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Alcatel enters mobile TV arena
MUMBAI: Paris based communications provider Alcatel has announced the creation of Alcatel Mobile Broadcast. This is a new internal venture dedicated to Mobile TV.
Alcatel states that as a provider of video solutions, both fixed and mobile, it is ideally positioned to be an important player in this new promising segment. The recent experience from 3G service offers demonstrate a significant consumer appetite for Mobile TV. However, while current mobile networks enable the distribution of numerous TV channels, they have limitations in terms of global coverage and the number of users simultaneously receiving these channels in the same cell.
Mobile operators and broadcasters are therefore considering several options to establish an additional infrastructure to deliver TV and various multimedia services to their mobile customers, economically and with the best possible coverage.
Alcatel says that this new venture will develop the appropriate technologies, build the necessary ecosystem and promote the solution to mobile operators and broadcasters.
Alcatel’s mobile activities president Etienne Fouques said, “Alcatel’s unique positioning in both mobile and satellite activities worldwide will help to bring a complete and efficient Mobile TV solution to our customers based on an hybrid offer combining terrestrial and satellite coverage.”
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NH7 Weekender Pune adds powerhouse comedy lineup
IconiQ White edition from March 13–15 features 10 plus stand-ups alongside music headliners
MUMBAI: Pune’s happiest music fest just doubled down on laughs because when the beats drop and the punchlines land, even the crowd’s too busy giggling to notice the bass. The Iconiq White NH7 Weekender returns to Mahalakshmi Lawns, Pune from March 13 to 15, 2026, and this time the festival isn’t just serving earworms, it’s delivering full-blown comedy chaos between sets. Organisers have stacked a formidable stand-up lineup to keep the energy roaring when artists like Talwiinder, Prateek Kuhad, Raftaar x KR$NA, KING, Nucleya & Friends and Indian Ocean take breaks.
Top billing goes to 10 comedians festivalgoers won’t want to miss:
- Aaditya Kulshreshth (Kullu) – relatable middle-class & college nostalgia king
- Rohan Joshi – sharp pop-culture wit from the AIB days
- Urooj Ashfaq – deadpan delivery and offbeat brilliance
- Madhur Virli – quirky personal storytelling that hits home
- Sonali Thakker – fresh takes on relationships and everyday awkwardness
- Varun Thakur – high-energy “Vicky Malhotra” persona
- Rahul Subramanian – clean observational humour with viral crowd work
- Shreeja Chaturvedi – clever, dry wit and smart punchlines
- Sahil Shah – geek-culture humour and electric stage presence
- Fatima Ayesha – confident, sharp observations on life and culture
Additional acts include Anish Goregaonkar, Daahab Chishti, Rajat Sood, Supriya Joshi, Sumaira Shaikh, Urjita Wani, Kaustubh Agarwal’s Akal Ke Ghode, and Kumar Varun’s interactive comedy-quiz format Kvizzing.
The comedy stage joins a music lineup that promises sing-along anthems and high-octane sets, turning the three-day festival into a full-spectrum entertainment escape where the laughs hit as hard as the drops.
In a country where festivals already feel like organised chaos, NH7 Pune is making sure the only thing louder than the speakers is the roar from the comedy tent.
