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No material including the Logo may be reproduced, electronically or otherwise, without written consent of the publisher. 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. 74 Tel.: 022-26733163 / 26733164 Fax: 91-22-26733162 SATELLITE & CABLE TV 5 JULY 2020 EDITOR’S SCATVIEW India’s broadband base is increasing. This is an Baart ka ba`a^DbaOMD AaQaar baZ, rha hO.yah ek idlacasp ivakasa interesting development and it augurs well for the future hO AaOr yah Baart sarkar ko iDijaTla [MiDyaa AiBayaana ko BaivaYya ko of Digital India campaign of the Govt. The future of ilae AcCa hO.saIeTIvaI samaudaya ka BaivaYya BaI ba`a^DbaOMD Daomaona maoM the CATV community is also in its expansion into the Apnao ivastar maoM hO.yah saOTolaa[T AaOr kobala ]Vaoga ko BaivaYya kao broadband domain. This is the future for the satellite ivakisat krnao AaOr banaayao rKnao ko ilae BaivaYya hO.[sa mau_o sao and cable industry to grow and sustain in the future.This saMbaMiQat ek irpaoT- p`stut hO ijasamaoM BaartIya baajaaraoM maoM ba`a^DbaOMD ko issue features a report which highlights the growth of ivakasa pr p`kaSa Dalaa gayaa hO. broadband in the Indian markets. SCaT India Show and SCaT Magazine has skOT [MiDyaa Saao AaOr skOT maOgajaIna nao vaoibanaar kI maojabaanaI continued to engage with the industry by hosting krko ]Vaoga ko saaqa Apnao jauD,ava kao jaarI rKa hO.vaoibanaar ka webinars. The first of the webinar was hosted on phlaa p`saarNa 3 jaulaa[- kao haosT ikyaa gayaa qaa¸ jaao ik iD–isa@sa 3rd July & focussed on the topic ‘The role of ISPs and Wara saMcaailat qaa ijasamaoM ‘]Vaoga maoM mahamaarI va ivakasa maoM Aa[-esapI Cloud Providers in the Pandemic & Developments in AaOr @laa]D p`dayakaoM kI BaUimaka’ pr Qyaana koMid`t ikyaa gayaa.‘Baart the Industry’ powered by De-CIX. The other webinar/ maoM saOTolaa[T va kobala TIvaI ko BaivaYya’ pr Anya vaoibanaarÀpOnala panel discussion on ‘The Future of Satellite & Cable ivacaar–ivamaSa- ka Aayaaojana 10 jaulaa[- kao ikyaa jaayaogaa ijasamaoM ]Vaoga TV in India’ scheduled on 10th July, features some of the ko idggajaaoM maoM kuC ihssaa laoMgao. leading industry stalwarts. [sa AMk maoM CpI ek Anya irpaoT- maoM saIeTIvaI baajaar ko ivakasa The growth of the CATV market is also pr p`kaSa Dalaa gayaa hO. highlighted in a report featured in this issue. [sa baIca ijayaao inavaoSa ka jaugaaD, baoraokTaok jaarI hO AaOr inavaoSa kI Meanwhile the Jio investment juggernaut continues navaInatma EaRMKlaa [MTola sao AayaI hO.ijayaao inavaoSa kI haoD, nao AarAa[-ela unabated and the latest series of investments comes in from Intel. Jio investment spree has made RIL debt free. kao kja- mau@t banaa idyaa hO.ek AaOr mah%vapUNa- isqait ivakasa yah hO And in another major development, Jio—FB deal has ik ijayaao–efbaI saaOdo kao saIsaIAa[- kI maMjaUrI imala gayaI hO. got the clearance from CCI. T/a[- ko AQyaxa Aarºesaº Samaa- ka kaya-kala A@TUbar maoM The tenure of R.S Sharma, Chairman of TRAI is samaaPt haonao kI saMBaavanaa hO AaOr hmaoM A@TUbar maoM nayaa AQyaxa doKnao likely to end in October and we could see a new chairman ko ilae imalaogaa.EaI AarºesaºSamaa- ko kaya-kala ko daOrana enaTIAao by October. R.S. Sharma’s tenure as chairman saw some 2º0 va esaTIbaI kI [MTrAa^proibailaTI jaOsaI kuC ivavaadaspd AiQasaUcanaa controversial notifications like NTO 2.0 and the doKnao kao imalaI¸ ijasao p`saarkaoM va saIeTIvaI samaudaya kI Aaor sao tIKI Interoperability of STBs, which drew a sharp response p`itiËyaa p`aPt hu[-. from the broadcasters and the CATV community. Baart sarkar nao huva[- AaOr jaoDTIela jaOsaI caInaI kMpinayaaoM kao Indian Govt has barred Chinese companies like 5jaI p`stuitkrNa maoM Baaga laonao sao raok idyaa hO AaOr BaartIya TolaIka^ma Huawei & ZTE from participating in the 5G rollout sao Aaga`h ikyaa hO ik vao BaivaYya maoM Apga`oD ko ilae caInaI tknaIkI ko and Indian telcos have been urged not to use Chinese technology for their future upgrade. This could have an [stomaala sao prhoja kroM.[saka Asar BaartIya saIeTIvaI ]Vaoga pr effect on the Indian CATV industry also, as most of BaI hao sakta hO @yaaoMik AiQaktr nao caInaI ]%padaoM va tknaIkI ka them deploy Chinese products & technology. [stomaala ikyaa hO. Indian companies are now gearing up to bid for the BaartIya kMpinayaaM Aba 5jaI p`stuitkrNa ko ilae baaolaI lagaanao 5G rollout. Interesting times are ahead, as we hope this ko ilae kmar ksa rhI hOM.Aagao kafI majaodar samaya hO¸ @yaaoMik hma leads to a more Atmanirbhar Bharat ! AaSaa krto hOM ik yah hmaoM ‘Aa%mainaBa-r Baart’ kI Aaor lao jaayaogaa. (Manoj Kumar Madhavan) (Manoj Kumar Madhavan) SATELLITE & CABLE TV 7 JULY 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 RS SHARMA TERM ENDS IN SEPT Aaresa Samaa- ka kaya-kala isatMbar maoM samaaPt TRAI Chairman R S Sharma’s 5-year-old tenure will T/a[- ko AQyaxa Aaresa Samaa- ka 5 vaYaao-M ka kaya-kala [sa saala come to an end this September. Sharma got an isatMbar maoM samaaPt hao rha hO.EaI Samaa- kao 2018 maoM e@saToMSana extension in 2018 and he will also reach his retirement age of 65. BaI imalaa qaa AaOr tba tk vao ApnaI saovaainavaRi<a kI Aayau According to media reports, an 65 vaYa- tk BaI phuMca jaayaoMgao.