(2 December 2009 10:15 pm)

MUMBAI: Ortel Communications Ltd, the Orissa-based broadband and CATV service provider, has obtained a certification from Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited (Becil)

Becil is the certifying agency appointed by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai).

Ortel Communications MD Jagi Mangat Panda said, “The mission of the company is to provide value for money, quality of service and range of services to its customers across market segments including the price sensitive Indian middle class as well as demanding corporate and institutional customers. The company is committed to bring a revolution in broadband technology in India and in doing so with open adoption of upcoming innovative technologies.

“We are proud to be the first cable network in the country to have received this certification and this will help us in digitalization.”

Ortel said that it is committed to provide quality cable TV services to its subscribers and it has installed digital head end along with authentic encryption systems including those of Irdeto to provide additional channels as per desire and wishes of the subscribers.

Ortel, an ISO 9001-2000 company, claims of over 10,000 kilometers of hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC) cable network, over 200 channels and 16 head ends with interactive and TV Plus services (like web, marketing and banking).