Technicolor bags contract to supply one lakh STB, modems to Hathway

Company said set-top boxes, modems will be delivered in the next 18 months

Technicolor India today said it has bagged a contract to supply one lakh set-top boxes and a similar number of high speed Internet modems to multi system operator Hathway for an undisclosed amount.

The company said the set-top boxes that enable delivery of high definition (HD) video content and the modems for ultra-high speed broadband services will be delivered in the next 18 months.

Commenting on the development Technicolor President of Connected Home Michel Rahier said": The new partnership with Hathway is a key milestone for Technicolor in the APAC region and contributes to reinforce our positions on this fast growing market".

Hathway Cable & Datacom MD & CEO Jagdish  Kumar said: "We believe that we will be able to take digitalization of our networks to the next stage and deliver more value to our customers in India."

According to Technicolor India Connected Home Vice President, Sales Deepak Bhatia said that the modems and set top boxes would be manufactured outside India, but its software development is done here.

He said that the initial order is for one lakh set top boxes and another one lakh modem, but the numbers can go up depending on the demand.

Technicolor India is a subsidiary of Paris-based Technicolor and has deployed over eight million set-top boxes in India with Tata Sky and Airtel.