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Netgear completes TR-069 interoperability testing with SupportSoft
BANGALORE: Netgear a provider of technologically advanced, branded networking products and SupportSoft a of Real-Time Service Management (RTSM) software, announced in Santa Clara, California that they have successfully conducted interoperability testing of the DSL Forum CPE WAN Management protocol, known as TR-069, in the SupportSoft Digital 360° Interoperability Lab.
The independent compatibility testing of DSL Forum’s TR-069 specification ensures that a service provider’s operational support center can easily configure, activate, and manage equipment such as Netgear’s DSL CPE (Customer Premise Equipment) using software solutions such as SupportSoft’s ServiceGateway.
This enables service providers to effectively control the costs of deployment and support of their CPE device, as well as tightly manage triple play service delivery. TR-069 compatibility provides Netgear DSL CPE channel partners and end-users with the assurance that they are well-positioned to easily and confidently handle the increasingly essential convergence of data, voice, and entertainment services.
“Our service provider customers now have the remote CPE management capabilities they need, thereby giving us the competitive advantage offered by demonstrating interoperability with SupportSoft’s solutions and the TR-069 specification,” a release quotes Netgear director of broadband services products David James. “We have also benefited from SupportSoft’s vast service provider experience in helping to develop and validate our TR-069 compatibility and implementation strategy.”
“CPE equipment interoperability with industry standards and software can give digital service providers a competitive advantage by allowing the remote management of CPE equipment that is essential for the delivery of future services,” a release also quotes SupportSoft director of product management Richard Caballero. “NETGEAR understands that interoperability is another step forward in providing their digital service provider customers with the tools they need to successfully deploy services now and in the future.”
TR-069 provides the necessary framework for efficient and scalable deployment of new services on the DSL broadband infrastructure, including combined delivery of voice, video, and high-speed data services.
SupportSoft lab testing has validated that Netgear’s DSL CPE devices and SupportSoft ServiceGateway software interoperate in accordance with the DSL Forum TR-069 specification.
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Book Cricket gets a digital century on News18 amid T20 fever
Nostalgic classroom game revamped in English, Hindi plus Telugu on web and app.
MUMBAI: When the T20 World Cup fever hits fever pitch, News18 decides to flip the script straight back to the classroom. The digital news platform has revived the timeless schoolyard favourite Book Cricket as an interactive online game, perfectly timed to ride the cricket wave gripping fans across the globe. The reimagined Book Cricket ditches textbooks for smartphones, blending old-school nostalgia with modern gameplay. Once a sneaky recess pastime played by flicking book pages to score runs, the digital version now offers seamless fun for anyone craving a quick cricket fix between overs.
Available in English, Hindi and Telugu (with more languages planned across News18’s network), the game sits within the platform’s fast-growing gaming portfolio of over 20 titles, all built in-house. It joins event-driven hits like ‘Kursi Catcher’ and ‘Result Rewind’ during the 2025 Bihar Assembly Elections, plus festive specials such as ‘Durga’s Astras’ for Durga Puja and ‘Mouse Modak’ for Ganesh Chaturthi.
News18 Digital CEO Mitul Sangani said, “Gaming is a key pillar of our engagement strategy. At News18, we uniquely combine our newsroom agility with immersive gaming experiences. By blending credible content with interactive formats, we are creating meaningful engagement in an era defined by shrinking attention spans and evolving consumption habits.”
Select titles have expanded beyond News18.com to CNBC-TV18.com and Firstpost.com, reflecting the network’s push to deepen user interaction across platforms. The Book Cricket game is live now at https://www.news18.com/games/book-cricket/.
In a tournament where every boundary counts, News18’s digital Book Cricket proves the simplest games can still deliver the biggest smiles no syllabus required, just pure cricket joy one page-flip at a time.
