’s leading internet television network with over 83 million members in over 190 countries, for the month of September 2016. It was also found to have the fastest performance during primetime across India. 

    Netflix ranks performances of prominent ISPs across the globe for their ‘Prime Time Netflix performance’ and the ratings for ISPs in India were introduced first in the month of May 16.  Netflix introduced ‘fast.com’ to provide quick and simple way for any internet user to test their current internet speed.

    A press release from Spectranet’s PR agency claimed has always maintained its ranking amongst top three since the inception of Netflix fast.com speed stats in India

    Spectranet was ranked numero uno for its superior service provided through its cutting-edge fiber network that delivers speeds of 100 Mbps and beyond and offers truly unlimited downloads & uploads without any speed capping.

    Spectranet CEO Udit Mehrotra said, “This feat has been made possible by our sustained efforts to deliver innovative and disruptive services to our customers at amazingly affordable price.”

    Spectranet is an innovative and disruptive technology company with end to end pure optical fiber network enabled Internet service provider, capable of delivering speeds of 1 Gbps.

  • Netflix ranks Spectranet as top ISP in Sept ’16

    Netflix ranks Spectranet as top ISP in Sept ’16

    MUMBAI: Spectranet, India’s only Internet Service Provider (ISP) with end-to-end 100% optical fiber network for home and business, has been ranked as the Number 1 ISP for its primetime performance by Netflix, the world’s leading internet television network with over 83 million members in over 190 countries, for the month of September 2016. It was also found to have the fastest performance during primetime across India. 

    Netflix ranks performances of prominent ISPs across the globe for their ‘Prime Time Netflix performance’ and the ratings for ISPs in India were introduced first in the month of May 16.  Netflix introduced ‘fast.com’ to provide quick and simple way for any internet user to test their current internet speed.

    A press release from Spectranet’s PR agency claimed has always maintained its ranking amongst top three since the inception of Netflix fast.com speed stats in India

    Spectranet was ranked numero uno for its superior service provided through its cutting-edge fiber network that delivers speeds of 100 Mbps and beyond and offers truly unlimited downloads & uploads without any speed capping.

    Spectranet CEO Udit Mehrotra said, “This feat has been made possible by our sustained efforts to deliver innovative and disruptive services to our customers at amazingly affordable price.”

    Spectranet is an innovative and disruptive technology company with end to end pure optical fiber network enabled Internet service provider, capable of delivering speeds of 1 Gbps.

  • Eutelsat and ViaSat ink JV to expand satellite broadband in Europe

    Eutelsat and ViaSat ink JV to expand satellite broadband in Europe

    MUMBAI: Eutelsat Communications and ViaSat Inc have inked a joint venture agreement to expand satellite broadband in Europe.

    The JV will see Eutelsat’s current European broadband business combining with ViaSat’s broadband technologies and consumer Internet Service Provider (ISP) business expertise.

    Building on a decade-long relationship, Eutelsat and ViaSat are joining forces to create a partnership that will expand Eutelsat’s current wholesale broadband business and launch a new consumer retail service in Europe.

    The joint venture will initially leverage KA-SAT, Eutelsat’s high capacity broadband satellite.

    Eutelsat chairman and CEO Michel de Rosen said: “With KA-SAT, our unique dedicated High Throughput Satellite, Eutelsat has built an effective, high-quality, broadband platform for Europe in which ViaSat has played a key role as technical partner. Broadband is an important component of our strategy, and we seek to partner with market-leading companies that contribute to enriching our offer. ViaSat is a partner that we both trust and value for its track record in setting industry standards and developing technologies that unlock broadband opportunities. Our joint venture will take our relationship to a new level and give further impetus to affordable, high-quality Internet services in Europe.”

    ViaSat chairman and CEO Mark Dankberg added, “Eutelsat is the clear leader in the European broadband market and is an obvious partner in extending our global reach. We have worked together for more than a decade – creating the satellite broadband market and sharing a vision for the future of satellite broadband. We complement each other extremely well. We offer a powerful team to close the digital divide in Europe today and well into the future. The joint venture combines an unprecedented collection of expertise in satellite operations and technology, broadband networks, and wholesale and retail distribution throughout Europe that forms the foundation for next-generation internet services. We’re excited to be working with Eutelsat to bring a proven model to the European and Mediterranean markets.”

    Since KA-SAT entered service in 2011, Eutelsat has capitalised on its high capacity satellite platform in Europe and the Mediterranean Basin to reach 190,000 customers. ViaSat has proven success in the consumer residential market.

