(October 30, 2013) US technology major Cisco is in talks with Indian cable TV operators to help them offer broadband services by upgrading their existing networks.
Cisco is offering a technology that will enable cable TV players to start offering two-way communications required for Internet services. In addition, the company has roped in its venture capital fund unit Cisco Capital to finance the technology upgrade.
Speaking to Business Line, Sanjay Rohatgi, Managing Director, Service Provider, Cisco India and SAARC, said, “Most of the multiple-system operators (MSOs), who we are talking to, have plans to drive the cable broadband scenario. Our country is starved of bandwidth and as we move into the regional areas, cable broadband and the 4G technology will be a perfect complement to each other.”
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