December 19th, 2022 2:10 PM 10 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Loses 3.5 Million Users in Oct 2022: TRAI Data

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in India, lost around 3.5 million subscribers in October 2022. The data was published by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Monday. Vi lost 3,509,666 or 3.5 million users from its overall subscriber base during the month. Note that here we are talking about the wireless subscribers. In the wireless market share, Vi's share came down to 21.48% in October from... Read More

December 16th, 2022 12:17 PM 5 COMMENTS

Vi Offering 5G Ready SIM, Without any 5G Announcement

Vodafone Idea (Vi) is in a rough spot with 5G. While the telco has shown a lot of promise with the demonstration of several innovative use cases on its 5G networks, there's no clarity on when it is going to launch 5G. The telco, just like Jio and Airtel, is offering 4G SIMs, which are also 5G enabled. This means that when Vi launches 5G, its customers won't have to... Read More

December 14th, 2022 3:05 PM 17 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Survival in Question, What’s Happening

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest private telecom operator in India, is now again facing questions of survival. Back in September 2021, when the Indian government announced a relief package or relief measures for the telcos, Vi benefitted a ton and the questions over its survival were gone. However, the concerns of the company going out of business soon are lurking again. Vodafone Idea (Vi) has not been able to raise... Read More

December 13th, 2022 4:46 PM 4 COMMENTS

Comparing Airtel, Jio, Vodafone IR Packs, Check Who Offers the Best

If you are travelling outside India and want to keep yourself connected to mobile networks for communication without paying exorbitant charges, you should get an international roaming (IR) pack from the telcos. All three private telecom operators in India, including Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea offer users multiple IR packs. There are both prepaid and postpaid IR packs on offer, and different countries are included in different groups/sets by... Read More

December 9th, 2022 1:34 AM 8 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Can Get More Help from Govt, But at a Condition

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the ailing telecom operator in the country, can get more help from the Indian government to boost its chances of survival and make a comeback. Vi has already opted for the dues to equity conversion and received the benefits of the relief measures that govt had announced in September 2021. Besides this, the government is ready to help the telecom operator further. However, there's a condition. The... Read More

December 7th, 2022 6:17 PM 9 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea COO Talks About What is Next for the Company

Vodafone Idea (Vi) has been one of the most active companies in the private telecom sector when it comes to forming new partnerships. If you are a Vi fan and have been following the company closely, you know the multiple partnerships the telco has formed in the last year. The partnership model for Vi is the right one because it doesn't involve investing a huge sum of funds into building... Read More

December 6th, 2022 5:30 PM 3 COMMENTS

Vi to Look for Fresh Nod from Shareholders for OCD Issue to ATC

Vodafone Idea is facing a lot of problems because of no communication from the Indian government about the interest dues conversion into equity. Because the government is not saying anything, the telco has been finding it difficult to go ahead with fundraising. Even the approval that the telco got for issuing OCD (optionally convertible debentures) to the American Tower Company (ATC) is no more valid as the government is not... Read More

December 5th, 2022 11:02 AM 5 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea will Make Partial Payments to ATC

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in India, has indicated to the American Tower Company (ATC) that it will make partial payments owed under tenant leases for the remaining 2022, including the dues for September 2022 quarter. The tower company, in a recent filing at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), said that Vi had shared intent to pay the full amount owed starting January 2023. However,... Read More

December 5th, 2022 6:56 AM 0 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea also has Amazon Prime Bundled Mobile Plans, Not Just Airtel and Jio

Vodafone Idea (Vi) also offers Amazon Prime bundled mobile plans, in case you didn't know already. While Airtel is the only telecom player in India that bundles Amazon Prime with its prepaid plans, both Jio and Vi bundle it with their postpaid plans. Vi has three postpaid plans with which you can get a free Amazon Prime subscription. These are the new Vi Max branded postpaid plans we are talking... Read More

December 3rd, 2022 9:46 PM 1 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Offering SonyLIV for Free to Prepaid Customers

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in India, is offering more OTT (over-the-top) benefits with its prepaid plans than any other telco in the country right now. How can we say that? Well, most of the Airtel and Jio prepaid plans which came bundled with the Disney+ Hotstar OTT benefit have either dropped it or have been removed. If you want a SonyLIV subscription right now, then your best... Read More

December 3rd, 2022 7:07 AM 13 COMMENTS

Jio vs Vodafone Idea vs Airtel Rs 2999 Plan: is Vi Leading Here

Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea (Vi), the three top telecom operators in India, are all offering users a Rs 2999 prepaid plan. The Rs 2999 plan from Jio and Airtel was already there, but for Vodafone Idea customers, the plan is a new offering. Interestingly, Vi has taken a slightly different approach to serve its Rs 2999 plan to the customers. It is not like a conventional unlimited... Read More

December 2nd, 2022 5:43 PM 3 COMMENTS

BSNL, Vi, Jio, Airtel Most Affordable 4G Data Only Vouchers

Reliance Jio, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), Vodafone Idea (Vi), and Bharti Airtel all offer their customers the convenience of recharging with a data voucher to consume additional data once they have reached their respective plans' FUP (fair usage policy) data limit. Today, we will be looking at the most affordable 4G data vouchers on offer from all the telcos in India. These affordable data vouchers enable customers to enjoy... Read More

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