Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Bringing a smile: an evening with kids




On July 27, 2011 YOU Broadband employees spent some time with children at Vatsalya Orphanage in Navi Mumbai. They interacted with the kids, celebrated the birthday of Manali, one of the girls at the centre and donated old clothes...bringing a smile on their faces! (Below: Team YOU with Manali).
 

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

India in Top 3 countries worldwide for Global Broadband Growth: Report

Broadband Forum predicts top ten position is coming close


India’s phenomenal growth in broadband in 2010 – second only to China and the United States – is leading towards the country soon becoming one of the top ten users of broadband in the world. That is the message delivered at the recent Convergence India event in New Delhi by Broadband Forum Chief Executive Officer Robin Mersh.

India added more than 2.5 million new lines of broadband last year and now stands at No13 in the world – having been barely in the top 50 of broadband countries just six years ago. “India has been steadily climbing the rankings in terms of broadband subscribers for the last 6 years. It has gone from 50th to 13th in only 6 years and will be knocking on the door of the top 10 within a year or two,” says Oliver Johnson, chief analyst with Point Topic.






Friday, July 1, 2011

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.