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The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) plans to rollout set-top-box interoperability by end this year. “TRAI is scheduled to launch the process for subscribers to shift (or port) to new distribution platform operators (DPOs). We are likely to launch the new portability regime by December this year,” RS Sharma, TRAI chairman, told ETBE.
Once launched the new process will help any subscriber to shift to a new service provider, keeping the old set-top box unchanged. The system is likely to be as swift as sending an SMS followed by the filling up of a customer application form.
According to TRAI, under the new technology for interoperability, all operator specific requirements will be embedded in a smart card and generic details in the box. When a subscriber switches to another service provider, he would just require to change the card and not the set-top box.
BE EXCLUSIVE: Set Top Box Portability to be a reality by Dec: TRAI - ET BrandEquity
Once launched the new process will help any subscriber to shift to a new service provider, keeping the old set-top box unchanged. The system is likely to be as swift as sending an SMS followed by the filling up of a customer application form.
According to TRAI, under the new technology for interoperability, all operator specific requirements will be embedded in a smart card and generic details in the box. When a subscriber switches to another service provider, he would just require to change the card and not the set-top box.
BE EXCLUSIVE: Set Top Box Portability to be a reality by Dec: TRAI - ET BrandEquity