(8 December 2006 10:00 pm)

MUMBAI: Hathway Cable & Datacom has launched digital cable TV service in Mysore through a fibre linkup from Bangalore.

The multi-system operator (MSO) will have the Scientific Atlanta (SA) solution using the digital content manager (DCM) which supports gig interface (GbE ports) for transmitting the 130 channels over STM4 bandwitdh.

On the recieving end, is the SA's digital qam (XDQ). This is an ideal bridge between flexible IP and Giga bit ethernet based backbone networks and existing qam set top boxes.

Hathway plans to launch the service soon in Nashik, the company said in a statement. Digital cable is already available in Chennai, Mumbai, New Delhi, Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad, and Punjab.

The digital set-top box (STB) will offer over 130 TV channels and other value added services like interactive gaming, the release added.