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Tanay Singh Thakur October 19th, 2022 1:03 PM 5 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Board to Meet for Fundraising Discussion on October 21

Vodafone Idea, the third-largest telecom operator in India, informed the stock exchanges on Tuesday that its board would meet on October 21, 2022, for fundraising discussions. The notice from Vi said that the board would discuss the issuance of debenture securities convertible into equity shares on a preferential/private placement basis to a vendor. This would be yet another instance of Vi's board meeting to discuss fundraising in the last few... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 18th, 2022 8:06 PM 12 COMMENTS

Jio Keeps Lead over Airtel in Adding Most Wireless Users in August 2022

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released the latest monthly performance data of the telecom operators. The data is for August 2022. While it is a new month, the story remains the same. Jio has increased its subscriber base with the biggest number overall, while Airtel is behind at the second spot. Vodafone Idea (Vi) and BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) yet again lost users. Reliance Jio added... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 18th, 2022 12:09 PM 9 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Diwali Offer 2022: Get Extra Data with These Plans

Vodafone Idea has announced its Diwali Offer for 2022. The offer is applicable from October 18 to October 31, 2022. Under the new Diwali Offer from the company, users will get a bonus or additional data on recharge of select prepaid plans. These are not new prepaid plans, but the additional data offer has been added by the company to the existing plans. Vodafone Idea will also offer all the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 16th, 2022 7:06 AM 5 COMMENTS

Jio, Airtel, Vi See their Wishes Considered with Draft Telecom Bill 2022

Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea will be very happy with one aspect of the draft telecom bill 2022. All three telcos had started facing a lot of competition from OTT (over-the-top) communication applications. Apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram and more gave consumers the ability to make voice calls over data without any geographical bounds. This meant that consumers no longer needed to worry about international calling charges. All... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 15th, 2022 7:42 PM 58 COMMENTS

BSNL and Vi are Needed in India: Here’s Why

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Vodafone Idea (Vi), two of the ailing telecom operators, are working as hard as possible to make a U-turn towards success. Both telcos have been struggling for as long as one can remember. There's not been a single positive quarter for Vi since Vodafone and Idea merged. While both telcos are not the top picks for consumers or investors, they are desperately needed in... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 15th, 2022 6:42 PM 12 COMMENTS

Enough About 5G, Take a Look at this 4G Plan from Vi and Enjoy

If you are confused about 5G because that is what you have been hearing about for the last few days but can't see it anywhere around you, well, you are most likely not alone. 5G is years away from the majority of the population in India. Thus, for now, just relax and enjoy the gifts that 4G bears for you. 4G is almost everywhere, and the telcos have some great... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 15th, 2022 6:58 AM 5 COMMENTS

Jio Trumps Airtel and Vi in Download Speed in September 2022: TRAI MySpeed

Reliance Jio has retained its top position in delivering the fastest download speed amongst all the telecom operators in the country. Airtel has jumped one position month over month (MoM) and has come ahead of Vodafone Idea, and has bagged the second position. For several months now, Jio has been in the top position in delivering the fastest download speed, as per TRAI MySpeed data. TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of... Read More

Yash Bhardwaj October 13th, 2022 4:51 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vodafone and Ericsson Continue to Optimise Networks in Oman

Continuing evidence of the growth in importance of artificial intelligence (AI) for operators comes in the form of a recent announcement from Ericsson and Vodafone Oman that they have partnered to, as they put it, “empower the telecom company’s network infrastructure development across multiple domains”. More precisely, in this most recent development in the continuing collaboration between the two firms, Ericsson will offer AI-based cognition technology solutions for network optimisation... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 13th, 2022 6:56 AM 10 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Could Benefit from the Non-Ready 5G Phone Ecosystem in India

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in India, has not launched 5G services alongside Airtel and Jio. While the telco has already proven the power of its 5G networks by demonstrating several use cases with the partners and vendors, it doesn't have the money to roll out 5G right now. Once Vi has sorted its funding issues, the telco will plan for the 5G rollout by purchasing 5G network... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 11th, 2022 6:52 AM 25 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Users Who Want 5G Will Have to Go to Jio and Airtel

Vodafone Idea's (Vi) problems don't seem to be reducing. The third-largest telco is the only private operator in India that hasn't announced 5G services. This means serious trouble for Vi because Jio and Airtel will now scoop up its customers who want to experience 5G. While Vi was able to give users a taste of how fast its 5G networks would be at the India Mobile Congress 2022, there's just... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 10th, 2022 3:59 PM 19 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Improves 4G Network Capacity in AP and Telangana

In the 5G spectrum auctions, which concluded on August 1, 2022, Vodafone Idea purchased airwaves for 4G deployment as well. The telco wants to improve its 4G network services for customers in different regions of the country. Now the telco has announced that it has improved its 4G network capacity for consumers in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, two major Southern states. The telco is far from launching 5G right now... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 10th, 2022 3:28 PM 1 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio ARPU to Come Very Close to Airtel’s in Q2 FY23

Reliance Jio, India's number one telco, enjoys a complete 4G user base. Airtel and Vodafone Idea are private operators with legacy network users. Jio's ARPU (average revenue per user) figure has always been behind Airtel by a significant margin. But that margin seems to be closing down. As per ICICI Direct Research, Jio's ARPU is expected to come very close to Airtel's ARPU in Q2 FY23. The report mentions that... Read More