Set Top Boxes

TRAI recommends mandatory interoperability of set top boxes

TRAI, in its recommendations, said that currently, STBs are non-interoperable and that deprives the customer of the freedom to change his service provider and creates a hindrance to technological innovation, improvement in service quality, and the overall sector growth.

Apr 11, 2020, 15:29 PM IST

Unused DTH STBs could be worth 750 mn USD: TRAI

Up to 30 million Set Top Boxes (STBs) of Direct to Home (DTH) operators worth nearly 750 million US Dollars may be lying unused in the country mainly because of non-interoperability, broadcasting sector regulator TRAI has said.

Apr 10, 2016, 14:26 PM IST

Consumers should benefit from Digitisation drive: Javadekar

Javadekar emphasised on the need for having inter-operability of Set Top Boxes.

Oct 08, 2014, 16:49 PM IST

Govt set to announce new schedule for cable digitisation drive

The government is set to announce a new schedule for the drive for digitisation of cable sector and a notification is likely to be issued soon.

Sep 10, 2014, 22:41 PM IST

Govt considering extending deadline of digitisation drive

In a bid to allow more time to domestic manufacturers of Set Top Boxes (STB) to meet the demands of digitisation of cable television systems, the government is considering extending the deadline of the drive.

Aug 24, 2014, 00:57 AM IST