Fastway selects Cisco for cable digitization

Fastway has selected Cisco for deploying more than two million digital set-top boxes, over the next two years in the states of Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh.

With this Fastway will enable services like residential TV, HDTV, gaming, digital video recording, video on demand and future 'connected home' services to retail customers. The company also plans to provide broadband services and is currently working with universities and institutes in the states of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to offer educational services.

''By utilizing Cisco's next generation digital set top box, we can enhance the quality of our services, curb piracy and increase our subscription revenue by offering a plethora of innovative and interactive services giving us the competitive edge over direct-to-home players,'' said Peeush Mahajan, CEO, Fastway.

''Digitization opens a huge opportunity for cable service providers to monetize investments, and evolve as 'experience providers'. I am happy that Fastway has taken a pioneering role in ushering digitization and I look forward to a long standing relationship with them,'' said Sanjay Rohatgi, senior VP, service providers, Cisco India & SAARC.