Vodafone Idea (Vi) has been refarming the 3G spectrum to 4G since last year. The telco has done it in phases throughout the country, picking one circle after another. Vi plans to slowly remove its 3G services from India and become a 2G and 4G only operator. Now, Vi has refarmed the 3G spectrum to 4G in Maharashtra & Goa. Multiple cities, including Pune, Nashik, Aurangabad, Solapur, Kolhapur, Goa, Jalgaon,... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi) has been working really hard to turn the situation in its favour. The third-largest telco has a lot of debt on its shoulders and it needs quick cash inflow to keep going. One of the ways to do that is to offer unique services such as VoWi-Fi. Vodafone Idea (Vi) VoWi-Fi service allows users to make voice calls with the help of Wi-Fi networks. The company has... Read More
The private telecom operators of India Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea is known for their prepaid plans. The plans are packed with high-speed data, voice calling and SMS benefits. Not only this, but the different service validity period of the prepaid plans comes in handy for subscribers. Prepaid plans with service validity of 28 days are often picked by subscribers to ensure that monthly internet needs are fulfilled.... Read More
Kumar Mangalam Birla had earlier said that he is willing to give his promoter stake in Vodafone Idea to the government. But now, it looks like that won’t happen since government can’t imagine a world where both Vodafone Idea and BSNL are merged. This is because of the losses and debt that Vodafone Idea has mounted on its head. In addition to this, it isn’t like the government is running... Read More
Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel have not got any relief when it comes to the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues. Both the telcos have to pay thousands of crores in AGR dues to the government as per the Supreme Court (SC) order. While it is possible for Bharti Airtel to pay the dues comfortably, the same can’t be said for Vodafone Idea, which is struggling with its financials a lot.... Read More
Vodafone Idea can turn things around for good. But it will require a lot of help from outside the company. The telco just needs to get a few things right in the next six months, and it can give serious competition to both Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel. Here’s the thing though, Vi might not have the kind of time I think it does. But there’s one thing I am... Read More
The top two telecom operators in India (Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel) will keep growing their revenue market share (RMS) in the coming future if Vodafone Idea (Vi) can’t cope with them in terms of network investments. It is worth noting that because of the weak financials, Vi isn’t investing in its networks in full capacity. Because of this, its rivals Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio gain the upper hand... Read More
Airtel and Vodafone Idea happens to be two of the most renowned telecom operators of India. The telcos are known for their range of prepaid and postpaid plans. Even after the private telecom operators have introduced tariff hikes and changes in the prepaid structure, there are affordable prepaid plans available for subscribers. If you are not aware, Airtel discontinued the Rs 49 prepaid plan in lieu of asking users to... Read More
Just when Vodafone Idea (Vi) stock seems to be gaining momentum, a news report comes in and tanks that flow. The telco’s stock closed at Rs 5.95 on Friday, the last day of the week. It had previously closed at Rs 6.45 and opened at Rs 5.95 today morning. Vi’s stock touched a high of Rs 6.40 and a low of Rs 5.90 on the trading day. There’s a solid... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi) has discontinued its Rs 49 prepaid plan in most parts of India. The telco mostly follows in the footsteps of Bharti Airtel when it comes to offering prepaid plans. Much like Airtel, Vi has now discontinued the Rs 49 prepaid plan in most parts of the country and now the users will have to go for the Rs 79 plan at least. Firstly noted by the Financial... Read More
Vodafone Idea lenders have come out of the shell and asked the financially distressed telco to offer additional collateral and security on existing services. Not only this, but the lenders have also asked for higher interest on loans. Since Vodafone Idea’s debt is much higher than the cash reserve, even concerned banks are considering the telco’s need for additional bank guarantees. As reported by ET Telecom, the lenders of Vodafone... Read More
Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) spokesperson has confirmed that the company has paid the License Fee (LF) which was due for the first quarter of FY22. Several online reports that went live Thursday morning claimed that Vodafone Idea had fallen short of paying its LF dues for Q1 FY22. But the information was wrong since a spokesperson from the company has said that Vi has completely paid its LF dues for... Read More
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