Tata Tele offers Photon service via TV
08-03-2010
Convergence product aims at extending Photon's market
Tata Teleservices (TTSL) is launching DIALOG, a service that brings internet access to television sets.
Central to the service is a DIALOG device, essentially a bridge between the TV and the modem. The DIALOG device along with a USB Data Modem (Tata Photon Whiz or Tata Photon Plus) is connected to a television set. The company will hold demos of the service across stores to spread awareness of the product.
The software for DIALOG has been developed by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). Including a wireless keyboard, the device and internet access product will come at around Rs 9,000. The standalone cost of the device is around Rs 5,300 and will only work on the Tata Photon USB data modem, which starts at Rs 1,399. DIALOG is initially being launched in Chennai and Kolkata and will be later offered to other metros after reviewing initial responses, possibly after April 2010. TTSL may tie-up with television makers to offer a bundled product. Currently, an TV set which has AV input and outputs will be able to use DIALOG.
DIALOG has an in-built internet browser. Apart from being a medium to surf the internet, DIALOG will provide a host of other multi-media applications such as photo viewer. If a digital set-top box is connected to the TV set through DIALOG, it will also support the picture-in-picture (PIP) option as well - allowing users to brow?se the internet and watch TV simultaneously. DIALOG is portable and allows external USB port-based devices and accessories to be connected with it.
Tata Teleservices (TTSL) is launching DIALOG, a service that brings internet access to television sets.
Central to the service is a DIALOG device, essentially a bridge between the TV and the modem. The DIALOG device along with a USB Data Modem (Tata Photon Whiz or Tata Photon Plus) is connected to a television set. The company will hold demos of the service across stores to spread awareness of the product.
The software for DIALOG has been developed by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). Including a wireless keyboard, the device and internet access product will come at around Rs 9,000. The standalone cost of the device is around Rs 5,300 and will only work on the Tata Photon USB data modem, which starts at Rs 1,399. DIALOG is initially being launched in Chennai and Kolkata and will be later offered to other metros after reviewing initial responses, possibly after April 2010. TTSL may tie-up with television makers to offer a bundled product. Currently, an TV set which has AV input and outputs will be able to use DIALOG.
DIALOG has an in-built internet browser. Apart from being a medium to surf the internet, DIALOG will provide a host of other multi-media applications such as photo viewer. If a digital set-top box is connected to the TV set through DIALOG, it will also support the picture-in-picture (PIP) option as well - allowing users to brow?se the internet and watch TV simultaneously. DIALOG is portable and allows external USB port-based devices and accessories to be connected with it.
