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Anupam Sharma December 4th, 2021 7:04 AM 0 COMMENTS

Vi Offering Most Attractive Disney+ Hotstar Plans Post Tariff Hikes

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

Tanay Singh Thakur December 3rd, 2021 2:44 PM 1 COMMENTS

Airtel, Vi Getting Back BGs Worth Rs 20000 Crore from DoT

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

Anupam Sharma December 3rd, 2021 7:08 AM 0 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea New Rs 719 Prepaid Plans Compared

The recent tariff hike by the telecom giants of the country has brought about many changes in the prepaid plans offered to the users. Two of these telcos – Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea provide quite similar priced prepaid plans to their customers, however, come with a few unique additional benefits. In this article, we are going to compare the Rs 719 prepaid plan which is being offered by both... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur December 2nd, 2021 1:22 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Following 3GPP Standard for 5G Core Network

When it comes to 5G, one of the biggest things that will be talked about is network security. To keep its 5G networks secure whenever it launches commercially, Vodafone Idea (Vi) is following the 3GPP standard. Jagbir Singh, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Vodafone Idea said that Vi is following the 3GPP standard for 5G’s core network along with the firewalls. For 5Gi, Singh said that Vi is working with a... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur December 2nd, 2021 9:00 AM 44 COMMENTS

Jio Doesn’t Like What Vodafone Idea Is Doing With Prepaid Plans

Reliance Jio, India’s number one telecom operator, doesn’t like what Vodafone Idea (Vi) is doing with its prepaid plans. Post tariff hikes, Vodafone Idea, is the only operator that is offering the minimum SMS bundled prepaid plan for Rs 179. This isn’t sitting well with Reliance Jio. This is because this restricts the users from sending port out messages. Regardless of the fact that Vodafone Idea is in a desperate... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur December 1st, 2021 12:17 PM 7 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Might Attract Outside Investors Following Tariff Hikes

Post the tariff hikes, Vodafone Idea’s stock has been soaring. One of the biggest boosts for Vodafone Idea’s future was the announcement of tariff hikes from Reliance Jio. With all the operators moving their tariffs up, there will not be that big a worry about subscriber market share to Vodafone Idea. In the last few months, Vodafone Idea’s future has changed for the good. The telco firstly benefited from the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur December 1st, 2021 12:30 AM 6 COMMENTS

Jio, Airtel, Vi Asked DoT More Time for 5G Trials, But Why

Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea have asked for more time from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for conducting 5G trials. While this is not a new development, there might be many who will be wondering why did the DoT allow a time extension. If delays in trials amount to delay in 5G roll out, wouldn’t it be bad for India? There are a lot of factors at play... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur November 30th, 2021 12:13 PM 40 COMMENTS

Vi WiFi Calling Now Available in a New State

In a phased manner, Vodafone Idea (Vi) is extending the facility of VoWi-Fi or Voice Over Wi-Fi calling. The telco had last month added support for VoWi-Fi calling in the Rest of Bengal. Now, Vi has added yet another state/region to its list for Wi-Fi calling. Users in Punjab can now leverage Vodafone Idea’s VoWi-Fi calling to make crystal clear calls even if they have weak network coverage inside their... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur November 30th, 2021 10:04 AM 0 COMMENTS

Telecom Stocks See a Strong Opening on Tuesday Morning

Telecom stocks, including Vodafone Idea (Vi), Bharti Airtel, and Reliance Industries Limited (owns Reliance Jio), saw a strong opening on Tuesday morning. All the telecom operators were trading in the green shorts after the market opened. At the time of writing, Vodafone Idea (listed as Idea) is trading at Rs 11.55, which is 3.13% in the green. Vi’s stock had previously closed at Rs 11.20 and opened at the same... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur November 29th, 2021 3:29 PM 2 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Ready for both 5G SA and 5G NSA

Vodafone Idea (Vi) is ready for both 5G standalone (SA) and 5G non-standalone (NSA) architecture. Vi has been conducting 5G trials in two parts of India, including Pune, Maharashtra and Gandhinagar, Gujarat, for months now. The telco is utilising the spectrum allotted by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for the 5G trials. Vodafone Idea’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Jagbir Singh, during the 5G use cases demonstrations held in Pune recently,... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur November 29th, 2021 12:16 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Offering a New Rs 249 Prepaid Plan

Vodafone Idea (Vi) recently updated its prepaid plans with the new increasing tariffs. While not all the prepaid plans received a price hike, most of the popular ones are now more expensive than what a lot of people would want. But that was not all that changed. Vodafone Idea is still offering a Rs 249 plan, but with different benefits. Earlier, Vodafone Idea (Vi) used to provide users with the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur November 28th, 2021 6:16 PM 15 COMMENTS

TRAI Should Look at Expensive Base SMS Plans of Vi: Telecom Watchdog

Telecom Watchdog, a non-profit organisation (NGO), said that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) must look at the base prepaid tariffs that offer SMS benefits to consumers. The NGO wrote a letter to the regulator calling out the prepaid tariff hikes from Vodafone Idea (Vi), resulting in the base prepaid tariff with SMS benefit becoming the Rs 179 plan. Telecom Watchdog said that this tariff was very high compared... Read More