In order to provide IPTV services to its broadband clients under the ULKA TV Brand as a Value-Added Service, RailTel teamed with City Online Media Private Ltd. In the states of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram, Tripura, East Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Manipur, Kerala ULKA TV is in charge of providing uninterrupted TV broadcast services through CDN Servers for distribution of digital TV channels on RailTel’s IP network.
One of the biggest neutral telecom infrastructure providers in the nation, RailTel Corporation of India Ltd. (RailTel), has an exclusive Right of Way (ROW) along a railway track where it has built a Pan-India optic fiber network. The OFC network currently covers more than 70% of the country’s population, including the countryside. RailTel is making progress on numerous fronts toward the development of a knowledge society with its Pan India high-capacity network. RailTel has recently started offering Wi-Fi at rural stations in addition to the more than 6100 stations around the nation that already have it. Their consumers can now watch 1000+ television channels thanks to the addition of IPTV.
The leading IPTV service provider, ULKA TV, offers services for IPTV STB, SMART TV, and mobile devices. HEVC (High-Efficiency Video Coding), the most recent 4k technology, is used by ULKA TV to give the highest quality video available. Utilizing Railwire broadband networks, ULKA TV STB will offer well-liked OTT Applications, 1000 Live Satellite TV channels, and local stations. No need for wall and window holes, dish antennas, or other methods of obtaining TV signals for their television sets. No signal loss during storms or periods of heavy rain.
For using ULKA TV television services, Railwire internet customers will have an option of portable set-top boxes (Sticks & Boxes) with Lan and Wifi access. Unlike OTT Applications, ULKA TV does not use up internet bandwidth, and the service is provided by regional CDNs that are set up in RailTel’s network operations centers.
Broadband cable service growth, including in rural areas, is a top priority for the Indian government. Railwire’s IPTV services will convert ordinary television homes to internet households. By including a Bluetooth keyboard, the ULKA TV STB will make it possible to communicate two-way on TVs that enable educational apps without a laptop or PC. By simply connecting a USB camera, a ULKA TV STB may offer two-way video conferencing to IPTV subscribers.
To households without smartphones, health care, education, tax collection, and other public utility services can be provided utilizing ULKA TV STB. As a result, the country’s television distribution entered a new age of IP distribution with the joint venture of RailTel and Ulka TV.