We’ve had a double dose of headend transformation in India over the past week, with both Ateme and Synamedia striking deals at local pay TV operators for high-quality video delivery while reducing capex. One deal is news, two means a trend. First, Indian MSO DL Gtpl Digital TV & Broadband Services (abbreviated simply to DL Gtpl) has upgraded its cable TV platform using Ateme’s Titan headend. Then, Synamedia waded in with a deployment of its Converged Headend and software-based Digital Content Manager (DCM) at Axom Communication & Cable. In terms of size by channels, Axom (a venture of MSO Siti Networks which is owned by Indian conglomerate Essel Group) is the larger of the two cable TV operators, delivering 450…