Cable TV expert retired Lt Col VC Khare has passed away. He contributed to the cable TV industry in India in different roles for nearly three decades. He was also a member of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) where he played a significant role in formulating 8 BLS Specification for Cable TV Hardware. He published over 30 papers on Cable TV.
The cable industry veteran was also a part of Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Ltd. (BECIL). During his stint at BECIL, he established the Wireline Broadcasting Division and set up trainings
He also worked with renowned brands like Videocon, Reliance Communications. At Videocon, he guided the setting up of d2h earth station for its DTH platform. At Reliance Communications, he set up the Reliance Digital DTH platform from concept to service on screen. Khare was very vocal about industry issues like DAS implementation, new tariff order rollout. He spoke at different forums to share his expertise with the operators.
In the early part of his career, he was associated with the Indian army for 24 years. He got his education in Telecommunications Engineering in the field of Military communications from the Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering Secunderabad.
