Vodafone Idea (Vi) offers a Rs 599 prepaid plan to prepaid customers living across India. The speciality of this plan is that it comes with 70 days of validity. In terms of data, users get 1.5GB of daily data along with unlimited voice calling and 100 SMS/day. The plan also bundles Vi Hero Unlimited benefits which include Data Delights, Weekend Rollover, and Binge All Night offer. All the additional offers... Read More
The demand for the internet has been on a constant rise in the country for a while now and telecom operators in India provide a variety of prepaid plans for their users suitable for their needs. The most commonly used plans are the daily data packs that not only provide unlimited calling but also offer a fixed amount of data each day till the validity of the plan. It is... Read More
Compared to a dull October, Bharti Airtel had a very eventful and joyous November in 2021. The telco added 13,18,251 (1.31 million) new wireless users in November 2021, according to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) data. At the same time, Vodafone Idea (Vi) lost 18,97,050 (1.89 million) users. During the same period, Reliance Jio outperformed every telco in gaining new users by adding 20,19,362 (2.01 million) new users... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in India, has been the talk of the town for the last few days post giving away a major stake in the company to the government. The telco wanted to reduce the debt burden, which it has, but the cost was too high. With the government holding such a major piece of the company, it will appear weaker now. “Vi can now find... Read More
Telecom business is evolving in India. All major telecom service providers present healthy competition, offering competitive plans for the subscribers. Prepaid plans are popular among people, primarily because of the control they provide on usages. If the subscriber unintentionally uses more than the allowed data limit, postpaid plans have the risk of paying more than expected. However, a postpaid plan offers freedom to use first and not pay anything upfront.... Read More
Key telecom operators – Airtel, Jio and Vi – offer their subscribers a wide range of prepaid plans. Choosing one among them primarily depends on data benefit, validity, streaming service, call and SMS benefits. A careful scrutiny can help subscribers save money on prepaid plans. One such way is to choose the annual prepaid plans. Although they come with a four-digit price tag, a yearly plan eliminates the hassle to... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi) requires money from every end, be it tariff hikes, fundraise, or loans. While the telco’s debt has been effectively reduced by converting a significant part of statutory dues into equity for the government, there’s still the question of money required for 5G rollout, Rs 1.9 billion debt on the books, and the 4G network expansion. The telco has been losing customers in a bunch every quarter that... Read More
Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea (Vi), the top telecom operators in India, want the government to remove the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) from the upcoming budget to reduce the burden on their business. USOF was established to financially support the rollout of telecom services in the rural areas of the country. But the telcos have to shell out a significant sum of money towards the fund at... Read More
Vodafone Idea requires another tariff hike, and that too soon, to reach a sustainable level. The telco’s average revenue per user (ARPU) figure needs to grow at least 1.9x, for which another tariff hike is desperately required, says Motilal Oswal. The telco has Rs 1,945 billion in debt, for which large-scale capital support will be required. Further, Vodafone Idea would need to invest in the networks to arrest the ongoing... Read More
Troubles for Vodafone Idea (Vi) won’t end if the telco can’t soon raise money to invest in its networks and arrest subscriber loss. The telco might soon raise between $750 million (Rs 5,550 crore) to $1 billion (Rs 7400 crore) via overseas convertible bonds options. According to ET Telecom, this money would be used to pay off vendors, fund capex plans, and also meet loan repayment obligations. The telco might... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi) is helping its prepaid users save Rs 48 every month in recharges. This is because of the ‘Data Delights’ offer that was announced post prepaid tariff hikes. With the Data Delights offer, customers get 2GB of emergency data every month. This emergency or backup data is free of cost and can be redeemed by the customer in two tranches in the form of 1GB of data per... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi) is upgrading or revamping its backbone network with Ciena by deploying industry-leading 5G coherent optical solutions. The telco’s new 300G/400G backbone network increases performance and scale in a cost and energy-efficient manner to help enterprises, content players, and consumers with embracing their digital experience across India. Jagbir Singh, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Vodafone Idea, said Vi customers/subscribers will be able to experience world-class highly available, scalable connectivity... Read More
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