Vodafone Idea (Vi) is allowing users to send SMS if they are on a talktime pack. Note that the same hasn’t been confirmed by the company but by a TelecomTalk community member, verified by me. Vi offers quite expensive SMS prepaid packs compared to what Jio and Airtel are offering to their users. However, this had limited the ability of low-income users to send SMS for porting out of Vi’s... Read More
Even though prepaid plans are more popular among the users as they help keep the budget in check, postpaid plans offered by the telecom operators come with their own benefits. In particular, the telcos bundle up a ton of amazing benefits with their premium postpaid offerings. This can vary from multiple SIM allotments at one price tag to a number of OTT subscriptions. These plans are perfect for users who... Read More
According to the analysts, the telecom company Vodafone Idea or Vi will only be able to utilize around 25% of the Rs 4,500 crore fresh capital infusion by its promoters – Vodafone UK and India’s Aditya Birla Group -- for CAPEX purposes. As per the analysts, this will not be enough for the telco to compete with its rivals such as Jio and Airtel which are financially stronger. Analysts suggest... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi) is in a slightly better position than it was two weeks back when we talk about the upcoming 5G spectrum auctions. The spectrum auctions are going to burn the telcos’ pockets with thousands of crores flowing towards the government. Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel look solid with good profits in the book and fresh investments onboard. Vodafone Idea (Vi) was struggling in this regard until a few... Read More
In a new development, the board of Vodafone Idea (Vi) on Thursday has approved raising Rs 14,500 crore from its primary promoters – UK’s Vodafone Group as well as Aditya Birla Group (ABG) along with other external investors. The telecom operator is all set to raise Rs 4,500 crore which is approximately $600 million through preferential shares issued at Rs 13.30 per share to its promoters as well as related... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in the country, is offering its 4G data voucher starting at just Rs 19. This is the most affordable data voucher you can get from the telco today. Reliance Jio, the top competitor of Vi, is offering its entry-level 4G data voucher for Rs 15. Both the telcos offer 1GB of data with their entry-level 4G data vouchers, but there’s one big difference... Read More
Telecom operators in India provide a variety of prepaid plans for their subscribers to choose from. The most popular prepaid plan, however, remains the daily data packs offered by the telcos. The daily data packs have a wide range from high data expensive plans to low data-offering affordable plans. With a majority of the user base in India being budget-centric, the cheaper prepaid plans are always high in demand. Mentioned... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi), India’s third-largest telecom operator, has asked the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for releasing up to Rs 15,000 crore (approximately $2 billion) in bank guarantees (BGs) kept against the payment of adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues. Since the AGR dues have been deferred for the next four years, the need of maintaining bank guarantees right now is unnecessary, believes Vodafone Idea. According to an ET Telecom report, Vi... Read More
The overall industry adjusted gross revenue (AGR) grew by 9.9% YoY and 4.4% QoQ to Rs 476 billion during Q3 FY22. During the quarter, Bharti Airtel’s AGR market share grew by 90bps QoQ (350bps YoY), said ICICI Securities, in a report. At the same time, Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) AGR market share kept on dipping with 60bps further down during the quarter to 18.4%. The analyst said that Vodafone Idea... Read More
Vodafone Idea’s (Vi) Chief Digital Officer, Reema Jain has stepped down from the position at the company. Jain played a significant role in setting up the digital function in the company and has led it to a certain level of functional maturity, said Vodafone Idea, in an internal company email. Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) said that it is a good time to re-align and streamline Consumer Digital resources so that... Read More
Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea (Vi) have been voicing against the administrative allocation of the spectrum that Bharti Airtel and other satellite communications (satcom) companies want. The issue is, Airtel, a major stakeholder of the satcom company OneWeb and other satcom companies want that spectrum for the satellite players should not be given through an auction but through administrative allocation. But Jio and Vodafone Idea (Vi) want that anyone who... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in the country, is struggling to make heavy investments in its 4G networks because of a lack of money. The telco’s board has decided to meet on March 3, 2022, to discuss potential fundraising activity. In a listing on the stock exchange, the telco said that the board would decide to raise funds via equity or convertible debentures or non-convertible debentures or global... Read More
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I am actually waiting for Nothing Phone 3 now.
I don't recommend either of three. Realme GT 7 Pro, iQOO 13, One Plus 13.
I don't think so.
Yes, Jio did bring revolution, but now everyone hates Jio to the core. South India doesn't have Jio at all.…
