(MTNL) has added on two more content delivery partners for its soon-to-be launched IPTV services. It has signed content delivery network affiliation contracts with Aksh Optifibre and IOL Broadband. It already has Time Broadband Services as a partner, who was the first to have won the contract for both Delhi and Mumbai. It also has a seven-year non exclusive deal with MTNL.
Aksh Optifibre has expressed intent to operate in Delhi and Mumbai while IOL’s interest is restricted to Mumbai at this stage.
IOL Broadband plans to use US-based SeaChange for the IP video servers, storage and middleware. The digital set-top boxes (STBs) will be provided by UK-based Amino while the digital rights management solution will be from US-based Widevine. They will invest $25 million in the initial phase. Aksh Optifibre plans to use UTStarcom technology for its content delivery network.
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Aksh Optifibre has expressed intent to operate in Delhi and Mumbai while IOL’s interest is restricted to Mumbai at this stage.
IOL Broadband plans to use US-based SeaChange for the IP video servers, storage and middleware. The digital set-top boxes (STBs) will be provided by UK-based Amino while the digital rights management solution will be from US-based Widevine. They will invest $25 million in the initial phase. Aksh Optifibre plans to use UTStarcom technology for its content delivery network.
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