BANGALORE, INDIA: Gujarat Telelink Private Ltd. (GTPL), along with networking major Cisco, has rolled-out high definition (HD) digital cable set top boxes in Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA).

This will enable subscribers to experience superior HD TV along with other services such as DVR (digital video recording), HD gaming, VoD (Video on demand) and future Connected Home services to consumers.

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This announcement was made on the sidelines of Cable TV Show 2012, SAARC region’s largest cable TV show, in Kolkata.

GTPL, a multi service operator (MSO) in India has recently acquired KCBPL, a provider of cable service in West Bengal and is focused on digitization of cable networks in the region. 
GTPL and  Cisco will work together to usher in cable digitization across the key states of Gujarat, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Assam and Jharkhand to deploy more than 8,00,000 next-generation digital set-top boxes, both HD and SD, over the next 12 months in these markets.

Mr. Anirudh Sinh Jadeja, Managing Director, GTPL: “We see tremendous potential in the eastern region. GTPL-KCBPL has been a very successful joint venture and we have attained a leadership position in Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA) in a short timeframe.

Sandeep Arora, vice president, Service Provider, Cisco India & SAARC: “Our engagement with GTPL has the potential to transform cable industry in India. Cisco offers an End-to-End portfolio of cable solutions - from content acquisition to distribution to consumer TV – and hence is uniquely positioned in the market.  In line with our commitment to our customers, we have developed an innovative business model for GTPL, which will allow them to benefit immensely from digitization and offer several new improved services to its consumers.”