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OTT providers and network operators share a collective interest in ensuring investments in high speed networks 28 July 2016

According to a report by Rajat Kathuria, Vatsala Shreeti and Parnil Urdhwareshe for The Financial Express, in the two years that have passed since the first consultation paper on ‘Over the Top’ (OTT) services was released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India … Continue reading

How Facebook stumbled into India’s fight for net neutrality 22 April 2015

The fight for net neutrality has come to India. Last week, two companies withdrew from Facebook’s Internet.org project, citing neutrality concerns, and the remaining companies are facing mounting pressure to bail out. But while Internet.org has drawn most of the … Continue reading

Making OTT content available on TV screens a possible way forward in India 20 April 2015

As video content increasingly seems to be consumed, shared and generated, the traffic of such content over the internet is increasing. In fact OTT media apps seem to be one of the few services that are earning large revenues for … Continue reading

TRAI proposes regulatory framework for OTT services : Net Neutrality just landed in India 02 April 2015

  As Net Neutrality continues to scorch earth for telecom operators and ISPs alike all over the globe, and following the recent 3-2 Democrat-Republican voting victory for Net Neutrality in the United States, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has called … Continue reading

TRAI seeks consultation on OTT regulation in India 30 March 2015

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today asked stakeholders whether it was too early to establish a regulatory framework for over-the-top (OTT) services, since internet penetration is still evolving, and access speeds are generally low and there is limited … Continue reading

VoD – Moving Beyond The Traditional 04 December 2014

With the new government talking about implementing e-governance, India has started using digital and social media as the primary mode of communication. Hence it is expected that new technologies would now achieve mainstream adoption faster. The Indian government backed up … Continue reading