Cable broadband subscriptions to rise in APAC

Burgeoning pay-TV revenues, particularly in IPTV, will make it boom time for Asia-Pac telcos over the next five years a new report from ABI Research predicts.


The “Pay TV and Broadband Markets in China, India, Japan and Asia-Pacific” study forecasts regional service revenues from DSL, fibre broadband and IPTV to rise from $52.5 billion in 2010 to $79.5 billion in 2016. ABI adds that significant revenue growth will come from fibre broadband and IPTV services, offset slightly by some declines in broadband DSL.

By contrast with the telco sector which is set for revenue growth of 51%, and as is the case of late almost everywhere else in the world, cable companies won’t share in the boom with revenues dipping slightly by 3%. from $51 billion to $49.5 billion.

Increases in cable broadband will likely offset some loss of pay-TV revenue to telco-provided IPTV and satellite.

ABI added that at the heart of the boom is shifting regulation that will tilt the balance of power between telcos and cable companies, especially in China and India.

YOU Broadband, 6th largest broadband service provider - TRAI Report

YOU to lease broadband capacity

The Hindu Business Line, February 26, 2010

The Citigroup-owned YOU Broadband & Cable has ventured into leasing out broadband capacity on its fibre infrastructure.

The company is targeting telecom operators, telecom tower companies and other cable service providers who require intra-city connectivity in 12 of the top 20 cities, Mr E.V.S. Chakravarthy, Chief Executive Officer of YOU Broadband, told Business Line.

"We can also provide fibre-based backhauling to telcos so that they can conserve spectrum which is a scarce commodity in any case," he added.

YOU Broadband uses around 15 per cent of the 5,000-route km of optical fibre infrastructure, originally established to support its broadband and cable businesses. By end 2010-11, it intends to add 2,400-route km of underground optical fibre as well as 1,000 more route km of overhead optical fibre.

YOU Broadband, which has an Internet Service Provider (Category A) licence, has already leased out part of the excess broadband capacity to Tata Communications, Vodafone and Tulip, said Mr Chakravarthy.

Managed Data Storage Services will grow - YOU Broadband

"With growing customer base companies will have a challenge to manage data. Focus on core business and cost are the major factors they have to deal with. Outsourcing is the answer and managed storage services will grow" - E.V.S. Chakravarthy, CEO, YOU Broadband & Cable India Limited

YOU Broadband's Enterprise Offerings include end to end IT infrastructure services comprising of storage, security, co-location, UTM solutions.

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YOU Broadband - Energy Management Program

The maximum amount of power is consumed by the IT infrastructure followed by the broadband network infrastructure on the field. From the IT side, our approach is to reduce the number of servers and equipments where all the software applications are loaded. Servers consume a lot of power, so does our complete Internet data center and disaster recovery systems base at Surat. By applying consolidation and virtualization methodology and adopting the latest available technological advancement, we intend to achieve this which will help YOU Broadband to reduce the current power consumption by 50 to 60%. For our broadband infrastructure that mainly comprises of our network operating centers and nodes, we are exploring the possibility of using solar energy solutions.

One more segment of power consumption and often overlooked in our day to day operations are office equipments like lights, AC, PCs, laptops, micro ovens, etc. Thus, these should be switched off when not in use, or used only when required. This saves lot of power. This again is an individual initiative rather than having any external pressure from the organization.

The objective of YOU's energy management program is to identify areas of improvement which would result in lower energy consumption, and thus reduce energy spent in all the eleven operational locations of YOU Broadband.


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Project Prakriti - YOU Broadband's Green Initiative

“The direct impact of climate change and other related effects is felt by all now. Organisations being the torch bearers of development have started realising the magnitude of the problem and need to take action. Employees are an integral part of an organisational set up and should play an active part in environment protection. To support this initiative our employees have started commuting by bicycles and have also quit smoking. Not only that, majority of the employees refrain from using the microwave to save power," says E.V.S. Chakravarthy, CEO, YOU Broadband & Cable India Pvt. Ltd.


He further adds, "Under Project 'Prakriti' the onus will be on individuals to change their mindset / lifestyle to do their bit for pollution control, energy & water conservation and paper wastage among other things. While each individual should add value to this project, it is a collective responsibility to ensure the project gives desired results. Project 'Prakriti' is implemented across all 11 locations.


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India largest cable modem market in South East Asia - Report

London-based Technology Research firm Point Topic released its Broadband Report for Q3 2009:

Highlights of the Report:
Total global BB subs at the end of Q3 2009 - appx 452 million.

Subs added in Q3 globally - appx 57 million - 12.6 % of total sub base

India - largest cable modem market in South East Asia with 851,000 subscribers by end Q3 2009. Its subscriber base grew by 7.86 per cent over the quarter from 789,000 in Q2 2009.

Incidentally YOU Broadband & Cable India Pvt Ltd is a leading player in the cable modem space.

Speed matters

Two months ago, a South African company decided to call attention to the dismal 1-Mbps ADSL speeds from government-owned incumbent telco Telkom SA via a publicity stunt based on an old IETF April Fool's Day joke called IP over Avian Carriers (IPoAC). In essence, the company hired a carrier pigeon to carry a 4-GB micro-SD card from a branch office in Howick to its head office 70 km away, while the same data was uploaded to the same location via ADSL.

The pigeon won handsomely.

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YOU Telecom is now YOU Broadband & Cable India Pvt Ltd

With an intention of making its identity, focus and vision clear Citigroup owned broadband major YOU Telecom decided for a name change. The company will henceforth be referred to as YOU Broadband & Cable India Pvt Ltd.

CVCI owned YOU Broadband is led by its CEO Mr. E.V.S. Chakravarthy and is one of the top 6 broadband players in the country with presence across 11 cities.

Bombay HC dismisses petition by RCom against YOU Telecom

RCIL had in February 2009 filed a legal petition against YOU Telecom for allegedly not paying Rs37 lakh in dues for services provided

Khusboo Narayan

Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Friday dismissed a winding-up petition filed by Reliance Communications Infrastructure Ltd (RCIL), a subsidiary of Reliance Communications Ltd (R-Com), against YOU Telecom India Pvt. Ltd. RCIL had in February 2009 filed a legal petition against YOU Telecom for allegedly not paying Rs37 lakh in dues for services provided. It had also sought 30% interest for delayed payment.
“We have demonstrated the court that service was not up to mark and there were series of emails of such complaints that were made to RCom. In fact RCom has admitted deficiency in its services. Under such circumstances the alleged amount should not be treated as debt against the company and any order such as winding up may not be passed,” E.V.S. Chakravarthy, chief executive officer of YOU Telecom, wrote in an email statement.

“We have also represented the court that the dispute pertains to service providers and hence RCom should have approached appropriate forum (say TDSAT) for the same. The Honourable Court was kind enough to dismiss the petition and directed RCom to approach appropriate forum for any relief....,” he added.

An immediate comment could not be had from Rcom.

YOU Telecom, a broadband service provider owned by Citigroup Venture Capital International, Citigroup Inc.’s private equity arm for growth capital, had in 2007 entered into a contract for bandwidth infrastructure, RCIL said in its petition to the court

Freedom Offer from YOU Telecom

August being the Freedom month, YOU Telecom has introduced an exciting offer for customers.

Book broadband connection for the entire 2010 and access free Internet for the rest of 2009...

Offer valid till September 15, 2009 only..

Starter Pack: Rs 1499 for three months

Night Booster for existing customer: Rs 200/month Top Up for unlimited usage during night time....