The MSOs are moving into Mysore. Zeenext.com, the cable ISP from the Zee Network stable, launched its Internet over cable TV services in Mysore on Wednesday (19 September).

The service, provided by Zee group MSO Siticable, is already up and running in Bangalore and has managed to attract a huge chunk of subscribers - both corporate and individual - in the garden city, a company release says.

Since Siti Cable is the major cable TV player in Mysore, Zeenext is targeting a maximum number of internet over cable subscribers in Mysore. While retail subscriber numbers are difficult to estimate, all SMEs, computer institutes, corporates and cybercafes are being targetting, an official source in Siticable says.

The Net is being delivered over one Siticable headend that covers all of Mysore, the source says. Siticable reaches more than 50,000 subscribers in Mysore so that will be the subscriber base targeted in the initial stages at least.

And the charges. For corporates it is Rs3000 per month while for home segment it is Rs1500 per month. There are a number of schemes available and for a complete rate card details are available on the website link - http://www.zeeaccess.com/tarrif.htm.

The modems in use are are: GI - SB3100i-Eu-CN-BG (surf-board) and RCA - DCM215 (digital broadband), Both the models are DOCSIS compatible. As far as bandwidth is concerned, 2 Mbps is what is dedicated to Mysore. In Bangalore, Siti has provided a 12 Mbps capacity through the international gateway supplied by New Skies Satellites.