IPTV to challenge cable TV mkt in India: Excitel Broadband CEO Vivek Raina

Fixed line broadband player aims to triple 1 million customer base in 3 years

Fixed-line internet service provider Excitel is betting on Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) technology to challenge the existing market of 6-7 crore cable TV homes in India, Vivek Raina, CEO and co-founder, tells Subhayan Chakraborty in a face-to-face interview in New Delhi. Serving more than a million homes, Excitel is the third-largest fibre-to-home broadband provider in the country, and plans to expand 3x in the next 5 years, he said. Edited excerpts.

What is Excitel's IPTV service?

We are bringing broadcast television to the smart TV in your home without the need for a set-top box. Under the earlier regulations, for all