    The joint venture will consist of two businesses coordinating efforts to expand the European broadband market:

    Wholesale Services will be focused on providing wholesale broadband services in the European and Mediterranean regions to the newly established retail services business and existing Eutelsat distributors. Eutelsat will contribute its current European broadband business including the KA-SAT satellite. ViaSat will continue to provide selected broadband technologies for KA-SAT gateways and terminals and will acquire a 49 per cent interest in the business for € 132.5 million. For future capacity, the partnership will continue to evaluate over the next few months the ViaSat-3 technology and the extent and the terms under which it would utilise the European capacity on the new ultra-high throughput ViaSat-3 platform, which ViaSat expects to bring into service in 2020. The partnership will also continue to study other options to add growth capacity in the nearer and long term.

    Retail Services will be focused on building a direct-to-consumer ISP business in Europe. Enhanced service plans will be introduced in select European countries throughout 2016, setting a foundation for growth in the retail services business with the availability of future satellite capacity. The business will be owned 51 per cent by ViaSat and 49 per cent by Eutelsat.

    Completion of the transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions, and is currently expected to close during the second quarter of 2016.

  • Eutelsat and ViaSat ink JV to expand satellite broadband in Europe

    Eutelsat and ViaSat ink JV to expand satellite broadband in Europe

    MUMBAI: Eutelsat Communications and ViaSat Inc have inked a joint venture agreement to expand satellite broadband in Europe.

    The JV will see Eutelsat’s current European broadband business combining with ViaSat’s broadband technologies and consumer Internet Service Provider (ISP) business expertise.

    Building on a decade-long relationship, Eutelsat and ViaSat are joining forces to create a partnership that will expand Eutelsat’s current wholesale broadband business and launch a new consumer retail service in Europe.

    The joint venture will initially leverage KA-SAT, Eutelsat’s high capacity broadband satellite.

    Eutelsat chairman and CEO Michel de Rosen said: “With KA-SAT, our unique dedicated High Throughput Satellite, Eutelsat has built an effective, high-quality, broadband platform for Europe in which ViaSat has played a key role as technical partner. Broadband is an important component of our strategy, and we seek to partner with market-leading companies that contribute to enriching our offer. ViaSat is a partner that we both trust and value for its track record in setting industry standards and developing technologies that unlock broadband opportunities. Our joint venture will take our relationship to a new level and give further impetus to affordable, high-quality Internet services in Europe.”

    ViaSat chairman and CEO Mark Dankberg added, “Eutelsat is the clear leader in the European broadband market and is an obvious partner in extending our global reach. We have worked together for more than a decade – creating the satellite broadband market and sharing a vision for the future of satellite broadband. We complement each other extremely well. We offer a powerful team to close the digital divide in Europe today and well into the future. The joint venture combines an unprecedented collection of expertise in satellite operations and technology, broadband networks, and wholesale and retail distribution throughout Europe that forms the foundation for next-generation internet services. We’re excited to be working with Eutelsat to bring a proven model to the European and Mediterranean markets.”

    Since KA-SAT entered service in 2011, Eutelsat has capitalised on its high capacity satellite platform in Europe and the Mediterranean Basin to reach 190,000 customers. ViaSat has proven success in the consumer residential market.

    The joint venture will consist of two businesses coordinating efforts to expand the European broadband market:

    Wholesale Services will be focused on providing wholesale broadband services in the European and Mediterranean regions to the newly established retail services business and existing Eutelsat distributors. Eutelsat will contribute its current European broadband business including the KA-SAT satellite. ViaSat will continue to provide selected broadband technologies for KA-SAT gateways and terminals and will acquire a 49 per cent interest in the business for € 132.5 million. For future capacity, the partnership will continue to evaluate over the next few months the ViaSat-3 technology and the extent and the terms under which it would utilise the European capacity on the new ultra-high throughput ViaSat-3 platform, which ViaSat expects to bring into service in 2020. The partnership will also continue to study other options to add growth capacity in the nearer and long term.

    Retail Services will be focused on building a direct-to-consumer ISP business in Europe. Enhanced service plans will be introduced in select European countries throughout 2016, setting a foundation for growth in the retail services business with the availability of future satellite capacity. The business will be owned 51 per cent by ViaSat and 49 per cent by Eutelsat.

    Completion of the transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions, and is currently expected to close during the second quarter of 2016.