Airtel on Monday announced the launch of ‘Airtel Xstream” platform in india. The new platform will deliver all the top OTT platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video under one roof. The platform will be available through a revamped Xstream mobile app and on web. Airtel also launched Xstream stick and Xstream Box set-top-box.
Airtel Xstream stick runs on Android 8.0 and offers plug and play experience on TV screens, similar to Amazon’s Fire TV stick. The stick comes with built-in Chromecast and is powered by a1.6Ghz processor. Airtel Xstream stick is priced at Rs 3,999. Airtel Thanks Platinum and Gold customers will get complimentary access to content subscription plan on Airtel Xstream stick. Other customers get free access to the content for the first 30 days and will need to subscribe to a Rs 999 annual plan.
Airtel Xstream stick is available online exclusively via Flipkart.com. The stick will be available through select offline stores as well. Airtel Xstream Box brings live TV channels as well as OTT apps such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, Airtel store. The box is priced at Rs 3,999 and comes with a complimentary one year subscription worth Rs 999 to all the Xstream app content in addition to one month to a HD DTH pack. Existing Airtel Digital TV customers can upgrade to the set-top-box at a price of Rs 2,249. The set-top-box is available online via Airtel.in, Flipkart and Amazon. Reliance Jio will offer different broadband plans priced between Rs 700 and Rs 10,000. The base plan will offer 100Mbps of data speeds.
