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Tanay Singh Thakur February 14th, 2024 5:49 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vodafone Partners with Samsung and AMD to Test Open RAN Chip

Vodafone announced that it partnered with Samsung and AMD to successfully demonstrate their first end-to-end data call leveraging AMD's new general-purpose processor or an Open RAN platform. This successful demonstration takes Vodafone one step closer to partnering up with companies to build an Open RAN ecosystem to drive competition and innovation in the market. With a strong Open RAN ecosystem, telcos will have more options to choose from when it... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 9th, 2024 7:23 AM 0 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Best Selling Prepaid Plan, Take a Look

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom player in India, has proclaimed that the Rs 299 prepaid plan is its best-selling offering to consumers. Vi offers its Rs 299 plan in all telecom circles in India and has similar benefits everywhere. Today, we will take a look at the benefits offered by this plan and try to understand what makes this plan a customer favourite. It is worth noting that Jio... Read More

Yashika Goel February 7th, 2024 6:54 PM 3 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Counters Jio’s Position on 2G, 3G Shutdown

Vodafone Idea (Vi) has countered Jio's stance on the phase-out of legacy technologies, specifically 2G and 3G networks, by suggesting that the government should formulate a policy regarding the same. This response was submitted in counter comments to TRAI's consultation paper on "Digital Transformation through the 5G Ecosystem." Also Read: Vodafone Idea Sets Up Emergency Calling Booths Vi's Counter to Jio's Position In its counter, Vodafone Idea, while quoting the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 7th, 2024 2:05 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Sets Up Emergency Calling Booths

Vodafone Idea (Vi), a prominent Indian telecom service provider (TSP), is setting up emergency calling booths for consumers to contact the relevant authorities when in need of help. The emergency calling booths are being set up in the Mumbai-Pune expressway. Vi has partnered with the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation Ltd (MSRDC) to do this. Under the partnership, Vi will set up emergency calling booths every two kilometres in the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 7th, 2024 7:08 AM 1 COMMENTS

Jio vs Airtel vs Vi: the Battle of ARPU and Who’s Winning

Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea (Vi) are the leading telecom operators in India. For all of them, a key metric to measure their performance every quarter is to see how well their ARPU (average revenue per user) is growing. Airtel has been the leading telco for the longest time when it comes to having the highest ARPU. But after Q3 FY24, the difference in ARPU between Airtel, Jio... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 5th, 2024 1:32 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Launches IoT Smart Central for Enterprises

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in India, has launched 'IoT Smart Central' for its enterprise customers. The telco runs its B2B operations through Vi Business throughout the country. With the new IoT Smart Central, enterprises will get access to a future-ready, fully integrated, self-care IoT connectivity and device management platform. Enterprise customers of Vi will be able to monitor, control, and manage IoT (Internet-of-Things) assets remotely on a... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 4th, 2024 7:33 AM 4 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Again Talks About 5G, But Still no Funding in Sight

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in India, has again talked about launching 5G. However, there's still no funding in sight for the operator. At the recent investors call for Q3 FY24, the CEO of Vi, Akshaya Moondra, said that they are "looking" to launch 5G in about 6 to 7 months. However, the telco still hasn't made any progress in raising funds. 5G deployment is extremely capital intensive,... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 31st, 2024 3:45 PM 2 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea to Shut Down 3G Completely in FY25

Vodafone Idea, a prominent Indian telecom operator, is planning to shut down 3G completely in the coming financial year. The cash-strapped telecom player has to spend resources and money on the legacy network despite having low returns. Jio, the leading telco in India, even suggested that the govt should come up with a policy to phase out 2G/3G completely out of India. In the Q3 FY24 earnings call, Akshaya Moondra,... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 31st, 2024 7:25 AM 0 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Added Wireline Customers for Two Consecutive Months

Vodafone Idea, India's third-largest telecom player, added wireline subscribers for two consecutive months - October and November 2023. The data has been furnished by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). In Oct 2023, Vi added 19,130 wireline subs and in Nov 2023, the telco added 5,952 subscribers. While the telecom player is adding wireline subscriptions, it isn't adding large numbers or the kind of numbers its competitors are gaining.... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 30th, 2024 7:23 AM 1 COMMENTS

Jio and Vi: What they Offer for Rs 700 to Postpaid Users

Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea (Vi), two of the leading telecom operators, have a great proposition for customers who are looking for a postpaid plan with a maximum budget of Rs 700. Both telecom operators have a solid option for customers looking for a Rs 700 postpaid mobile plan. Jio and Vi both are PAN-India 4G telecom operators, whereas Jio now also offers 5G at no additional cost. Despite not... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 29th, 2024 7:52 PM 4 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Net Loss Narrows to Rs 6,989 Crore in Q3 FY24

Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), the third-largest telecom player in India, has released its financial results and performance data for Q3 FY24 (Oct-Dec 2023). During the quarter, the telco's net loss narrowed to Rs 6,989 crore from Rs 8739.9 crore in the previous quarter. Vi's ARPU (average revenue per user) figure reached Rs 145, a gain of Rs 3 QoQ. The telco is still in talks with various parties for fund... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 29th, 2024 1:49 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Suggests Allowing Access to BBNL Fiber for TSPs

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in the country, has suggested that the telecom service providers (TSPs) should be allowed access to the BBNL (Bharat Broadband Network Limited) fiber. BBNL is a body that was set up to drive fiber deployment in rural or uncovered (no network) areas in India under the BharatNet project. In 2023, the govt merged BBNL with BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) to drive efficiency... Read More