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Kripa B January 7th, 2025 2:53 PM 7 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Prepares for Phased 5G Rollout; Added 46,000 New Sites in 2024: CEO

Vodafone Idea (Vi) is preparing to launch its 5G mobile services in a phased manner, its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Akshaya Moondra, said in his New Year 2025 message to customers. He added that the telco has added over 46,000 new sites in 2024, "enhancing network like never before." According to the CEO, Vi has also enhanced the capacity at over 58,000 sites "We enhanced the capacity at over 58,000... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 7th, 2025 7:05 AM 7 COMMENTS

Vi Hikes Cheapest Data Voucher Price Again

Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), the third-largest telecom operator has hiked the price of its cheapest data voucher yet again. The telecom operator participated in a round of tariff hikes with the other private telecom players in July 2024. From Rs 19, Vi increased the cost of its most affordable data voucher to Rs 22. But now, that price has been hiked once again, and that too silently. But the new... Read More

Sri Kapardhi January 6th, 2025 10:43 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel and Vodafone Idea Sell Entire Stake in Firefly Networks to iBus

Indian telecommunications service providers Bharti Airtel (Airtel) and Vodafone Idea (Vi) have signed an agreement to sell their entire stakes in Wi-Fi infrastructure company Firefly Networks to iBus Network and Infrastructure through a Share Purchase Agreement dated January 6, 2025. The individual deal, valued at Rs 45 million, is expected to close within approximately 30 business days, subject to the fulfilment of closing conditions. Both Airtel and Vi confirmed this... Read More

Kripa B January 6th, 2025 4:12 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Expands Vi Movies and TV Offering with Lionsgate Play

Vodafone Idea (Vi) has added the OTT platform Lionsgate Play, which offers a library of movies, premium originals, and web series, to its Vi Movies and TV premium offering at no additional cost. Vi users can now enjoy Lionsgate Play content alongside over 13 other OTT platforms bundled with their respective plan offerings. This addition follows Vi's partnership with Sun NXT in October 2024. Below are the plans currently offered... Read More

Kripa B January 3rd, 2025 6:46 PM 28 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Strengthens its Annual Prepaid Plans with SuperHero Benefits in January 2025

Indian telecommunications service provider Vodafone Idea (Vi) launched the SuperHero portfolio of prepaid plans in December 2024, further increasing the duration of unlimited data access from 12 am to 12 pm. Previously, Vi offered only the Hero portfolio of prepaid plans, which provided unlimited data access between 12 am and 6 am. With the introduction of the SuperHero plans in December 2024, these free benefits were significantly extended. Also Read:... Read More

Kripa B January 2nd, 2025 9:02 AM 55 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea to Launch 5G in 75 Cities, Targets Market Reclaim with Cheaper Plans: Report

Vodafone Idea (Vi) is preparing to enter the 5G mobile broadband market in March 2025 with 'aggressively priced plans' aimed at reclaiming customers from Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel, which already dominate the 5G landscape. Vi plans to initially focus on 75 major cities across its 17 priority circles, targeting both urban and industrial zones known for high data consumption, ET reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. Also Read:... Read More

Sri Kapardhi January 1st, 2025 12:00 AM 12 COMMENTS

Airtel, BSNL, Jio, and Vodafone Idea Step into 2025 with Growth Optimism

As the clock strikes 00:00 on January 1, 2025, and we step into a new year, the Indian telecom industry stands on the cusp of remarkable transformation. It is looking forward to monetising telecom services to support substantial investments in networks and technology, while striving to sustain this cycle through further investments. From 5G rollouts and network densification to AI-driven solutions, 2024 witnessed significant developments. The industry is now in... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur December 31st, 2024 1:34 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea to Benefit in Debt Fundraising after BG Waiver: Citi

Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), the third-largest telecom operator, will benefit from the government's decision to waive bank guarantees (BGs) for spectrum auctions since 2012. Vi (Vodafone Idea) would be required to pay around Rs 24,800 crore in BGs had this decision not been made. According to Citi Research, this decision from the government will aid the telco in raising funds via debt. Vi has previously said that it is looking... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur December 30th, 2024 8:12 AM 6 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea has the Cheapest Validity Plan in 2025

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in India, has the cheapest validity plan in 2025. With this plan, users get service validity under Rs 100. No other private telecom operator is offering such a plan to the customers. Vi needs to improve its ARPU (average revenue per user), however, it needs to continue offering this cheap plan to sustain the 2G customer base. The plan we are talking about... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur December 29th, 2024 7:02 AM 0 COMMENTS

Jio, Airtel, Vi Amazon Prime Prepaid Plans for 2025

Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea (Vi) all offer customers prepaid plans with Amazon Prime benefit. There are only select plans that offer this benefit. From Jio there's one plan, while Airtel and Vodafone Idea offer two such plans. Today, we will detail these plans for you so that in 2025, you can make the correct choice about which plan suits you better. Reliance Jio's Amazon Prime prepaid plan... Read More

Kripa B December 28th, 2024 9:35 PM 31 COMMENTS

Government Waives Bank Guarantees; Vodafone Idea Sees Boost for 4G, 5G Investments

In a major relief to the telecom industry, especially Vodafone Idea (Vi), the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has waived the requirement for Bank Guarantees (BGs) for spectrum auctions held prior to the 2021 telecom reforms. Vodafone Idea in a statement on Saturday, December 28, hailed this move by Government, saying, "Government's BG relief to telecom industry will boost 4G and 5G investments in India." Also Read: Not Received Any Communication... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur December 28th, 2024 7:10 AM 0 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Yearly Recharges for 2025

Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), has several yearly prepaid recharges for customers. This is more than what Jio and Airtel offer their customers. Vodafone Idea has a total of five prepaid plans with which you will get a yearly validity. These plans cost Rs 3599, Rs 3699, Rs 3799, Rs 3499, and Rs 1999. If you are looking for long-term validity from Vi in 2025, these are the plans you should... Read More