RCOM has placed an order for 5 million direct-to-home set-top boxes with vendors from Korea, China and Taiwan including Hyundai, UEC, Thomson, Hunmax, Homecast, Koship and Kaon Media.

RCOM has placed an order for 5 million direct-to-home set-top boxes with vendors from Korea, China and Taiwan including Hyundai, UEC, Thomson, Hunmax, Homecast, Koship and Kaon Media.

The Reliance Technology Innovation Team is working on the finer modalities of the features of the boxes for specific customer segments. According to sources, the company had initially planned to order about 2 million set-top boxes but raised the number considering the opportunity that 160 million TV households offered in India. Of this, only about 70 million households have a cable connection.