Bharti Airtel IPTV service to be available by the end of the year

Indian market is set to get another player in the IPTV market with Bharti revealing that they would launch the Airtel IPTV service by the end of the current year.

MTNL and BSNL are the two players in this market which has not really picked up. Bharti aims to launch its first full-fledged IPTV applications on its broadband fixed line telecom services in Gurgaon later this year.

Incidentally, Reliance is also planning to enter this segment with their own IPTV service launch.

Airtel added that the launch in the Gurgaon city would be followed by the launch in the entire NCR by the end of the current financial year.

They are already conducting trials in around 100 households in Gurgaon. Airtel added: “We are developing partnerships with several companies in the areas of content and technology. Everything will be in place by the end of the year.”

Bharti also revealed that they plan to increase their focus on serving the SMB sector. A company representative added: “According to our estimates, SMBs in India spend over $15 billion on IT and telecom. We believe this can be one of our growth areas.”

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