Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi) had started a Wi-Fi joint venture called FireFly Networks. The purpose of the JV was to offload mobile networks and promote the use of Wi-Fi in multiple parts of the company. But the business didn’t do much as the expansion of 4G networks happened pretty fast in the country once Jio arrived. Now, an ET Telecom report suggests that Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea... Read More
Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel, and Reliance Jio all offer postpaid plans to their consumers. There’s no doubt that Vodafone Idea (Vi) is the king when it comes to offering the most heavily loaded postpaid plans to consumers. The Rs 699 postpaid plan from Vi is just unmatchable by Airtel and Jio. Vodafone Idea offers truly unlimited data with this pack. There’s no need to worry about getting higher bills because... Read More
The private telecom operators in India including Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea (Vi), and Bharti Airtel aren’t going to see robust growth in mobile revenues in Q1 FY23. This is due to a couple of reasons, said ICICI Securities in a note. First of all, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) saw a decline in subscribers. The smartphone prices were up and thus the sales were lower resulting in fewer... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi) has added more subscribers in the Gujarat circle in April 2022 than Airtel and Jio. Taking the data from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) report, Vi said that it added 42,671 new subscribers in Gujarat in April 2022. As per Vi, none of the telcos added these many new subscribers in the state during the month. Vodafone Idea’s total subscriber base in the circle has... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi) is in an interesting position right now. All the relief measures provided to the telecom sector have ensured that Vi is not going to go out of the market. But the company hasn’t made big improvements either. At this stage, it is not just a game of branding or offering more benefits. Telcos now need to differentiate on the basis of the quality of network services. Vi... Read More
All three private telcos have a prepaid plan that has a certain edge to it. The telcos don’t want to price their plans too differently from each other, but they strive to differentiate on the basis of additional benefits. All the companies offer different kinds of additional benefits. In the case of Vodafone Idea (Vi), the additional benefits are mostly data-oriented – for example, Binge All Night, Data Delights, and... Read More
The first half of 2021 made many feel like the Indian telecom sector is heading towards an inevitable duopoly of Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio. Well, that’s not true anymore. It won’t happen because the government has addressed the concern. BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) is never really given any importance while discussing competition in the industry because it is a legacy network operator. Vodafone Idea is still not adding... Read More
Vodafone Idea is the third-largest telecom operator in India currently. The telco doesn’t have a very solid reputation in the industry and amongst the subscribers, but it has been managing business and trying to recover from losses. Regardless of how the network of the telco is, there’s an undeniable fact that its plans load the most awesome additional benefits for the consumers. Today, we are looking at a few such... Read More
If you are a Vodafone Idea (Vi) customer, you can get 30 days of mobile service validity for Rs 200. There’s a very simple way in which any Vi customer can do this despite higher tariffs. Vodafone Idea (Vi) has been enhancing its network services in many parts of the country including Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh West, Uttarakhand and more. This means, that the telco’s customers will now... Read More
Vodafone Idea has just announced that it improved the 4G network for its customers living in the Uttar Pradesh West and Uttarakhand. The telco has deployed 900 MHz spectrum on 3100+ sites as well as 1800 MHz band on 10295 sites in both the regions. Vi said that 97.5% of the population in the circles will enjoy stronger network coverage indoors while they access entertainment, study or work. The telco... Read More
All the private telcos in India have been working for the last year to develop 5G use cases and prove their network is ready to handle higher data loads and capacity for enterprises and consumers. Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telco in the country, is, however, not in the right position to invest heavily in the 5G spectrum auction. GlobalData, a data analytics firm (via ET Telecom), said Vodafone Idea... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in India, has announced that it has been the leading subscriber growth in the Delhi circle. Taking the data from TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India), Vi said that it added over 3.3 lakh subscribers in Delhi in March and April 2022. As per the latest data published by the regulator, Delhi continues to be the place with the maximum tele-density, witnessing a... Read More
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