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Time Warner Telecom expands fiber network arm
MUMBAI: Time Warner Telecom Inc., one of the leading providers of managed voice and data networking solutions for businesses in the US, has announced the expansion of its 180-mile Dallas fiber network into Frisco, one of the fastest growing cities in North Texas.
Time Warner Telecom extends its local networks into suburban office parks and downtown commercial areas to meet customer demand for an alternative fiber facilities-based choice for communications services. This Sonet network is similar to the company’s 43 other networks across the country that deliver national business-class voice and data solutions, locally and nationally, states an official release.
“Customer demand typically includes the need for business continuity, diverse routing, data storage, metro Ethernet and a variety of next generation services that only fiber, facilities-based carriers, like Time Warner Telecom and larger incumbents, can offer,” says Time Warner Telecom’s vice president and general manager in Dallas John Schuchart.
“This network extension also connects Frisco businesses to our 800-mile fiber ring that runs between Dallas, Austin, San Antonio and Houston, as well as to our national network of 20,000 route miles of fiber and 10 Gbps IP backbone,” adds Schuchart. “Time Warner Telecom offers communications solutions that enable businesses to converge their networks, reduce their total communications costs and improve their operating efficiencies.”
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JioHotstar and OpenAI partner to bring ChatGPT-powered personalised content to 500m Indian viewers
Fireside chat at AI Impact Summit 2026 highlights AI-driven content discovery and personalised storytelling
DELHI: At the AI Impact Summit 2026, a defining conversation unfolded between Uday Shankar, vice-chairman, JioStar, and Sam Altman, ceo and co-founder, OpenAI, spotlighting how AI is transforming creation, distribution and consumption of content.
The discussion coincided with Jiostar’s landmark announcement: a partnership between JioHotstar and OpenAI that will embed ChatGPT-powered conversational search and discovery into the platform. The move aims to deliver seamless, multilingual, deeply personalised experiences for India’s 500 million-plus viewers, fundamentally redefining how content is discovered and consumed.
“There’s a lot of noise about content overload. We see a different reality. In a country as diverse as India, there isn’t enough content that truly reflects its cultural and regional nuance. That’s the opportunity,” said Shankar. “Across content, commerce and consumer experience, this partnership lets us rethink the ecosystem. Technology now allows storytelling to move from static and broad to dynamic and deeply personalised, aligned to the unique tastes of every consumer. The future isn’t more content. It’s more relevant content.”
Altman added perspective on India’s AI momentum: “What feels different here is the energy. There is a clear sense of going all in on AI, not just as individual companies, but as a country. Safety has to be taken seriously. Ensuring that benefits are widely distributed has to be taken seriously. But above all, the focus is on creating real value for companies and for people through the services we build. That is the balance driving this moment.”
The partnership signals a shared commitment to responsibly scale AI-powered experiences that deliver tangible business value while making a meaningful impact on consumers. By combining India-specific content nuance with OpenAI’s generative intelligence, Jiostar is betting on a future where discovery, engagement and relevance replace sheer volume—setting the stage for a new era in personalised entertainment.
