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To: ratan lal who wrote (9722)	11/22/1999 11:20:00 AM
From: Mohan Marette	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12475

How'bout that SIFY? Satyam gets ready for cable TV,ISDN Ratan: How'bout it,eh? ============ Satyam gets ready for cable TV, ISDN By Uday Lal Pai India Correspondent, asia.internet.com [November 22, 1999--INDIA] Satyam Infoway Limited, India's first and largest ISP, plans to diversify into cable TV. The expansion is seen as an extension of its Internet services. Satyam also plans to offer ISDN dial-up Internet services in major cities. According to vice president Pradeep Lakshmanan, the company had been talking to a number of cable operators for potential tie-ups. Trials had been conducted in Calcutta and Jamshedpur, with encouraging results. There are several issues though, such as availability of requisite bandwidth, which must be overcome before clinching the deal, said Lakshmanan. Another cable operator, Siticable, already offers Net access through cable. "Bandwidth is the greatest problem that we are faced with," said Lakshmanan. At present ,Indian ISPs are dependent on Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL) for their bandwidth requirements. "We expect our gateway to commissioned by January, so that we will be able to move faster with the cable business", he added. Satyam plans to offer ISDN dial-up Internet services in major cities in India. The services would be extended to smaller cities later, Lakshmanan said. It also plans to open more 2 Mbps Internet nodes in various cities in India. The company, which has around 100,000 subscribers, also plans to promote 100 cybercafes to attract more users who do not own personal computers. Some of the cybercafes are already in operation. The next major initiative from Satyam will be the DSL broadband technology as soon as it is made available in the country. As of today, the technology is in the nascent stages of implementation across the globe, even in the USA. "There is nothing that Satyam will not try in the fast evolving Internet business, and this applies to voice-over-Internet as well, once it is allowed," Lakshmanan claimed