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Bharti Airtel Selects NDS To Protect and Power New Digital Satellite Service
Friday, 2 November, 2007
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India and Hong Kong S.A.R, Thursday, November 01, 2007 -- (Business Wire India) -- Highlights:
-- India's leading cellular operator, Bharti Airtel, has chosen technology from NDS for its new digital satellite platform
-- NDS' market-leading VideoGuard(R) conditional access, MediaHighway(R) middleware and customized electronic programme guide selected to protect and enhance new service
NDS, the leading provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, announced that it has been selected by Bharti Airtel to provide a suite of digital broadcasting solutions for the launch of the company's digital satellite service. Bharti Airtel announced recently that the Indian Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has granted the company a Letter of Intent, licensing the new DTH platform.
NDS will provide Bharti Airtel with world-leading VideoGuard(R) conditional access, MediaHighway(R) middleware as well as a customized electronic programme guide (EPG). VideoGuard is currently securing TV content in 78.6 million set-top boxes worldwide, and 69.9 million deployed Mediahighway clients are enabling operators around the world to provide enhanced services to viewers. Through these NDS solutions, Bharti Airtel gains the flexibility to introduce future enhancements including interactive applications and additional advanced services for subscribers.
Announcing the latest development in the company's DTH strategy, Mr. Arjun, Executive Director, Bharti Airtel, said: "Bharti Airtel has successfully focused its strategy on offering a full range of integrated telecom services, and today is one of the world's fastest growing telecom companies. The launch of DTH services is part of our ongoing strategy to offer consumers in India the most extensive range of converged services in the market."
Ms. Sue Taylor, Vice President and General Manager of NDS Asia Pacific said: "Being selected by Bharti Airtel is a validation of the technology leadership of NDS and recognition of the significant investment in NDS' Indian capabilities over the past six years. We look forward to partnering with Bharti Airtel on their future growth strategies. NDS market-leading technology will enable Bharti Airtel to deliver world-class digital and interactive entertainment services to their subscribers."
NDS' R&D facility in Bangalore, which has been operational for six years and now employs over 750 people, will be leading the development of a state-of-the-art electronic program guide for Bharti Airtel. In addition, this development centre will be instrumental in designing interactive TV applications tailored to the Indian audience. Labels: Airtel
Bharti is all set to launch 3G services
India’s largest mobile operator Bharti Airtel has completed trials of all third generation services that it plans to introduce. Bharti is also learnt to have issued a Request For Proposal (RFP) to Ericsson for 3G networks and equipment although this could not be independently confirmed by ET. A RFP is an invitation for suppliers to submit a proposal on a specific product or service. Other telecom majors such as BSNL, Vodafone-Essar, Reliance Communications and Tata Teleservices are also carrying out trial runs of 3G appellations and services. Bharti has also put processes in place for seamless migration of all value-added services to the 3G space from its current 2G networks. They had successfully tried out IMS-based applications, a software platform in line with the latest 3G standards. This implies that content and application developers can use this platform to develop services for Bharti customers.Labels: Airtel
Airtel launches fast broadband link
Bharti Airtel on Wednesday announced the launch of broadband internet access at 8 mbps for the first time in the country. The speed offered is much more than the 256 kbps to 4 mbps now available for the mass users. At 8 mbps, the Airtel broadband network will be IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) ready. The high speed broadband will be commercially available within the next three weeks in Bangalore, Chennai, Pune, Kolkata, Delhi and the National Capital Region, with a subsequent roll out in Mumbai and Hyderabad. Customers will no longer have to wait for a video to get buffered while watching streaming videos. A 5mb music file can be downloaded in five seconds, compared to 160 seconds on a 256 kbps connection, said an Airtel Broadband official. Built on a model that caters to the customer’s use of the internet to learn, work and play, the 8 mbps broadband access will feature Netexpert, a complete tool for online navigation and PCSecure, a suite of anti-spyware and other security features.Labels: Airtel
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