In the recent development of events, the senior executives of India’s three private telcos – Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea (Vi) and Bharti Airtel have asked the government for the same action. The telcos have asked for the 5G bands, including those being used for 4G currently, to be put up for sale, reduce levies or extend the moratorium period in regards to the new airwaves. Moreover, Vi and Reliance Jio... Read More
Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea (Vi) had made their prepaid plans with SMS benefits quite expensive. Users had to pay a substantial amount of money to buy a prepaid plan with SMS benefits just to be able to port out. But the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has changed that now. Telecom operators can no longer stop users from porting out with low-end prepaid plans. While the... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi) has just announced that it partnered with Nokia to demonstrate network slicing over the 5G standalone (SA) network. The telco used Nokia’s 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) and 5G core to go make this demonstration possible. Vodafone Idea conducted this demonstration in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The telco used the 5G spectrum allocated by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). Network Slicing Will Allow Vodafone Idea to Open New Revenue... Read More
In the bid to grow its enterprise business, Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) has partnered with Tanla, a leading CPaaS provider. The partnership between both companies will see Tanla becoming the exclusive provider of solutions to encrypt, secure, and enhance performance for the complete international messaging traffic on Vodafone Idea’s network. As per estimates, India’s international messaging market is worth around Rs 3,500 crore annually. The partnership will be centred on... Read More
Vodafone Idea’s (Vi) stock has jumped more than 40% in the last few days. If you are an investor and thinking why a debt-laden company is getting this aggressively positive response from the market, it is because of multiple factors. It all started with the relief measures for the telecom sector that the government announced a few months back. The moratorium on payments and redefining the adjusted gross revenue (AGR)... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi) is looking to avoid a duopoly scenario of Ericsson and Nokia for 5G. The third-largest telco is looking beyond the two vendors and talking to other local and international companies/vendors for sourcing network gear. This will help the telco with being safe from overpaying to Nokia and Ericsson for the equipment. More so, Vodafone Idea would come in a strong position to negotiate prices with the two... Read More
Due to the recent tariff hikes, there has been a significant change in the prepaid plans provided by Vodafone Idea or Vi. The increased prices have resulted in a change in the 1.5GB a day data plans provided by the telco. The 1.5GB per day plans are usually sufficient for a majority of the users and Vodafone Idea provides a number of options from short term to long term for... Read More
Vodafone Idea, the third-largest telecom operator in the country, is going all out on conducting 5G trials. It is one thing to hear about how fast 5G is, but it is completely another to see the blazing-fast download and upload speeds bringing new use-cases of network technologies to life. In Pune, Maharashtra, where Vodafone Idea is already testing 5G solutions, the telco shared a live demonstration of multiple 5G speed... Read More
Much recently, the private telecom operators announced prepaid tariff hikes. In just a span of a week, all of the operators had implemented the new prices to their offerings. But the surprising thing was, the telcos had only moved ahead with the prepaid tariff hikes. The prices of the postpaid plans, at the time of writing this, are untouched! But that shouldn’t be the case for too long. According to... Read More
After the tariff hikes, while the long-term plans are still available, they come for a different price than they used to. If you are thinking of recharging with a long-term prepaid plan post tariff hikes, then there are a few great options available from Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, and Vodafone Idea. The reason we are excluding Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) from the list is that there is no PAN-India... Read More
With the growing demand for data, telecom companies have been coming up with various plans and offers for their users. However, users always want more than just basic calling or data packs. The country has seen a rising demand for Over-The-Top (OTT) platforms in the entertainment sector and the telcos have been bundling the subscriptions to these OTT platforms with their prepaid plans for a while now. In this article,... Read More
Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi) are getting bank guarantees (BGs) from the government. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has decided to return the BGs worth Rs 20,000 crore to Airtel and Vi, reports CNBCTV18. According to the publication’s report, Bharti Airtel is set to receive Rs 8,000 crore and Vodafone Idea to receive Rs 12,000 crore back from the DoT. So far, DoT has already returned Rs 3,500 crore... Read More
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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.…
Jio will loose customers going forward if speeds situation doesn't improve. Speeds are abysmally low for SA technology. Usage hasn't…
Same radios have been ordered by Vi for Gujarat, Maharashtra as well. Don't know what vendor Vi has in Kerala.
Yup lithium ion battery for india Silicon one for China.
