Cable TV
Singapore Cable Vision forges relationship with Lucent Technologies
Singapore Cable Vision (SCV) will shortly start using Lucent Technologies’ Kenan Arbor/BP billing product and Arbor/OM order management software products.
SCV is Singapore’s leading broadband cable network provider. Lucent Technologies designs and delivers networks for the world’s largest communications service providers. The company’s systems, services and software are designed to help customers quickly deploy and better manage their networks and create new, revenue-generating services that help businesses and consumers.
SCV is counting on this solution to offer flexibility and scalability, which is needed to support its services — SCV MaxTV and SCV MaxOnline. The company will also be able to introduce new enhanced broadband service packages to cope with growing customer requirements. The software will also support the launch of SCV’s new lifestyle services in the near future.
SCV received its ISO 9001:2000 certification this month and announced an extension of its MaxOnline promotion rates from Dec 2001 to June 2002. This means that any customer who signs up or renews their MaxOnline subscription gets to enjoy the promotion rates. SCV MaxOnline claims to have over 70,000 subscribers, making it the number one broadband Internet access service in Singapore.
SCV MaxOnline will soon introduce a new modem from electronics giant Thomson. Based on the DOCSIS technology it comes with a USB port that allows new subscribers to plug and play, and get instant broadband connection to the Internet. SCV MaxOnline was among the first in the world to introduce DOSCIS modems. The advantage of deploying leading open standard modems is that there will be many more competing brands in the market place to choose from.
MUMBAI: When margins wobble, liquidity talks and in Q3 FY25-26, cash did most of the talking. Den Networks Limited closed the December quarter with consolidated revenue of Rs.251 crore, marginally higher than the previous quarter but down 4 per cent year-on-year, even as profitability stayed resilient on the back of strong cash reserves and disciplined cost control.
Subscription income softened to Rs.98 crore, slipping 3 per cent sequentially and 14 per cent from last year, while placement and marketing income offered some cheer, rising 15 per cent quarter-on-quarter to Rs.148 crore. Total costs climbed faster than revenue, up 7 per cent QoQ to Rs.238 crore, driven largely by higher content costs and operating expenses. As a result, EBITDA dropped sharply to Rs.13 crore from Rs.19 crore in Q2 and Rs.28 crore a year ago, pulling margins down to 5 per cent.
Yet, the bottom line refused to blink. Profit after tax stood at Rs.40 crore, up 15 per cent sequentially and only marginally lower than last year’s Rs.42 crore. A healthy Rs.57 crore in other income helped cushion operating pressure, keeping profit before tax at Rs.48 crore, broadly stable quarter-on-quarter despite the tougher cost environment.
The real headline-grabber, however, sits on the balance sheet. The company remains debt-free, with cash and cash equivalents swelling to Rs.3,279 crore as of December 31, 2025. Net worth rose to Rs.3,748 crore, while online collections accounted for 97 per cent of total receipts, underscoring strong cash discipline across operations, including subsidiaries.
In short, while Q3 showed signs of operating strain, the financial backbone remains solid. With zero gross debt, steady profits and a formidable cash war chest, the company enters the next quarter with flexibility firmly on its side proving that in uncertain markets, balance sheet strength can be the best growth strategy.
