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The opinions in the articles are those of the authors and the publisher may not necessarily agree with them. SATELLITE & CABLE TV accepts no responsibility for material contained in the advertisements. It is not the intention of the magazine to encourage in any way actions which are contrary to existing or future regulations, rules or local laws. Registered Office: SCaT MEDIA & CONSULTANCY LLP 106, Stanford Plaza, Plot # B-65, Off New Link Road, Andheri (W), TOTAL PAGES Mumbai - 400 053. Maharashtra. INDIA. 68 Tel.: 022-26733163 / 26733164 Fax: 91-22-26733162 SATELLITE & CABLE TV 5 JUNE 2020 EDITOR’S SCATVIEW The Corona pandemic impact on the Cable, kobala¸ saOTolaa[T va ba`a^DbaOMD xao~ maoM kaoraonaa mahamaarI ka gahra Satellite and Broadband sector has been profound. Asar rha hO.laoikna yahaM ek caaMdI kI prt BaI hO–ihtQaarkaoM maoM sao But there is a silver lining to it – majority of the AiQakaMSa kao ek baar vyavasaaya ko irbaUT haonao AaOr saMBaalanao maoM saxama stakeholders are confident of bouncing back soon once business is able to reboot and get its bearings. Satellite haonao ko baad ifr sao ]Cla kr vaapsa Aanao kI ]mmaId hO.saOTolaa[T & Cable TV reached out to some of the big AaOr kobala TIvaI pi~ka [sa xao~ ko kuC baD, ihtQaarkaoM tk phuMca stakeholders in this sector to understand their views gayaa¸ taik samaga` vyaapar AaOr BaivaYya kI rah pr mahamarI ko p`Baava on the impact of the pandemic on the overall business pr ]nako ivacaaraoM kao samaJaa jaa sako.]na saBaI nao svaIkar ikyaa ik and the future ahead. All of them were conscious of vao kuC samaya ko ilae ta%kailak caunaaOityaaoM ko p`it sacaot hOM¸ laoikna the immediate challenges in the short term, but are very optimistic of the future. The focus story- BaivaYya kao laokr bahut AaSaavaadI hOM.[sa AMk maoM faoksa sTaorI– Rebooting the Cable, Satellite & Broadband Business kobala¸ saOTolaa[T AaOr ba`a^DbaOMD vyavasaaya kao irbaUT krnaa¸ ek p`mauK in this issue is a major highlight where leading industry AakYa-Na hO.[sa ]Vaoga ko Aga`NaI idggajaaoM nao saOTolaa[T va kobala TIvaI stalwarts have shared their views in an exclusive one- ko saaqa ek–ek krko ivaSaoYa $p sao Apnao ivacaar saaJaa ikyao. on-one with Satellite & Cable TV. ijayaao PlaoTfama- ilaimaToD¸ ijayaao pa[- maoM ihssaa rKnao ko ilae Jio has been having investors flocking to grab a share of the Jio pie. The topmost VCs and companies inavaoSakaoM kao AakiYa-t kr rha hO.sabasao p`mauK vaIsaI AaOr kMpinayaaM are making a beeline to grab a stake in Jio, despite BaI mahamaarI ko karNa baajaar maoM cala rhI proSaainayaaoM ko baavajaUd ijayaao the ongoing lull in the market due to the pandemic. maoM ihssaodarI laonao ko ilae laa[na lagaa rhI hOM. 5G is the next big harbinger to trigger a major 5 jaI¸ ba`a^DbaOMD ko xao~ maoM ek baD,I ËaMit kao gait donao vaalaa revolution in the broadband sector. Bharati Airtel & Jio are all gearing up for the 5G rollout. With Huawei Agalaa baD,a kark hO.BaartI eyarTola va ijayaao saBaI 5 jaI p`stuitkrNa being banned by leading nations, there is a huge ko ilae tOyaarI kr rho hOM.p`mauK doSaaoM Wara huvaa[- kao p`itbaMiQat opportunity for Indian companies to capitalise on the ikyao jaanao ko saaqa BaartIya kMpinayaaoM ko ilae ]plabQa AvasaraoM kao opportunities available. Baunaanao ka ek baD,a maaOka hO. The Indian telecom players like Vodafone Idea vaaoDafaona Aa[iDyaa AaOr eyarTola jaOsaI BaartIya TolaIka^ma kMpinayaaoM and Airtel is getting investments from the leading tech companies like Google, Amazon. This augurs well for kao gaugala¸ Amaojana jaOsaI p`mauK Tok kMpinayaaoM sao inavaoSa p`aPt hao rho the beleaguered players which has been under hOM.yah ]na proSaana kMpinayaaoM ko ilae SauBa saMkot hO jaao ik ejaIAar considerable stress with the AGR dues. This can spur bakayao ko calato kafI tnaava maoM qaI.yah dUrsaMcaar xao~ maoM nayaI jaana a revival in the telecom sector. fUMknao ka kama kr saktI hO. TRAI is clear about the future of broadband T/a[-¸ ba`a^DbaOMD ko BaivaYya AaOr [sako inaihtaqa- ko baaro maoM spYT hO and its implications and is trying to redefine new parameters for the broadband sector. TRAI is also AaOr ba`a^DbaOMD xao~ ko ilae nayao maapdMDaoM kao ifr sao pirBaaiYat krnao trying to usher in a new paradigm with its new kI kaoiSaSa kr rha hO.Ta[-¸/ kobala¸ saOTolaa[T AaOr p`saarNa Daomaona ko initiatives within the cable, satellite and broadcast BaItr ApnaI nayaI phlaaoM ko saaqa ek nayao p`itmaana kI Sau$Aat krnao domain. But it’s very important that whatever TRAI kI kaoiSaSa kr rha hO.laoikna yah bahut mah%vapUNa- hO ik Ta[-/ jaao BaI does, it must consider the views of all the kro ]sao Daomaona ko BaItr saBaI ihtQaarkaoM ka ivacaar samaJanaa AaOr stakeholders within the domain and then attempt to bring in the changes. It has to be a win win situation ifr badlaava laanao ka ivacaar krnaa caaihe.p`%yaok ihtQaarkaoM ko for every stakeholder. Only then, will there be a true ilae yah jaIt kI isqait haonaI caaihe.tBaI ]Vaoga ko BaItr saccaa transformation within the industry. pirvat-na haogaa. (Manoj Kumar Madhavan) (Manoj Kumar Madhavan) SATELLITE & CABLE TV 7 JUNE 2020 SCAT NEWS skOT samaacaarsamaacaarskOT The Latest Update on Whats Happening saOTolaa[T AaOr kobala TIvaI kI duinayaa maoM Around Us In The World Of Satellite & Cable TV hmaaro caaraoM trf @yaa hao rha ]saka navaInatma ApDoT VESTASPACE GEARS 35 SATELLITES 5jaI ko ilae 35 saOTolaa[TaoM kI tOyaarI kr rha hO FOR 5G ivastasposaivastasposaivastasposa Vestaspace Technology will launch 35 satellites to ivastasposa To@naaolaa^jaI¸ ]VaogaaoM ko ilae Aa[-AaoTI gaitivaiQayaaoM va build 5G speed network connections and IoT functionalities for industries.