Hathway
Type | Public |
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Traded as |
NSE: HATHWAY BSE: 533162 |
Industry |
Telecommunications Broadcasting |
Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
Area served | India |
Key people |
Bharat Shah (Chairman) (MD & CEO) |
Products | Cable television, broadband internet, digital voice), home networking |
Website | www.hathway.com |
Hathway Cable & Datacom Ltd (NSE: HATHWAY, BSE: 533162) is a major cable television service operator in India that is based in Mumbai.[1] It has large operations in many cities, including Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Indore . It has diversified into providing internet via cable and was one of the first to do so in Chennai. In India, it was the first company to provide internet using the CATV network. The company has a 51 percent stake in Divya Bhasker's Bhasker Multinet and in Gujarat Telelinks P L. This gives it a strong position in Gujarat CATV. In 2006, Hathway was first cable operator to launch a digital platform in India.[2] Hathway is set to release its DVR service soon, powered by NDS XTV. Hathway Broadband Internet was the first Cable ISP in India.
Other Services
In the second half of 2011, Hathway launched its HD services in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Indore. The new HD DVR Set top box initially provided 8 HD channels, but this has been increased to 18 from the first week of March 2012. With this addition, Hathway HD is now the provider with maximum HD channels in its bouquet in India. HD Channels provided are Star Movies, Movies Now, Zee Studio, Zee Cinema, Ten HD, Star Plus, Colors HD, Star World, CNBC, NGC, Discovery, Travel XP, M Tunes HD, UTV Stars, Star Gold, History Channel, Zee TV and Nat Geo Wild.
Hathway Broadband Internet is one of the earliest Cable ISP services in Indian cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Indore, Bhopal and Lucknow. As of 2013, The maximum speed provided is up to 50 Mbit/s.
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