Hardware
BP Communications Limited Partners with MyBox to bring advanced digital set-top box technology to Bangladesh
MUMBAI: Cable Operator Association of Bangladesh (COAB) organized an event for Bangladesh cable operators in Kolkata recently to discuss the impending digitization in Bangladesh. MyBox Technologies, a leading R&D house backed by Hero Electronix, specializing in the research & development and manufacturing of set-top boxes was the title sponsor of the event. MyBox introduced its Bangladesh partner BP Communications Limited at the event.
Bangladesh is moving towards cable digitization and approx. 35-40 million STBs would be seeded in the next 3-4 years. Seeking this opportunity MyBox has collaborated with BPCL to penetrate into the Bangladesh market addressing the need. MyBox offers HD STBs with its advanced features like Alexa Voice Service Solution, MyConnect middleware with features like Audience Measurement, Ad Book and Targeted advertisement & the Google certified OTT box.
Mr. Pramit Reza, Chairman, BP Communications Limited said they are partnering with MyBox, for Bangladesh market, as MyBox understands the market dynamics and operators' expectation. Moreover, MyBox STBs are impeccably suitable to meet current and future business requirements of Bangladeshi distribution platform operators.
Mr. Bankim Chandra Roy, Managing Director, BP Communications Limited said: “MyBox middleware has advertisements and TRP features and this will allow operators to add more revenue streams in addition to subscription.”
Both Pramit & Bankim expressed their commitment to market MyBox STB and services to theBangladeshi customers.
Amit Kharbanda, Managing Director, MyBox Technologies said: “We at MyBox are proud to be the pioneers of this offering to our esteemed partners BP Communications Limited. Our vision of being at the center of this smart digital entertainment convergence has a high resonance with this product augmentation that we are offering. MyBox believes that our solution offerings would help facilitate the urging cable digitization of the Bangladesh market and would enable the acceptance of ever-rising rapid digital evolution.”
Hardware
India clears Rs 1.6 lakh crore semiconductor projects under Semicon India
Ten projects cleared as production begins and design ecosystem gathers pace
NEW DELHI: India’s push to become a global electronics powerhouse is gaining momentum, with the Semicon India Programme driving the creation of a full-fledged semiconductor ecosystem from design to manufacturing.
Launched in 2022, the programme aims to build capabilities across the entire value chain, including chip design, fabrication, assembly, testing and packaging. In just four years, the government has approved 10 semiconductor projects with a combined investment commitment of around Rs 1.6 lakh crore.
Two of these facilities have already begun commercial production, including units led by Micron Technology Inc. and Kaynes Technology India Limited. Two more plants are expected to go live later this year, signalling that India’s chip ambitions are moving from blueprint to factory floor.
The broader electronics manufacturing story has also seen sharp growth over the past decade. Production has jumped from roughly Rs 1.9 lakh crore in 2014-15 to about Rs 12 lakh crore in 2024-25, while exports have surged nearly eightfold. Mobile phone manufacturing, once heavily import-dependent, now meets almost all domestic demand and has become a major export driver.
Alongside manufacturing, the government is investing heavily in design capabilities. Through access to advanced chip design tools provided free to 315 universities, students and researchers have clocked over 200 lakh hours of usage. This effort has already resulted in 211 chip tape-outs from 75 institutions.
Support for startups is also picking up pace. Twenty-four chip design projects have been approved, targeting sectors such as surveillance, energy, communications and IoT. Of these, 14 companies have collectively raised over Rs 650 crore in venture funding, while several designs have progressed to fabrication, including at advanced nodes.
To strengthen supply chains, India has also signed semiconductor cooperation agreements with countries including the United States, Japan, the European Union, Singapore and the Netherlands. These partnerships aim to reduce global dependencies while boosting domestic capabilities.
The employment impact is equally significant. The electronics sector now supports an estimated 25 lakh jobs, with mobile manufacturing alone accounting for nearly half. As more semiconductor units come online under the India Semiconductor Mission, indirect job creation across supply chains is expected to rise further.
Sharing these updates in Parliament, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology minister of state Jitin Prasada underscored the government’s focus on building a resilient, end-to-end semiconductor ecosystem.
With factories taking shape, designs moving to silicon and investments flowing in, India’s semiconductor story is steadily shifting gears from ambition to execution.
