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Tanay Singh Thakur June 1st, 2022 12:18 PM 6 COMMENTS

Vi Launches Vi Ads, an AI/ML Based Ad-Tech Platform, to Help With Revenue Growth

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in the country, has rolled out an AI/ML-based ad-tech platform for capitalising on the multi-billion dollar advertising industry in India. The digital revolution in the country driven by cheap data has led to significant growth and innovation in the ad-tech industry. This has increased the volume of investments in the industry. Vi’s ad-tech platform will be called “Vi Ads”. It is focused on... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur June 1st, 2022 10:33 AM 0 COMMENTS

Vi Top Official Suggests Allocating Unsold Spectrum at Market Discovered Price

Due to the spectrum being very expensive in India, multiple times now, certain frequency bands have been ignored by the telcos during the auctions. Ravinder Takkar, talking to TOI, suggested that the government should allocate the unsold spectrum to the players at the market discovered price. This will help the companies with their plans of scaling networks throughout the country to meet the growing demand for digital consumption. Takkar cleared... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur June 1st, 2022 9:09 AM 52 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea CEO Says Industry ARPU Should Have been Rs 350 – Rs 400 Today

Ravinder Takkar, CEO, Vodafone Idea (Vi), said recently that the industry average revenue per user (ARPU) should have been Rs 350-400 today as it was Rs 200-205 in 2016. According to Takkar, the wallet spending of consumers has shrunk about Rs 150, which is 50% to 60% lower than what it would have been in 2016. Vodafone Idea will not hesitate in raising tariffs, said Takkar. The telco believes that... Read More

Anupam Sharma June 1st, 2022 7:26 AM 2 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Prepaid Plans With Enough Data for WFH

Vodafone Idea (Vi) is offering multiple prepaid plans to its users who are working from home (WFH). There are some plans from the telco that you can leverage to your advantage if you are working from home. The plans we are talking about come for Rs 319 followed by Rs 539 and Rs 839 plans. Users can choose from these plans for a seamless work experience from home. All of... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 31st, 2022 6:54 PM 10 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Confirms No Proposal from Amazon for Investment Yet

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in the country, has confirmed that Amazon, a US-based e-commerce giant, has made no proposals for buying a stake or investing in the company in any manner. The company was giving clarification to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) about the news which surfaced saying that Amazon is likely to invest Rs 20,000 crore into the telco. Vodafone Idea on Amazon’s... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 31st, 2022 5:44 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vi Cloud Telephony Solutions Offers Tons of Benefits to Enterprises

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in the country, offers Cloud Telephony solutions to enterprises through its B2B arm called Vi Business. The telco offers it as a Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS). Enterprises can get a lot of benefits from Vi Telephony Solutions if they engage with their customers at scale and on a regular basis. Here is what you should about this service from Vodafone Idea.... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 31st, 2022 4:22 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Revenues to Grow Significantly Like Airtel, Jio

Vodafone Idea’s (Vi) revenues are likely to grow by 20% to 25% in fiscal 2023. As per CRISIL, the other two private telcos are going to see their revenues going up by the same margin. The growth in revenues will be there because of the rise of tariffs in 2021. CRISIL said that due to the full-year impact of tariff hikes, the ARPU (average revenue per user) figure of all... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 30th, 2022 2:37 PM 6 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea May Get Rs 20,000 Crore Investment from Amazon: Report

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in the country may get Rs 20,000 crore investment from Amazon. It is worth noting that a few days back, Ravinder Takkar had said that the company is very close to raising Rs 20,000 crore from an external investor. As per a report from The Ken, Vi might get this investment from the e-commerce giant Amazon. This will be the first time Amazon... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 28th, 2022 9:47 AM 1 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea vs Airtel Rs 839 Prepaid Plans in 2022

Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi) bring to their customers an extensive range of prepaid plans. Both the telecom operators offer their users a similar plan worth Rs 839. In fact, even the benefits offered by both the plans are quite the same. So today, we will be looking at the plans to determine which could be a better option for you. Bharti Airtel Rs 839 Prepaid Plan Bharti Airtel... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 27th, 2022 4:36 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Foundation SmartAgri Project Now Expanded to More States

Vodafone Idea Foundation, the CSR (corporate social responsibility) arm of Vodafone Idea (Vi) has announced that its SmartAgri project has been expanded to more states including Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, and Assam. The SmartAgri program was launched in 2020 and is focused on bringing together advanced technology interventions for helping farmers improve their livelihood and adopt sustainable farming methods. SmartAgri project helps farmers leverage things such as the Internet of... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 27th, 2022 12:41 PM 9 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea May Exit Wi-Fi JV With Bharti Airtel: Report

Vodafone Idea (Vi) is reportedly mulling exiting the Wi-Fi joint venture (JV) with Bharti Airtel formed back in 2014. Ravinder Takkar, CEO of Vodafone Idea, told BusinessLine the company might potentially exit the JV with Airtel as neither of the companies is investing much time into it. When the JV was formed, India was running on mobile networks powered by 3G technology. The telco had anticipated the data surge in... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 27th, 2022 9:06 AM 52 COMMENTS

Kumar Mangalam Birla Says ‘Absolutely Committed’ to Vodafone Idea: Report

Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, said that he is “absolutely committed” to Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest private telco in India. Birla told BQ Prime in an interview that the intent right now is to find a partner to come and invest in the company. Birla said that finding investment right now is not the easiest of things because everyone knows that the company was in... Read More