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BSNL to expand broadband, mobile connectivity in Karnataka
BANGALORE: India’s largest telecom service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has aggressive expansion plans for the southern state Karnataka.
BSNL’s Karnataka circle, Bangalore Telecom, yesterday announced the release of 1.1 million SIM cards for mobile phone users, as well as increased broadband connectivity for Karnataka in the coming fiscal.
The announcement was made during the release of an updated two-volume Bangalore supplementary directory listing BSNL connections across the entire state.
BSNL is pumping in Rs 2.54 billion to increase mobile connectivity from its existing 700,000 connection base to 1.1 million and doubling its terminals to 2,654 over the next four months. Chief general manager -Karnataka Circle S Ramaganapathy said that mobile connectivity would spread to 343 towns in addition to the existing 319 centers. Of the 1.1 million new connections announced, around 1 million would be pre-paid, while the rest would be post-paid.
An additional 45,000 wireless local loop (WLL) lines (which don’t require telephone cable connecting the instruments) have been commissioned to clear the waiting list for landline connections in rural areas.
Additionally, 700 kilometers of optical fiber would be laid by the end of the month.
Ramaganapthy also highlighted the success of Bangalore Telecom’s Data-One broadband service saying that 20,000 connections, including 6,000 in Bangalore alone, had been given. BSNL plans to introduce broadband services to Mangalore by the end of this month and cover 13 more districts in the state over the next three to four months.
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Collective Artists Network reshuffles talent leadership
Fiona D’Souza, Jinal Jhaveri and Arjun Banerjee take expanded roles in core division.
MUMBAI: Collective Artists Network just handed the talent baton to its homegrown stars because when your agents have been building careers this long, it’s time to let them run the show. Collective Artists Network has announced the next phase of leadership for its talent management business, elevating senior agents Fiona D’Souza, Jinal Jhaveri and Arjun Banerjee to expanded roles within the division. The move strengthens the company’s foundational talent arm while it continues to grow into content creation and production-led ventures.
Each of the three has played a significant part in shaping artist careers across films, digital platforms and brand partnerships. Together they now represent the next generation of leadership for Collective’s talent operations, with a continued focus on long-term career building, strong partnerships and adapting representation to a fast-changing media landscape.
Collective Artists Network founder and Group CEO Vijay Subramaniam remains actively involved in guiding artist strategy and key relationships. He said, “Talent management has been the foundation on which Collective was built, and that philosophy continues to guide how we grow the company. As we enter this next phase, it’s important that the people leading this business have both deep context and long-term convictions.”
Collective Artists Network partner and head of talent Janahavi Rawal added, “Collective’s talent business has always been built on trust, long-term thinking, and a deep understanding of where artists want to go next. Fiona, Jinal, and Arjun have each played an important role in shaping the careers of the artists we represent, and this phase is about empowering our senior agents further while building the right support systems around them.”
The leadership evolution reflects Collective’s belief in promoting from within and creating clear ownership across verticals. In a talent world where yesterday’s agent is tomorrow’s partner, Collective isn’t just reshuffling chairs, it’s handing the spotlight to the people who’ve been quietly directing the show all along.
